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VOLUME XVII. October, 1893. June, 1893.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE. Affiliations, Concerning—Official 213 Alpha Province Convention :12, 96 Alumni Day, Fourth Annual 321 Alumni Day, the Spirit of 208 Annuals, Straws from 104 Badging, A 202 Beta Province Territory, Our 101 Central Ohio Re-union 310 Chapter Grand, The 402 Chapter Histories 100 Chapter Weakness 92 College Annuals 6 Chicago Alumni Banquet to Illinois Alpha, The 107
DEPARTMENTS. Chapter Correspondence 43, 119, 203, 333, 418 Directory 2, 88, 181, 2.^6, 380 Editorial 33, 111, 219, 331, 41-5 Initiates 442 Items of Interest 78, 178, 269 Official Communications 213, 417 Personals 71, 16s, 263, 366 Pot-Pourri sO, 186, 277, 372, 457 Ellis, Alston 291 Epsilon Province Convention 317 Foster, John Watson 29 Greek Letter Fraternities and the Columbian Exposition 214 H. G. C, Report of 27 Hail Thee (Song) 21s
ILLUSTRATIONS. Agricultural Hall, Colorado State College {facing ) 295 Athletic Field, Vanderbilt University {facing) 13 Bonham, Scott (plate) 76 Convention Group, Alpha Province [facing] 92 Ellis, Alston, Ph. D., LL. D. [facing) 291 Foster, John Watson ( facing) 31 Harrison, Benjamin [facing ) 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ILLUSTRATIONS—Continued. PAGE. Indiana Zeta Chapter [facing) 317 Louisiana Alpha Chapter [facing) 119 Main Building, Colorado State College [facing) 293 Mayer, J. M. [plate) 167 Mechanics Arts Hall, Colorado State College [facing) 299 Mississippi Club, ^'anderbilt University [facing) 19 Stevenson, A. E. (facing) 5 Tennessee Alpha Chapter Group [facitig) 383 Tennessee Alpha Lodge ( facing) 396 Tennessee Beta Lodge [facing) 400 University Place, Vermont [facing) 99 Worrall, Dr. J. M. (plate) '"*3 Late Alumni Meets 411 Opportunities for Fraternity Work 194 Phi Delta Theta, The Policy of, as a Training f^r Good Citizenship 299 Prologue 0 Reunion (Song) 268 Tennessee, Phi Delta Theta in— I. Tennessee Alpha 383 II. Tennessee Beta 406 To My Beloved (Poem) 92 White Carnation, The (Song) 194 CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME XVII. Anderson, R. F 202 Ball, F. S 101 Bowen, Archie 22 Brown, J. E 6, 29, 92, 92, 104, 208, 215, 218, 291, 310, 317, 402 Campbell, C. B 107 Dixon, F. H 406 Evans, Marcus G 302 Marble, D. N 213, 417 Mayer, J. .M 32 Miller, H. Th 194 Moore, J. C, Jr 96 Moss, J. W 22 Olmstead, R. E 408 Palmer, W. B Iy4, 299, 383 Park, Clearfield .309 Price, Edwin A 306 Slack, W. S 400 Stoops, Harry M 100 Wild, D. P 407 F>ROI=ESSIONKL. DIRECTORV.
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.\LUMNI CHAPTER ADDKESSE.S. Annual Alumni Day,, March Ibth. New York, X. Y.—Alpha—F. J. Greene, 62 Gold Street. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Alpha—T. C. Blaisdell, 12 Taylor Avenue. Allegheny. Philadelphia, Pa.—Beta—M. H. Fehnel, GOl Swanson Street. Baltimore, Md.—Alpha—Rev. H. H, Weber, 31 Patterson Avenue. Washington, D. C.—Alpha—AL C, Summers, Surgeon-General's Office. Richmond, Va.—Alpha—Dr. C. M. Shields, 310 E. Franklin Street. Columbus, Ga.— Alpha—Herbert L. Manson. Atlanta, Ga.—Beta—Morris Brandon. Xashville, Tenn.—Alpha—R. F. Jackson, 301}^ N. Cherry Street. Montgomery, Ala.—Alpha—W. E. Holloway. Selma, Ala.—Beta—A. W. Nelson, Cincinnati, O.—Alpha—Dr. J. A. Thompson, 113 W. Ninth Stieet. Akron, O.—Beta—W. J. Emery. Louisville, Ky.—Alpha—D. N. Marble. 543 Fourth Avenue. Franklin, Ind.—Alpha—T. C. Donnell. Indianapolis, Ind.—Beta—H. U. Brown, care " Indianapolis JVeys." Cliicago, 111.—Alpha—A. F. Moore. 2731 Prairie Avenue. Galesburg, 111.—Beta—J. L, Hastings. Kansas City. Mo.—Alpha—S. M. McClannahan. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.—Alpha—W. F. Hunt, Barnard School, St. Paul. Salt Lake City, Utah-Alpha—W. H. Erb. San Francisco, Cal.—Alpha—C. E, Holmes, Pier 3, Stewart Street. Los Angeles. Cal.—Beta—Leslie R. Hewitt. THE SCROLL.
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A ipha Province. Pit-ident—J. M. Mayer, 10 Wall Street, Xew York, X. Y. M.iine Alpha—Colb^• Uni\ersity. Waterville, Me.—^John S. Lynch. Xew Hampshire Alpha—Dartmouth College, Hanover, X'. H.—Alfred Bartlett. \'erniont Aljiha—University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.—R. A. Stewart. NLissachusetts -Vlpha—Williams College,AVilliamstown. Mass.— Robert J. Gulliver. Ma--sachusetts Beta—Amherst College. Amherst. Ma^-^.—Charles A. Andrews, Phi Delta Theta House. Rhode Island Alpha—Brown Univcr.->it\ , Providence, R. 1.—I. L. Foster, 16 Hope Hall. Xew York Alpha—Cornell University. Ithaca, X. "S'.-AV. S. Gilbert, Phi Delta Theta House. Xew York Beta—I'nion I'niversitv, Scl-ienectadv, N. Y.—E. L. Atichampaugh, P. O. Box 212. Xew York Epsilon—Svracvi:?e I'niversitv. Svracuse. X. \.—Geo. H. Bond, Phi Delta Theta House. Pennsylvania Alpha—Lafayette College, EListon, Pa.—Russel H. Colvin. Pennsylvania Beta—Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa.—D. W. A'an Camp. Pennsylvacia Gamma—Washington and Jefferson College, Washington. Pa.—Cieo. M. Ryall. Pennsylvania Delta—Allegheny College, M. D. Crary, Meadville, Pa. Pennsylvania Epsilon—Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.—G. M. Frownfelter. Pennsylvania Zeta — University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.—Walter I. Cooper, 3250 Chestnut Street. Pennsvlvania Eta—Lehigh Universitv, South Bethleliem. Pa.—Robert F. Gadd. Phi Delta Theta House, Bethlehem, Pa.
Beta Province.
President—Fred. S. Ball, Box 'i25. Montgomery, W:\. \'irginia Alpha—Roanoke College, Salem, V'a.—M. |. Killian. \'irginia Beta—I'niversitv of \'irginia, \"a.—Greer Baughman. A'irginia Gamma—Randolph-^LlCon College, Asliland, \'a.—J. H. Creightoii. A'irginia Delta—Richmond College, Richmond, A'a.—H. L. Watson. \'irginia Zeta—M'ashingtou and Lee Universit\-, Lexington, \'a.—S. S. Lambeth, Jr X^orth Carolina Beta—Universit\ of X'orth Carolina, Chapel Hill, X'. C.—M. Hoke. South Carolina Beta—South Carolina College. Columbia, S. C.—L. J. White. Kentucky Alpha—Centre College, Danville, Ky.—R, P. Dow,Jr. Kentucky Delta—Central University, Richmond, K\.—S. H. Carothers.
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President—I*aul M.Jones, Vanderbilt Uni\ ersity, Xa^hville, Tenn. Georgia Alpha—I'^niversity of Georgia, .Vthens,Ga.—E. G. Cabanis^.. Georgia Beta—Emory College, Oxford, Ga.—Edw, D. Lambright. Georgia Gamma—Mercer University, Macon, Ga.—^J. P. Stilson. Tennessee Alpha—^'anderbilt Univer.-,ity, Xashville, Tenn.—John H. DeA\'itt, 711 Woodland Street. Tennessee Beta—L'niversitv of the South, P. O. Box 13. Sewanee, Tenn.—W. b Slack. Alabama Alpha—University of .Alabama, Tuskaloosa, .^Vla.—Wni. B. Bankhead, -Mabama Beta—Alabama Polvtechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.—W. M. Rigiir>. Alabama Gamma—Southern Universitv, Greensboro, Ala.—Leigh .\ndrews. THE SCROLL.
Delia Province. President—C. H. Tebault, Jr., 7 North Street, New Orleans, La. Mississippi Alpha—University of Mississippi, University P. O., Miss.—W. W. I-oc- kard. Louisiana Alpha—Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, La.—S. S. Prentiss, Jr., 33 Polymnia Street. Texas Beta—University of Texas, Austin, Tex,—Tom J. Lee. Texas Gamma—Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex.—Geo, W. Graves.
Epsilon Province. President—J. L. Mitchell, Jr., 22 Vance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio Alpha—Miami University, Oxford, O.—A. G. Work. Ohio Beta—Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, O.—E. L. Whitney. Ohio Gamma—Ohio University, Athens, O.—C. F\ Beery. Ohio Delta—University of Wooster. Wooster, O.—W. G. McCullough. Ohio Epsilon—Buchtel College, Akron, O.—Leroy C. Eberhard. Ohio Zeta—Ohio State University, Columbus, O.—C. H.Farber, 1333 Dennison Ave. Indiana Alpha—Indiana University, Bloomington,Ind.—H. M. Stoops. Indiana Beta—Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.—Wilbur C, Abbott. Indiana Gamma—Butler University, Irvington, Ind.—Bo, Bowell. Indiana Delta—Franklin College, Franklin, Ind.—A. T, Covert. Indiana Epsilon—Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.—Brainard Piatt. Indiana Zeta—De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind.—Isham Taylor. Michigan Alpha—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.—^J. Arthur Whit- worth, Phi Delta Theta House, Michigan Beta—State College of Michigan, Agricultural College (Lansing), Mich,— J. W. Rittinger. Michigan Gamma—Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich.—G. K. March.
Zeta Province. President—Walter R. Brown, 702 N. Y. Life Building, Minneapolis, Minn, Illinois Alpha—Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.—R. P. Lewis, 217Judson Avenue. Illinois Delta—Knox College, Galesburg, 111.—Geo. C. Gale, 312 North Broad Street. Illinois Epsilon—Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111.—Archie L. Bowen. Illinois Zeta—Lombard University, Galesburg, 111,—R. F. Anderson. Wisconsin Alpha—University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis,—Frank S^veet, Phi Delta Theta House. Missouri Alpha—University of Missouri, G. A, Thompson, Columbia, Mo. Missouri Beta—Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.—E, C. Henderson, Missouri Gamma—Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.—W, N. Cummings. Iowa Alpha—Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, la.—AV. H. Perdew. Iowa Beta—State University of Iowa, Iowa City, la,—C. D, Reimers. Minnesota Alpha—University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.—E. P. Harding, 1219 Fourth Street, S. E. Kansas Alpha—University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.—Luther E. Thrasher, 1213 Ohio Street. Nebraska Alpha—University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.—A. E. Guilmctte. California Alpha—University of California, Berkeley, Cal,—H.AV. Stuart, Drawer N. California Beta—Leland Stanford Jr., University, Menlo Park, Cal.—C. A. Fife.
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COLLEGE ANNUALS. The following entries were made for our sixth review and dress parade of college annuals : Ouiatenon, Wabash ; Badger, Wisconsin ; Syllabus, Northwestern ; Mitage, De- Pauw; Souvenir, Knox ; Pandora, Georgia; Index, Wooster ; Cornellian, Cornell ; Melange, Lafayette ; Blue atid Gold, California ; Corks and Curls, Virginia ; Buchtel, Buchtel ; Sombrero, Nebraska ; Patidora, Washington and Jefferson ; Comet, Vanderbilt ; Ariel, Vermont; Gopher, Minnesota ; Oracle, Colby ; Aegis, Dartmouth ; Gtd, Williams ; Onon- dagan, Syracuse, and Forester, Lake Forest. Some new recruits have filled the places of old veterans not in ranks so that the company is of the same size as those that have been reviewed from year to year. Our enumeration has not been according to either age or beauty, but according to college precedence on the Phi Delta Theta Chapter roll. Some are young, some are old ; some jaunty and richly dressed, others but poorly caparisoned ; but all with intelligent faces that bespeak engaging qualities of speech. The Badger was the first of 1892 annuals to reach us. Its character shows that Wisconsin is first in respects oth er than its place in this review—that the institution is in rank equal with the others on the line from Ithaca to Minneapolis, namely : Cornell, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota universities. The name of T. C. Chamberlin heads the Faculty list, and this eminent geologist has had much to do with making the university famous. His loss this fall to the new Chicago University will be offset by the gain of Richard T. Ely who comes from Johns Hop kins to be at the head of a new school of Political Econo my. Those at a distance would not be surprised to see him chosen to the vacant Presidency. He will attract a large number of students to his department. Portraits and brief biographies of a large number of the Faculty members are given. The Badger registers the total uni versity attendance as 1,032. Total in faculties, 77. The illustrations are numerous and rich—photograv ures of buildings, interiors, scenery and group portraits. Fraternities, given in alphabetical order, use steel plates, save $ A ®, which introduces a photogravure plate show ing an interior view in the Chapter House. A. E. Chasmar has put the best quality of paper, ink, press work and binding on the Gul. This with the " gray THE SCROLL. 9
introduced by the editors, has made a book, that while of few features to admit of praise different from what has been given in years before, must be a most inter esting volume to ye alumni and ye student of Williams. The aristocratic fraternity circle has been widened, and the GuPs list lengthened by © A X and ATA, with 2,") and 9 members respectively. From an article " Williamstown Free School 1791-93," we learn that Ephraim Williams, born in 1714, met his death in ambush of the French and Indians in 1750. A clause in his will directed that "the remaining part of land not yet disposed of shall be sold at the direction of my executors within five years after an established peace, and the interest of the money, also that arising from my bonds and notes be for the support and maintenance of a free school * * *." This fund in 1775 amounted to !?9,157 and local subscriptions to $903.58. The free school was opened in 1791. In 1793 it was named Williams College. VVest College, the oldest of the Williams buildings has sheltered as students W. C, Bryant, David Dudley Field, and Samuel J. Tilden. There is a history of base ball at Williams from 1859 to date. In 1859 a game was played with Amherst, 65 tallies winning the game for Amherst. " Little Ninety-Five is a parody after which the comet has modeled it's "The Ph. D's'U get you." The dedication of the Blue and Gold is probably in the nature of "you rub me and I'll rub you"—"To the Re gents in whose hands rest the future of our alma mater." We are glad to see the department of Editorials with condensed comments on important events of the year. A new Electrical Engineering building is being erected. The opening of Leland Stanford University will exert a healthful rivalry that must be beneficial to the State Uni versity. The late John LeConte again appears in portrait and "Integer Vitce " says : "Of all the endowments received by the University of California, the most glorious, benefi cent and imperishable is that of the name, life and in fluence of the brothers LeConte." 2 N is added to the list of fraternities. Whether the printer played havoc with it, whether the chapter was not well versed on the 2 N roll, or whether it was sought to add weight to the list, no matter what—in the chapter roll the parent V. M. I. Chapter is given as active ; Harvard College appears for Howard college (Ala.), Cornell University for Cornell col lege (Iowa), and North Carolina for North Georgia Agri- 10 THE SCROLL. cultural. Bro. M. A. Howe, of Vermont A adds another to the Phis on the U. of C. faculty list. There is a view of Stiles Hall, the new Y. M. C. A. building to be opened this fall, a number of other views including the time hon ored U. buildings from some new point of view. A series of cuts shows the evolution of a class pin. No. 1 is a safety pin ending in No. 5, a monogram "U. C. '95." An other hit is a half tone plate reproducing from torn frag ments the list of 2 N charter members, with such com ments as follows : "Society, student, good looks." "Cash, good fellow, foot-ball, class politics." " Family, cash so ciety, groceries." Another good hit is on the well known B ® n youthful mariner cut — where the haven desired by the bookish youth is the " Recorder's office." The Minnesota Gopher is in compact bookform 7x9. The university has grown and societies multiplied so that book has had hard work to keep its head above statistics. But Gopher statistics, in their artistic dress, are never dull. Most of the cuts are by Mr. Triggs, K *, and are among the best that appear in annuals, each one in taste and in touch with college spirit. There are besides 11 BN (Hon orary) 20 fraternities.
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The U. V. M's ball club record continues to be one of victories — 19 won, 6 lost. The Glee Club has become a prominent factor in the college. For two seasons the club has made a success of short tours, and this year the circuit will be increased. The volume of the Comet before us has made a great advance over its predecessors and for the first time we would pronounce it a model annual. Illustrations, subject matter and execution call for praise. It plainly shows that college spirit is in the ascendency at Vanderbilt. The numerous student organizations, and the vigor dis played in their maintenance show that her students are determined that Vanderbilt shall have a position near the top in all the affairs of inter collegiate and scholarly riv alry. Sigma Chi has made the number of fraternities ten. 3> A © leads the list in establishment, active, resident and faculty members. The various student cuts are well exe cuted, and a number of verses appear in neatly designed plates. A parody known as " The House that Vander bilt is a good hit at the possessor of a Ph. D. in the fac ulty, and the poem from which this verse is taken is no less good. It appears under the head of " Vanderbilt's Gobble-uns."
" In September them green Freshies comes ter Vanderbilt ter stay, ' Fer four long year o' study ' — we often heer 'em say— 'Ter study Greek an' Latin, French an' English ' — an' all such, ' An' even, when dey has ter, a leetle bit o' dutch. An' all the Sofs an' Junyers, when the supper things is done, Jes set aroun' the Campus, an' has the mostest fun A-tellin' ter them Freshies sech orful tales about The Ph. Ds.' at gits you Ef you Don't Watch Out! " The presence of A. B. Sanders at the university the past two years has given a great impetus to athletic sports of all kinds. Mr. Sanders' experience in professional ball has made him an excellent coacher and player for the team. The Syllabus shows that two Phis are members of the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, and that of the distinguished jurists called to deliver special lec tures in the law department two of these are members of $ A ©. The Syllabus gives prominent places to the pro- 14 THE SCROLL. fessional schools at Chicago where the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy enroll the names of men widely known in professional circles. Fraternity chapters are given in order of longest, continuous chapter existence, and to the list has been added T K $ local. One of the best plates of the book is that of the $ K 2 orchestra. The two Pandoras•B.xe related in more than name. They are more nearly alike in style than any two books at hand, though the Washington and Jefferson book has less of the archaic about it than its contemporary. Its con tents are up to the average and in much the same vein as formerly. The book this year is minus the catchey illus trations of last year, although we suspect that Bro. Hayes, the last year's artist, had a helping hand in some that appear. They are at least in the style originated by him. Bro. Samuel Abbott, of Williams '87, is a resident at Washington, and under his coaching the foot ball team has been quite successful, losing, but one out of five games, scoring 112 points to 22 for their opponents. The alumni portraits, a faithful feature, are of Dr. G. W. F. Birch, '58, of New York, most known from his attempt to bring Dr. Briggs to trial ; Hon. Wm. McKennan, '33, and Rev. S. S. Gilson, '66, of the Presbyteriati Batiiier.
"CORKS AND CURLS, PUBLISHED BV THE FRATERNITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINI.A.," reads a poster on a column before which one arrayed as Thomas Jefferson stops and carefully quizzes through his eye-glass. " Dear me, Declaration of Independence isn't in it ! " Such is the clever cartoon which forms the title page of the '91-92 volume of Unfversity of Virginia's publication. It follows Corks and Curls precedent in that the editorial board appears promptly in full dress portrait as the book opens. Since last we saw the book the names of $ T A, A T A, $ © *, and Z * have been added to the fraternity list, the last name having been re-chartered late in the spring session with five members. The institution is fam ous for the university feeling that prevails among the students, in which departments play little part, the vari ous societies drawing membership from laws, medics, and academics without regard to course. The college publi- THE SCROLL. 15 cations are open to all students. The Tilkah and Eli Banana societies flourish. In fact, from what we see in Corks and Curls we believe Jeffersonian simplicity has lit tle hold on Jefferson's school. The '93 Cornelliati has several pertinent remarks. In speaking of the evolution of the annual of to-day from paper covered poorly bound volume with which it began, it says that succeeding boards have felt that they must surpass predecessors, and hence the inducement to call for professional assistance especially on art work. The present volume received none but student contributions. This is as it should be — a college mirror should reflect nothing but what the college itself can show. The first Cornellian appeared in 1869 published by the secret socie ties Z * and X $. Its editorial page was a poor prophet, as witness this :
'• The Woman's Rights monomaniacs are attempting to mislead the public into the belief that female students are to be admitted here. The foundation of the rumor e.xist.s only in the imagination of some enthusiast * * * *. \\'e rejoice at this, and we sincerely trust that Cornell University will never come to be ranked and classed among the Oberlins of America."
Cornell history and Cornell sentiment have long since repudiated this editorial. It is too much of a task to enumerate the secret socie ties and clubs represented in the Cornelliati, or name the illustrative plates. Of the former there are 33 bona fide secret societies. Among the illustrati\e plates the most noteworthy are those with \iews of eight of the fraternity Chapter Houses at Cornell. The 1S91 record shows seven \ictories and three de feats in foot ball, the latter to Bucknell, Princeton and University Club of Chicago. Some charming contribu tion in verse always appear. This from "Very Dear" must be a reminiscence of Junior ball week.
" rd been saving up my shekels, Had gathered quite a few: I invited Kate to the ' Junior ', "Twas a pleasant thing to do.
•• .She made a fine impression, For her program all men tore. Ah, methinks I now do see her In the gorgeous gown she wore! 16 THE SCROLL.
" 'Twas in a state estatic, She stayed a week you see, Before she left, I confess, I did, I called her ' Dear Katie.' •' I've sold my watch and banjo, My trunk is now in pawn: I think it's quite as well, yes, That charming Kate is gone." Few would recognize our old friend the Wooster Index in the charming dress with which it now adorns itself. For the first time in its existence it is thoroughly fashion able. It has evidently said farewell to dinky printing, and found a publisher up in New York State who has turned out a book up to any on the list. The book must surely better satisfy the desire as it pleases the eye. The contents are better selected, the old mass of weak wit eliminated, leaving us unmixed good. There are photo gravure groups of the Glee Club, minstrels, and the sev eral Greek letter chapters. In the " Faculty graveyard" the Index has erected monuments to mark the last resting places of dancing. Inter-collegiate athletics, &c., recently throttled by Wooster authorities. As last year the vol ume has a Phi for editor-in-chief. The plate of New York Epsilon Chapter which ap peared in the June SCROLL was from the Onotidagoti. Each of the Syracuse chapters appear in similar manner, with group plate, steel arms, chapter history, active and resi dent membership li.st. Other plates of the book are of editorial staff, college buildings. Chancellor of University and Deans of Departments, new members of Faculty, D. K. E. orchestra, foot ball, base ball and athletic teams, and the many medaled athlete, F. L. Purdy, * Y. Many of the university enterprises and all publications are main tained and controlled entirely by the fraternities The '93 Melange being the first issued since the inaugu ration of Dr. P2 D. Warfield as President, considers itself fortunate in being the one able to announce Dr. War- field as the choice of the Trustees in their long hunt for the right man. "To him whom we have learned to both revere and love—our President—we dedicate this book." The half-tone plates show the President, Greek letter chapters, musical and foot ball clubs, and a group of all the Lafayette buildings. There is a diagram of the ath letic grounds just finished, containing foot ball and base ball grounds, running track, grand stand and accessories. THE SCROLL. 17
The annual Calculus Play is well delineated in snap shots of scenes of the play. With the confidence and merits of a veteran the Buchtel sent forth by the class of '93, Buchtel college, enters the annual arena. Well printed and well bound it is blessed with well edited contents. The four college buildings and the proposed " Hall of Science," facing the portrait of the late Hon. John R. Buchtel, founder of the college, form the double frontispiece. Following these are nu merous fine plates showing editorial board, members of Faculty, college classes, athletic teams and editors of Buchtelite. Besides
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The Mirage is ponderous, massive, happily neither crude nor delusive. Perhaps a small amount in anything would not satisfy a college with the ambitions of DePauw, but one has a tendency to get lost in the maze. Here the fraternities are given, as in the Otiondagati, space for steel prints and chapter groups, lengthening these lists to unconscionable proportions. The book is profuse in other fine illustrative plates : " Heads of Departments," class of '93, editors, quartet. "The Skulls" (local Junior society), &c. The most incisive part of the Mirage is its platform—a bitter invective against the tone of the pres ent management of the university, the most direct asser tion being that there is a clique in the faculty working for personal advancement, and second, that there is too much of the circuit rider, old fogy spirit among the trustees. It concludes with the remark that "the present paternal gov ernment exercised over the students is a weariness to the flesh and a vexation of the spirit." An originality of the Mirage is its arrangement of chapters, these appearing not in the order of their entrance to DePauw, but of their original founding. The editor-in-chief of the Sombrero, in giving us our first glimpse of a Nebraska annual asked that we be lenient in criticism inasmuch as it was the first attempt. However, the book had a printer that has turned out a fine mechan ical job, and as the contents show good editorial work, we do not see that the editor need in any way apologize for the publication, even when put besides the oldest of an nuals. The portrait of Chancellor Canfield opens the book. He was born at Delaware, Ohio ; of New England parentage, he attended Williams College, graduated in '68; was called in 1891 from his professorship in Kansas University to the chancellorship of Nebraska. The list of literary societies is headed by the Palladian whose creed says: "No Palladian shall be a member of any college fraternity." It claims that in 1S84 the fraternity men tried to get all the offices and honors of the society, without doing the work. It closes " the open literary society and the fraternity have, andean have, little or nothing in com mon." The fraternities "!> A ©, 2 X and B ® n of the men's, and K K r and A F of the ladies form but a small minority of the student body, and under the tutelage of the literary societies a strong anti-fraternity feeling is maintained. The university has a full equipment of the organizations of student life, and besides the original cartoon cuts there 20 THE SCROLL. are numerous photogravure and half tone plates. The only fraternity members of the editorial board are Phis : Hardy, chief editor, and Wing, business manager. The Ouiatenon bears as a seal the motto of the Wabash class of "93, " utium cor, titia viaP Its illustrations are lav ish, and include faculty, portraits, college views, Wabash presidents, principal Crawfordsville buildings and resi dences, musical, athletic and '93 class groups. Dr. J. F. Tuttle was President of the college from 1862 to June 1892. To him the book is dedicated : " Not gnarled and twisted like the sturdy form Of some great oak that, strengthened by each blast. Braves every tempest until thrown at last. Torn by each wind, exposed to every storm; But like a sheltered, straight stemmed ash that stands And lifts its proud head nobly, towering high, Nor ever knows rude winds and stormy sky. Though all its comrades fall by ruthless hands. Such is thy life, not crushed and seared and torn By worldly trials, but severe and mild, Steadfast and gentle, pure as any child, Strong and yet simple, old, yet not outworn. Thou standest triumphant in a task well done, Touched with the glory of life's evening sun." Opposite this appears his portrait as he sits at his libra ry desk, crowned with the silver of age. Dr. Tuttle has had but two predecessors in office, Charles White and Elisha Baldwin. In the list of fraternities B ® 11 does not appear, so that we judge Wabash Betas are keeping up the " scrapping " record of Indiana Beta Chapters. The lists are prefaced by a half-tone plate showing a group of the badges of Wabash fraternities. The book is richly gotten up, expensive in details, high toned in literary character, while cuts, grinds and clubs show a goodly development of college esprit du corps and loyalty to Wabash. Two Phis are on the editorial board. The Colby Oracle is a Scroll visitor after an absence of two years. We find that it has not fallen from grace dur ing its absence, for the book sent out this year is the best representative of the four we have seen from the institu tion. The finer illustrations are all in photogravure work and include the two upper college classes, base ball, foot ball, glee and banjo clubs' organization, Oracle and Echo boards, and for frontispiece, the portrait of Samuel K. Smith, '45, who from 1850 to June 1892 was Professor of THE SCROLL. 21
Rhetoric in Colby. President A. W. Small, who goes this fall to Chicago, leaves behind a record of progress for the three years of his administration. The college loses him with regret. He was the first Colby graduate elected President of the college. Under him co-education as or dinarily followed was changed to co-ordination. This, while leaving the pupils under the same faculty, separates the sexes in the class room. By this means the size of the classes is diminished ; there is a closer personal relation between student and teacher, and there is avoided what ever clashing there might come from the diverse tastes of the sexes as to best methods of class room work and courses of study. These verses are good :
Colby had a little crew, Of fourteen in a row; And when their little voices grew, They all began to crow. Their croaking soundeth far and near, When Sjjring hath fully sprung; They string their humstrums into gear. And get their banjos strung. Where're they go they " fill the hall " With music and with mirth; Their trusty talent, grace and gall. Will win for them the earth. There are 183 students in the college of which 135 are men. Of these 135, 94 were members of fraternities. From the remaining 41 non-fraternity men .-V T O took twelve as charter members for a new chapter established at Colby in June. The Forester is an annual received through the kindness of Robert Hepburn Crozier, Indiana Beta, now a member of '93, at Lake Forest, He is one of the prime movers in inaugurating the annual at Lake Forest and is an editor on the Forester. A fine portrait of President Wm. C. Roberts (resigned) adorns the book. There are views of the several college buildings, and from the history given we learn that the university owns twelve buildings at Lake Forest valued at 1310,000 on ()5 acres of land worth S5,000. It has saleable town lots worth ^25,000, an interest bearing endowment of J?600,000 ; fifteen scholar ships amounting to -'^IS.OOO, and a scholarship endowment of 150,000. The college classes number respectively 14, 29, 25 and 32 members. Plates are given of a number of soci ety and athletic groups, and the several college buildings. 22 THE SCROLL.
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON. Still standing upon the west side of Prairie street, two lots south of Olive, is the modest little one story house where Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson, then pioneers of McLean county, spent the first days of their residence in the vil lage of Bloomington. They had just made a trip over land from the old family homestead in Kentucky, travel ing the long distance in less than four weeks, camping at eventide upon some pretty spot, or when possible spend ing the night under shelter of some hospitable stranger's roof. Tired and weary from the vicissitudes of travel, the driver of the team that had so nobly done its duty dropped the reins before the home of Dr. Worrell on on South Albert street, delighted once again to see the faces of friends, and to grasp the hand of a brother who a year before, had made the same journey alone and now stood waiting to greet his father, mother and brothers. Adlai Stevenson, the coachman in this party, was then in his seventeenth year ; the day on which he finished that journey from the old fireside in Kentucky was in the month of July, 1852, and the brother whom he met with such happiness and joy was "Billy." Looking around and surveying the little village of fifteen hundred people, the future illustrious Democrat could not have found much encouragement to any ambitious thoughts that might have animated his breast. Bloomington had not yet heard the magic words of a Lincoln or a Douglas, nor had she given to the world the great party which now Gen. Stevenson is selected to meet, whether for defeat or for glorious vic tory the Ides of next November must decide. The family spent a few days at the Worrell residence after which they moved into the house, mention of which is made above. After one or two years of life here a new abode was prepared. This one stood just west of the first and faced on Albert street. The years went by and many changes in the family took place within its walls. The education of the children of course was immediately look ed after, and the best advantages afforded by the city made use of. There was in those early days born to life an institution of learning named the Illinois Wesleyan University. Its first pupils were few in number and recited their lessons in the old Methodist Church, the building now occupied by the Leader. Soon after arriving in the Evergreen City THE SCROLL. 23
Mr. Stevenson sent Adlai to this college, where the lad remained and studied during the years 1853 and 1854, the university having in the meantime moved to its present location and occupied the little building now used as a preparatory school. From the Wesleyan to Centre Col lege, Danville, Ky., the scene was changed. The young man was accompanied by his cousin, James S. Ewing and spent several terms receiving instruction within the portals of that famous old institution. Its president in those days was Dr. L. W. Green. In his family was a charming daughter Letitia. The young student from Illinois fell in love with the regent's daughter, while she in return re ciprocated. But it was not until 1864 that the two were married. The ceremony was performed at Chenoa in the home of Mr. M. T. Scott, whose wife was a sister to Adlai Stevenson's bride. Ten years of life and hard work were passed in Meta- mora when Mr. Stevenson, true to his statement made long before that he would some day return to Bloomington, jour neyed back to the Evergreen City, entered the old home stead on South Albert street, and remained there until called to Washington by President Cleveland. Four years ago he and his family came back from the Capital City and commenced again their lifeamongold friends, having purchased the mansion in which they now reside. As has been stated Mrs. Stevenson, the devoted wife of Bloomington's honored citizen, is a daughter of the late Lewis W. Green, once president of Centre College, Dan ville, Kentucky. Upon her the years have set lightly, and though she has suffered much there still remains the many clear cut features and beautiful lines of expression. She is a domestic woman, but has never shirked from the social obligations her husband's position have often im posed upon her. In every respect she is fitted to perform any and all duties that may devolve upon her. Her hus band's rise in the world has been her pride, for to him she has been a true helpmeet. Among her lady acquaint ances only words of highest praise are ever heard. The proudest lady in America is the mother of Gen. Stevenson. She can not say enough about her son, yet in speaking is constantly afraid some one may think she is just a little bit prejudiced. At present she is living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stevenson, where she has welcomed many friends since her son's nomination and received hundreds of congratulations. Though quite old, 24 THE SCROLL.
Mrs. Stevenson is a bright and pleasing talker. Her memory is almost perfect, being able to recall the dates of all the events in her own and her children's lives. With young people she is a favorite as well as with older ones. Of course, her ambition now is to see Adlai elected. The oldest child in the family of Mr. Stevenson is Lewis W. Stevenson, who was born in Chenoa. His education was secured at Washington, Pa., and Lewiston, Me. Up to the day when he received the wound which has since made him an invalid he was a leader in whatever his com panions undertook. Mary, Julia and Letitia, blonds, are the three pretty daughters of whom it has been said that, if they attended their father during his campaign, they would elect him to the office to which he aspires. The story of Gen. Stevenson's advancement would prob ably never have been spread upon the page of history had it not been for the kind mother, the indulgent father, a true wife and a circle of charming children, the delight of each one of whom is the glory and honor of a son, a husband and a father.
With reference to your request to give a strict account of the college life of Hon. A. E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate for Vice President and one of the Phi Delta Theta in the " old days" at Centre College, I will en- dea\'or after a lapse of over thirty-five years since I left Danville to do the best that I can. Mr. Stevenson came to Centre College in company with his cousin, James S. Ewing, who I believe is now his law partner, from Bloomington, Illinois, in November, 1856. He entered college with quite a reputation as a politician and stump speaker, having arrived fresh from an active canvass in Illinois in behalf of the Democratic nominees, Buchanan and Breckinridge, although he was then only twenty or twenty-one years of age. There were then three literary societies in Centre College, the Deino- logian, Athenian and Chamberlain, and the fraternal or ders the Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi. Oratory was then at a tremendous premium in Centre College, and there was great rivalry between the literary societies and also the fraternal orders as to which one of them could capture the best speakers. The reputation of Mr. Stev enson as a young Illinois politician aiid stump speaker, having immediately followed his advent he was at once in great demand. I happened to belong to the Deino- THE SCROLL. 25 logian Literary Society, and the Phi Delta Theta Fra ternity, and in each of these societies after hard work, we succeeded in obtaining Mr. Stevenson's membership. He at once took front rank in both societies, and be came very popular with his associates. I speak of him now as a member of those societies in which I was inti mately associated with him. I did not have the pleasure of being a member of the same class with him as I belonged to class of '5S, and he to class of '511, but we all knew the reputation of each other in the different classes, and he was considered a close and attentive stud ent. Mr. Stevenson was then an eloquent and effective speaker, his delivery was somewhat rapid, and his manner very earnest. He was earnest, enthusiastic and untiring in everything that he undertook. He never took the floor to debate any question unless he had somelhingto say, and said that something well. He was withal modest and very careful of the feelings of others, and had then all the elements calculated to make friends and retain them. He was an enthusiastic and devoted member of our beloved Fraternity, the Phi Delta Theta, and was seldom absent from its meetings ; and a more earnest, heroic and noble band of friends and brothers never lived than those who composed the membership of the Phi Delta Theta at that time at Centre College. We were then a young and strug gling society with chapters in only three or four other colleges, and the aim and desire of all was to make Ken tucky Alpha the chapter par excellence of the Fraternity ; and as I write of them now after an absence of nearly thirty-five years on this far western coast, and without see ing one of them in all that time, the barriers of pa.st years appear to crumble at my feet, and I again see their dear faces and hear their sweet voices, as I did see and hear them within our chapter walls in the nights of the long ago. And I recall now as members of our chapter then, in addition to Bro. A. E. .Stevenson, Joseph C. S. Black burn, at present United States Senator from Kentucky, whose reputation is national, eloquent and gifted ; William L. Dulany, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, who, I believe occupied for many years the position of Judge of one of the Kentucky Circuit or District Courts ; staid and elo quent Joseph K. Sumrall, John G. Simrall, of Louisville ; James S. Ewing, of Bloomington, Illinois ; S. \V. Mitch ell, Henry W Scull, and many others whom I am proud to know have never tarnished the escutcheon of the Phi 26 THE SCROLL.
Delta Theta, but have since carried aloft its banner with honor to themselves and the Fraternity. A reminiscence of Mr. Stevenson which I now recall will indicate that he is a born politician, and sincere and earnest in his convic tion. I remember the night he came to Danville to at tend Centre College. It was just after the Presidential election of 1856, and I happened to be standing in front of the hotel as the stage drove up and the Democrats who then appeared to be very numerous were all shouting for the successful candidate, Buchanan. Some one in the crowd then hurrahed for Illinois and for Douglas, and Mr. Stevenson who had just got off the stage, singled the man out in the crowd, took him by the hand and said very fer vently to him : " You are a stranger to me sir, but I am just from Illinois, and every friend and admirer of Stephen A. Douglas is a friend of mine," and with my recollection of him and acquaintance with him at college — the best school on earth to learn human nature—I know that if the people of the Union should call him to the second office within their gift, no mistake will be made. Yours in the Bond of Phi Delta Theta. J. W. Moss. Oakland, California.
Gen. Stevenson has always been loyal to Illinois Epsi lon at this his home. He has taken a chief interest in the members, and at times has offered advice and assistance. I myself have never met him in the chapter hall, having been a member for but a short time, but from the life of former members and older boys, have heard many anec dotes of the general and his visits to the parlors. In the days of his active practice in this city, he often spent Saturday evening attending " frat " meeting. The discussion in current topics was always sure to be enliv ened by some telling point from the famous lawyer. Once the tariff was the theme ; a long and exciting de bate ensued, the principal speeches being made by Mr. Stevenson and Bro. Len Straight, now a resident of Minne apolis. The discussion was the text for many comments in after days, and will probably never be forgotten by those who were present. It was the usual custom then as now to spend a few hours after the close of the session in a social manner. With peanuts, pop corn, fruit and cigars the " frat " sat about the big, round table and " swapped THE SCROLL. 27 lies." Gen. Stevenson as often as possible remained and enjoyed with the young men an hour or two thus spent. After his appointment as Assistant Postmaster General by President Cleveland his visits ceased, and since his re turn to Bloomington, he has been too busy to pay much attention to the affairs of his college Fraternity. During the excitement subsequent to his nomination the city was full of metropolitan correspondents. Many of them were referred to some member of Illinois Epsilon for informa tion and assistance. As a result, in nearly all papers the gaily decorated rooms of this chapter of * A ® were no ticed. Mr. Stevenson's law partner, Mr. James S. Ewing, was a Phi, being a brother in the Fraternity at Centre College at the time Mr. Stevenson was there. Both gen tlemen have attended all the public parties and receptions given by the local society, and it is not too much to say we feel highly honored in the distinction that has fallen upon the Fraternity in general and Illinois Epsilon in particular. ARCHIE BOWEN.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HISTORIAN OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL. FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 1ST, 1892. According to the provisions of the Constitution, the H. G. C. is required to submit through the SCROLL a sum mary of the Historians' Reports received by him each year. I have been unable to make this report sooner owing to the delay experienced in persuading some of the Chapter Historians to send in their reports. Some of them were not received until the latter part of July, one indeed not until the middle of August, and quite a num ber of those received are incomplete in some respects. On this account it is impossible to give an accurate tabu lated report which will embrace all the chapters, and a general summary is all that is attempted. We now have 67 active chapters with an attendance on April 1st, 1892, of 983. This gives an average attendance per Chapter of 14.60. Both the number in attendance and the average attendance have increased during the past year ; the total attendance from about 900 two years ago 28 THE SCROLL. to nearly 1,000 now, and the average from about 14 to nearly 15. The average attendance, however, varies very little from year to year, having been between 14 and 15 during the past eight years. The attendance by classes is divided among the Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes about in the order named. We still have 3 men below the Freshman class, all members of Georgia Beta. The only excuse given for this violation of a posi tive rule of the Fraternity so emphatically affirmed by the last National Convention, is that the men were initia ted before the Atlanta Convention. I trust that next year's report from this chapter will contain no men below the Freshman class. The attendance by Provinces varies greatly, being as follows : Alpha Province 307 Beta Province 77 Gamma Province 162 Delta Province 58 Epsilon Province 189 Zeta Province 190 The two largest chapters are New Hampshire Alpha and Georgia Beta, each having 32 men. The smallest chapters are North Carolina Beta and Illinois Alpha, each having 2 members. Virginia Delta also reported only 2 members, but I understand that they initiated a man later in the year so that their attendance during part of the year was greater than their report shows. The average attend ance is much larger among the Eastern chapters than among the Southern and Western, though the attendance of some of the Georgia and Alabama chapters is about equal to that of the larger Eastern ones. Taken all to gether the attendance is very satisfactory. The average initiations per chapter have increased very slightly, from not quite 7 per chapter two years ago to something over 7 this year. The number retiring from each chapter remains about the same, being an average of about 6 for some years past. This shows that the average attendance is slowly increasing, which is proved by the average attendance given above. The total membership of the Fraternity is now about 7,000, and at the present rate of growth in a few years the total membership of Phi Delta Theta will be greater than that of any other Ameri can College Fraternity. From the latest sources of in formation that I possess our number is now exceeded by THE SCROLL. 29 that of only one other Fraternity, and the difference be tween the two is very small. From all the information obtainable we now have more men in college than any other Fraternit)', and judging from the past as well as the present, the quality is fully equal to the quantity. DwiGHT N. MARBLE, H. G. C. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 1st, 1892.
JOHN WATSON FOSTER. Mr. John W. Foster was born in Pike County, Indiana, March 2, 1836. He entered Indiana university in 1S51, graduating with the class of 1855. The following year found him in the law department of Harvard university, and after the one year spent there, he opened a law office in Evansville, Indiana. He entered the civil war as Major of the 25th Indiana Infantry, rose to the rank of Colonel, and had command of an entire division under General Burnside. Before the close he was brevetted Brigadier General for meritorious conduct shown in the field. The war over, he returned to Evansville, where from '65 to '68 he was editor of the Journal. It was while in this capacity that he first came to political prominence. He retired from the Journal on his appointment as Post master in 1S()9, a position held five years. He was a prominent figure in the Republican National Convention of 1872, and the following year President Grant called him from his position as Post-master at Evansville to the post of U. S. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary at the Mexican Court. This position he filled with such ability that he held the post until ISSO, when he was offered the similar, but higher post, at the Court of St. Petersburg. Thither he went to take charge of important public affairs then under consideration. These, through his diplomatic ability, having been satisfactorily settled, he tendered his resig nation of the position on November 1, ISSl. After a nine years' residence at foreign courts he desired to return to the United States in order to prosecute his private busi ness interests. Mr. Blaine, then Secretary of State, in his reply accepting the resignation, speaks as follows : "The reluctance which the Government naturally feels to sever its relations with a valued officer whose zeal and usefulness have been From HARPER'S WEEKLY. Copyright, 1592, by Harper &. Brothers.
JOHN W. FOSTER, INDIANA ALPHA, '55. THE SCROLL. 31 so signally shown in high spheres of duty, joined to the regret which I personally feel on losing your trusted co-'peration in carrying out abroad the policy of the department, would counsel the non-accept ance of your resignation, were it not that I am convinced that the step you take, in obedience to the dictates of private interests, is positive and final on your part. I therefore accept, in the name of the President, the resignation you now tender. In doing so, permit me to express the deep sense of satisfaction with which the Department looks back on its relations with you, and the unvarying approbation which your ofificial actions have received at its hands during your incumbency of the responsi ble missions entrusted to you, and to add the regret now felt that you can no longer continue your valuable work." In 1883 several delicate and important affairs of state had arisen between this country and Spain. Hannibal Hamlin had resigned the mission and it was desired to have not only a trained diplomat for the place, but one familiar with the Spanish language. Mr. Foster, who had taken up his residence in Washington after his return from St. Petersburg, was tendered the position and pressed for acceptance by President Arthur and Secretary Frelinghuysen. Learning that the appointment had been endorsed by the Republican Senator from Indiana (Benj. Harrison) he accepted. It was at the Court of Spain that his diplomacy won the most signal honors for his country and in 1885 he retired from the mission, with a record of accomplishing the tasks undertaken. Since that time he has resided in Washington, representing the claims of several foreign governments and enjoying the income re sultant from such clientage. In 1891 he was retained by the United States government, and sent to Spain to nego tiate a reciprocity treaty, and paved the way for its suc cessful completion. At the time of Blaine's resignation he was engaged with the Secretary in the negotiations with Canada. His ripe experience in diplomatic and state affairs, together with the fact that he was already acquainted with the many affairs then under consideration in the department, made him peculiarly fit for the ap pointment to the Premiership of the Cabinet. His nomi nation was sent to the Senate on June 29, and the con firmation of the appointment on the same day of its re ception on its reference to the Committee on Foreign Relations, is almost without precedent, as heretofore it has been customary to reserv^e this honor for Senators in active service who are nominated for the office. A learned, modest. Christian gentleman, there may be many whose names are more widely known, but there are 32 THE SCROLL. none who have given to the public affairs entrusted to them, any abler service than has John W. Foster. Mr. Foster was initiated into the Indiana Alpha of Phi Delta Theta in his Sophomore year. From that time on until his graduation in 1855 he was an earnest worker in the chapter, and to a large extent its mainstay. He was the "rusher" of the chapter, and his success in that line shows the early development of his diplomatic qualities, which have since made him so highly esteemed in court circles. In 1853 there were but two Phis at Bloomington, and one of these a graduate. In 1855 he left a strong chapter to represent $ A ® in the State University. So in after life, all things that he has undertaken seem to have been touched with the vital spark of success.
ALPHA PROVINCE CONVENTION. A Comtnutiication frotn the Province President. The Alpha Province Convention will be held on Friday, October 21st, and Saturday, October 22d, at Burlington, Vt., the home of the Vermont Alpha chapter. No chapter should fail to send a delegate, and it is hardly necessary to add that a large attendance is looked for from both undergraduates and alumni. The dates chosen are peculiarly happy for a large attendance—first, because Friday will be a national holiday, and secondly, undergraduates and alumni will not be compelled to break into the middle of the week. Burlington is a delightful city, beautifully situated on Lake Champlain, and a charming place to visit in October. The hospitality of Vermont Alpha is proverbial. In a business way, the Convention is most important, because among other things much responsibility for the success of the Syracuse Convention in 1893 will rest on Alpha Province, and there will be many plans to formu late and many suggestions and propositions to discuss. Let us make this the greatest convention in the history of Alpha Province. JULIUS M. MAYER, Prest Alpha Provitice. THE SCROLL. 33
EDITORIAL.
THE Phi Delta Theta Fraternity was founded Decem ber 26, 1848, at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, by six students of that institution. The founders and their im mediate successors were of high rank in college and all gained distinction in after life. In less than a year a branch had been established at Indiana University, and shortly after another at Centre College. Until 1869, Phi Delta Theta was distinctively a Western Fraternity. In that year was begun a development that has intrenched the Fraternity in the best institutions of the South. In 1872, the Cornell Chapter was founded, the first of the series of chapters in the East. Lafayette, established in 1S73 and Vermont in 1S79, have, with it, been the pivotal points upon which the success of the Fraternity in the East turned. It is now established in 67 institutions, representing the best colleges of the East, North, South and West. It has no inactive chapters on its list that it desires to revive. Up to the present time the Fraternity has refused to enter Harvard and Yale Universities, as the prevalence of the class and club system has so distorted efforts to maintain typical Fraternity chapters, that Phi Delta Theta has not cared to make the experiment until the status was chang ed. The total membership is now 7,300, of whom 975 are in active college attendance. It has been the policy of the Fraternity to enter the leading institutions, and only these, in all sections of our country, in order that it might unite the representative college men of these sections into a common National Brotherhood. The Fraternity boasts of the attainment of this object. Fifteen chapters of the Fraternit}' occupy houses. Three of these are owned by the chapters, and at least a dozen others have funds ac cumulating looking forward to the possession of their own property. Alumni chapters are established in twenty-two BENJAMIN HARRISON. THE SCROLL. 35 cities, and these together with all the active chapters unite on Alarch 15th, each year, to celebrate what is known throughout the Fraternity as " Alumni Days." National Conventions are held biennially. That for 1893 meets at Syracuse, New York. The Fraternity numbers among its alumni Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States ; John W. Foster, ex-Minister to Mexico, Russia and Spain, Secretary of State ; A. E. Stevenson, ex-member of Congress, ex- Assistant Postmaster General, and Democratic candidate for Vice President ; U. S. Senators W. F. Vilas, J. C. S. Blackburn and J. B. Allen ; Congressmen Ward, Holman, Sherwin, Anderson and Moses. E. H. Conger, Minister to Brazil; Rev. David Swing ; President Ballentine of Oberlin, and Eugene Field of the Chicago Nezi's. Hon orary members are not admitted.
THE above is presented not because it presents facts unknown to Phis generally, but because early in the col lege year there is need of a concise statement of the Fra ternity's origin, history and standing for use in the fall campaign for new members. j\Iany of the members know the facts, but not well enough to be able to present them forcibly to the man sought. Also later in the year Phi editors on college annuals are called upon to condense the history of the Phi Delta Theta to one page for insertion in the book, and are at a loss to choose from the longer ac counts to be found elsewhere. The above sketch will in a brief way give to a candidate the facts needed, and is a model upon which our college annual editors can build up the account suited for their particular purposes.
THE reward of persistent effort has come to Tennessee Alpha, and this month the chapter takes possession of its new house erected during the summer—the pioneer Chap ter House at Vanderbilt University. More than two years ago the chapter secured a beautiful building lot, kite 36 THE SCROLL. shaped, located directly across the street from the uni versity campus, at the point where the statue of Commo dore Vanderbilt is being erected, and adjoining the new athletic field. Property in this neighborhood has greatly increased in value recently and the chapter could have sold out at a handsome profit. But no other location would approach it in desirability, so it was retained. This year the financial problem was met in a way that justified the im.mediate erection of a house. The chapter begins the new year in its home described in the letter else where in this issue. It will add to the pre-eminence which the chapter has throughout its history been able to maintain in all things else. It seems fitting that Phi Delta Theta should inaugurate the Chapter House at Vander bilt since it was Tennessee Beta that built the first at the University of the South. Our congratulations are ex tended to Vanderbilt Phis.
EIGHTEEN Hundred and Ninety-two seems to be a mis nomer. Numerous events have transpired to make us think this is the year Eighteen Hundred and Phi Delta Theta. It all began doubtless in the fact that the Phis made a very good record in their institutions last year, thus impressing the people of the East, West, North and South with the intrinsic worth of Phi Delta Theta. Next, we find that when the leaders of the Republican party met in Minneapolis in June, they came to the con clusion that our representative in the White House at Washington had given the country such an administration that it deserved strong endorsement, and the best one they could give was to ask him to again lead the party in the great political battle to be fought at the November polls. Thus we enjoy seeing given to Benjamin Harrison the distinguished honor of a renomination. It was a problem to many how the Democratic party would be able to offset the strong combination effected in the camp of their rivals. For not only was Phi Delta The ta leading the party, but, mirabile dictu, for once Phi Delta THE SCROLL. 37
Theta had as an ally. Delta Kappa Epsilon, and surely when such diametrics unite, there was just cause for alarm. The Democratic party was equal to the emergency. It concluded to fight fire with fire, or, if you please, match Phi Delta Theta against Phi Delta Theta. The party therefore called upon General A. E. Stevenson, Kentucky Alpha, '59, to go with its other nominee, as a leader of the Democratic faith. Thus did each party fortify itself be fore the American people and assured to them, if suc cessful, a Phi Delta Theta administration from 1893 to 1897. The lesson is not yet ended. When the statesman, Blaine, laid aside the duties of Secretary of State, there was much conjecture as to who the successor would be. Important affairs of State were under consideration that must be dropped unless somebody familiar with the de tails of State affairs was found. Investigation proved that Phi Delta Theta had the right man in training for the place. Hon. John W. Foster, who had been such a successful diplomat at the courts of Mexico, Russia and Spain, and for several years general attorney for the De partment of State, was eminently fitted for the place by reason of his wide experience and marked ability, and when to this was added his intimate knowledge of affairs, under present consideration, it was no surprise to see his nomination sent to the Senate. That body, doubtless rec ognizing him as a Phi, gave him the unprecedented honor of confirming the appointment in less than an hour after his name was handed in for the nomination. These are some stray incidents that made us think it was the calendar year of Eighteen Hundred and Phi Del ta Theta. The Fraternity rejoices in these signal honors that have been given to men that in their college days wore the badge of Phi Delta Theta, and yet carry her love in their hearts. It is an inspiration to those of the pres ent active ranks, and will spur them to a better achieve ment of the high possibilities within them. 38 THE SCROLL.
As STATED in the first editorial of this number, some fif teen of our chapters are now occupying Chapter Houses. Aside from Tennessee Alpha's new home, Minnesota Al pha will enter a rented house, and Texas Beta has a similar project on foot. Georgia Beta has her building lot and a good sized fund, but seems determined not to build until she can erect a temple that she considers commensurate with her fame. There are others of our chapters fully able to enter rented or leased property if they but made the effort. They owe it to the Fraternity to do so. All should be formulating their plans for accumu lating funds. Many are doing so. Let those that have not make haste to imitate them. To-day as well as to morrow is the era of Chapter Houses. The idler will find himself outclassed in a short time.
THE FRATERNITY world has had some novel and-amus ing spectacles played before it in the year just drawing to a close. " When Greek meets Greek then comes the tug of war," is the well known adage that it has been custo mary to see exemplified entirely among the collegians. Last winter 2 X and $ A
the honor of his chapter, however obscure may be his sphere in life's work, is worth infinitely more to a Fraterni ty, than the names of its most eminent honorary members.
THE SCROLL desires to give prominence to the commu nication from the President of Alpha Province, and for that reason it appears under the heading of its topic — Alpha Province Convention. The date chosen for this Assembly of eastern Phis is October 21 and 22. The place, Burlington, Vermont. October 21st, the day of the dedi catory exercises of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, will be a national holiday, so that both days of the conve ition, Friday and Saturday, will be free from college work. Alpha Province Phis cannot celebrate the day in a more patriotic manner than by assembling with the brothers on the shores of Lake Champlain, while our distinguished elder brother in the faith, Benjamin Harri son, acts as master of ceremonies in that larger gathering on the shores of Lake Michigan. The recollections of a more than successful reunion two years ago at Ithaca, are not yet dim. Eastern Phis are more numerous and no less good than then. Our \'er- mont Alpha Phis are worth going miles to see. There fore, with a Phi like President Mayer to "touch it off" we guarantee that Alpha Province will make the occasion a notable one.
IN CROSSING the threshold of a new college year it will be well for the Phis to gather at their council fires and see if they are prepared for the contests they are about to enter. It would be presumptuous to say that we are wholly satisfied with the record of last year. They must be small ambitions indeed which can be wholly gratified. But that the record is an eminently satisfactory one is no exagger ation. The policy of the general Fraternity, the standing of the individual chapters and the achievements of their THE SCROLL. 41 members are all in the same line—indicating a firmer hold for Phi Delta Theta upon the place of the leading, the National Fraternity. But this felicitation is of no avail unless we carry the record into the work of this year. Those chapters that were weakest a year ago begin this one increased in strength and determination for success. They have not yielded to numbers at the sacrifice of standard, and are in all respects worthy of the name of Phi Delta Theta. Careful observation does not indicate that any others of the chapters have been bereft of pros perity. With the body politic so healthy there ought to be no question about further advancement. We are not to look for this in the acquisition of new chapters. If worthy men from the right institution knock for admission we can inquire into their credentials, but as a Fraternity we do not need to do the work of proselyt ing. It is in the routine work of the chapters, the vigor of their internal organization, and the character of the initiates that our welfare as a Fraternity lies. In these lines, by devoting their best energies, the individual mem bers have it in their power to work out the advancement of the whole Fraternity. The subject of the new man and how to work for him has been discussed in these columns several times. You know all the virtues and graces which the ideal Phi must have. Let no chapter forget that it must take only the men who are up to this standard. If the time ever was when a chapter took in men below it because "down in our college all the chapters do," that time is past. The Phi world is too well settled, and has its standard too well defined to allow local surroundings to determine what the standard shall be. At the smallest college on our roll no man must be considered who would not be a worthy member if attending the best institution on the list. The men whom the chapter initiates not only be come members of that chapter, but over and above that, are made members of Phi Delta Theta. Membership in the general Fraternity is the greatest privilege offered to 42 THE SCROLL. him, and for that reason he must be a man who would be esteemed and honored as a Phi if he visited every chap ter on the list. If this standard is adhered to, no chapter will be weakened even if it enrolls but one member where its rivals have their twos or threes. Having found that the man is worthy of the Fraternity, ther is no lack of argument to convince him where he can gain the greatest privileges from fraternity member ship. The open and printed records at your command are sufficient, if rightly used. Then use them, and see that you win our finest representatives from '96.
BETA PROVINCE CHAPTERS are to have the benefit of a visit from their President this month. Bro. F. S. Ball has arranged for a trip north, leaving Montgomery, Septem ber 12th. He will visit the two Kentucky chapters on his way north, and in returning, will go by way of the south east, visiting the Virginia and Carolina chapters. His plans are so well matured, that with the co-operation he is receiving from the several chapters, the trip will be of much value to the Fraternity in that Province. Bro. Ball is working in a way that indicates he will be able to keep his word, and at Syracuse will report for his Province the greatest progress of any. We will have a report of his trip in our next issue. THE SCROLL. 43
CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE.
ALPHA PROVINCE.
Xi;w HA.MPSHIRE ALPHA, DART.MOUTH COLLEGE. The close of the last college year brought as usual many honors to the New Hampshire Alpha. Two of our four brothers in '92, Gould and Sargent, were elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Bro. Gould also took part in a disputation on commencement day. Bro. F. A. Morrill, '93, was awarded the first Atherton Greek prize for excellence in that subject during three years of the prescribed and elective courses; Bro. Redenbaugh, '93, was awarded honorable mention in Natural History and Bros. Mackenzie and Sails, "93. hon orable mention in Physics, Chemistry and Astronomy. Bro. Grover, "94, was last June elected editor of the Dartmouth Literary .Monthly. Bro. Tuxbury. '93, won many distinctions at first base on the •• \'arsity " nine. The new year has opened pleasantly. Bro. Gould who graduated last June, comes back to his alma mater this month as tutor in Latin. Bro. Sails, "93, is President of the Y. .M. C. .\. Bro. Gordon, '93, is manager of the foot ball team, upon which our society will probably be represented. We have already pledged several men from '96. .ALFRED BARTLETT. Hanover, September 10, 1892.
XEW YORK ALPHA, CORNELL L'NIVERSITV.
Commencement at Cornell this season was unusually interesting. The .Senior Ball and many private entertainments made it an enjoya ble time socially, and the races with Columbia and University of Pennsylvania attracted large audiences of collegians and their friends. Exciting ball games with Pennsylvania and Lafayette were played. ••Xinety-two" was the largest class ever graduated. .A number of Philadelphia young ladies were our guests for the week. We had a large delegation at the Senior Ball and enjoyed several informal hops at the house. The members of the chapter are under obligations to Brother Jones for many pleasant hours spent at his summer home on Cayuga Lake. .As the university does not open till the 27th, it is impossible to state the exact number of those who will return, but they will 44 THE SCROLL.
probably number about fifteen. We graduated only three men— Brothers Sawyer, Holbrook, and W. S. Smith. Brothers Searcy and Percy Smith spent the summer in the chapter house, and Brother Strait has returned to train for the foot ball team. Brother H. G. White has been elected business manager of the Cor nell Magazine for the coming year. W. S. GILBERT. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 14, 1892.
PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA, LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. The last commencement of Lafayette College was one of great in terest to all those who hope for her success. President Warfield has so far in his career filled all those high hopes of progress that were held by all friends of the college when he first accepted the Presi dency. During this first year of his administration he has done much toward putting the college on the way to a firm financial basis, and has stirred up an enthusiasm in old alumni greater than has been for many years. May President Warfield live many useful years and fill with increased honor to himself and progress for the college the posi tion which he now occupies. The banquet of our Fraternity held last commencement was a com plete success. Several of our old, enthusiastic Phis were present and all seemed to enjoy themselves to the fullest extent. Bro. Bassett, '83, has provided that a prize of fifty dollars shall be paid to that civil engineer of the senior class who shall on graduation present the best thesis. Another friend of the college provides for the annual payment of one hundred dollars for prizes in debate: a first prize of fifty dollars, a second of thirty and a third of twenty. These prizes are to be contested for by senior members of both literary societies. From all reports the college will have this fall one of the strongest foot-ball teams that has ever represented her. Moyle, a Yale gradu ate, who trained the team last year will fill that position again this fall, and all but two of last year's team will return to college. Our Chapter lost with '92, three good men—Bros. Aller, Bloom- bergh and Seem. Of this number Bros. Aller and Seem will be min isters, Bro. Bloombergh a chemist. That they all may win high suc cess in their respective callings is the wish of their brothers in the Fraternity. Yours in the Bond, RUSSELL H. COL\-L\. Schellburg, September 18, 1892. 'IHE SCROLL. 45
PENNSYLVANIA BETA, PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE. Another commencement has come and gone, and another year's work is ended. As we review the last ten months we can truly say they have been successful ones for Pennsylvania College and glorious ones for Pennsylvania Beta of Phi Delta Theta. Although we failed to have a letter in the June SCROLL, yet we have not been idle. We have not added any new ones to our "genial dozen," but in other ways have tried to advance the interests of Phi Delta Theta. We lose by graduation this year one to whom we have become ac customed to look as a leader, and with whom we are loth to part. Bro. Keen has left us to return no more as a student. We will also lose Bro. Cook, who has been taking a special course. He will re turn to the Seminary. With the exception of these two we hope to see the rest of the brothers back in September, ready to do good work for Phi Delta Theta. We have had our share of honors in scholarship, athletics, etc. Bro. Keen was the first honor man of his class, delivered the Latin Salutatory, and was Master of Ceremonies at Class Day exercises. Bro. Brallier received honorable mention in connection with the Junior Latin prize. Bro. Krissinger has been elected Associate Business Manager of the Spectrum, and Business Manager of the College Monthly from Phrena Society. Bro. Lantz has been elected Editor- in-Chief of the Spectrum, and Vice President of Phrena Society. Bro. Eberhardt played second base on the college club and ably filled that position. Bro. Eberhardt also represented the college at the inter-collegiate sports held at Philadelphia under the auspices of the .A. C. S. N. In the Tennis Tournament, Bro. Eberhardt, winner of the "singles" received the prize, a Slocum Tournament strung racquet. The beautiful solid silver, gold-lined cup, with "Champions—Inter Fraternity Tennis Tournament " engraved on the front, the perpetual prize of the Inter-Fraternity Tennis Tournament, which last year stood a beautiful ornament in Phi Gamma Delta Hall, now graces our own mantel. It was won from Phi Gamma Delta after a hard struggle by Brothers Eberhardt and Lantz. Bro. Addison has accepted a posi tion in the Census Department, Washington, D. C. Bro. Clarence J. Reddig, who has so much interested himself in our desire for a Chapter House, has instituted a $25 Junior Oratorical Prize. Given by such a dear Phi, it should be an incentive to our 46 THE SCROLL.
Phi boys at Pennsylvania College to work for it. Bro. Metzgar who for two years had been studying in Germany and Greece was with us during commencement. On the evening of June 13, we held our Annual Banquet at the Eagle Hotel. We sent invitations to all our Alumni, and from the favorable replies received, we expected a goodly number of them present; but we were doomed to disappointment. Only five appeared to help us discuss the Chapter House question, which we, the active men, consider of the most importance for the maintenance of our chapter. We had all our plans drawn up, and expected to make great progress. The members who were present, and who spent a pleasant evening were Brothers Metzgar, Bell, Musselman, Yingling and Cook, E. J., of our Alumni; Addison, Cook, J. K., Eberhardt, Ehrhart, Gettier, Keen, Lantz and Van Camp, of the active men. Yours in the Bond, R. R. LANTZ. Gettysburg, July 22, 1892.
PENNSYLNANIA DELTA. ALLEGHE.NY COLLEGE. Our commencement banquet was a very happy occasion. We were pleased to have a good number of our alumni present, Bro. Will Bignell, '87, acting as toast master. Four Brothers participated for the the last time as active Phis. It was with sadness that we who graduated left the scenes of Chapter life. Many pleasant moments will be spent in remembering the deep friendship which will never be broken. Of the class of '92 Bro. Sisley will study medicine; Bro. Peffer occupies a business position with Horton, Crary & Co., Sheffield, Pa. Bros. Black and Cotton have not yet fully decided what they will do, but both will probably begin the study of a profession. Bro. Cotton distinguished himself as a member of the battallion and student in military tactics in college and for the past two months has been having actual army experience at Homestead, as has also Bro. Moore. We will now be represented in the faculty by two Phis. Bro. W. A. Elliott who for three years has been Principal of Prepar atory Department and Instructor in Latin and Greek, has been elected Professor of Latin and Greek and Bro. Ross, '91, elected to the po sition made vacant by Bro. Elliott. Bro. Douthitt, who represented Philo Society as essayist in the Inter-society contest, was the success ful competitor. We can look back upon the year just closed as a most successful THE SCROLL. 47
one in every respect. Our prospects for the coming year are very good. .Allegheny's ball club has been very successful this year, winning most of the games played. Much credit is due to Bro. Darragh, manager. Bros. Sisley and Black led in the batting. The annual Pan-Hellenic banquet of Chautauqua fraternity men was held this week. The members of Pennsylvania Delta present, were Brothers Case, Bignell, Ross, Couse, Bell and Jaynes. Bro. Case represented Phi Delta Theta on the toast list. With best wishes to Phis everywhere, Yours in the Bond. C. A. PEFFER. Sheffield, August 19, 1892.
PENNSYLVANIA ET.A., THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. Lehigh entered upon her twenty-seventh year on September 14. She begins the present year with brighter prospects than ever before. A very large Freshman class, numbering about one hundred and eighty-seven, and the new Physical Laboratory which, is in the course of construction, give evidence of this. . The opening of college saw all our members back excepting the graduates, Bros. Mosman and Gjertsen. Bro. Mosman is with the Thompson-Houston Electric Co., Lynn, .Mass. Bro. Gjertsen is with the Norfolk & Western R. R. Bro. Burkhart who finished his post graduate work taking the additional degree of C. E., is a professor in the Colliery Engineer School of .Mines. Scranton, Pa. We miss them all greatly and they carry with them our best wishes for a successful career. At the close of last term we initiated Fletcher Dickerman Hallock, '94, of Plainfield, .X. J. He enters this term with much Phi enthusiasm. Our lacrosse team last year did not turn out as well as was expected. Bro. .Mosman, Captain, worked hard and faithfully and barely missed winning the deciding championship game. We had three men on the team, Bros. Mosman, Gjertsen and Purman. Since our last letter Bro. Knox has been elected to the honor of Editor-in-Chief of the Burr. There were recently married Bros. Miller. "91, and Barnard, '89, to whom the chapter extends its best wishes. E\ery one is looking forward to the foot ball season. Hartwell, of Yale fame, is coaching the eleven, and although most of our valuable 48 THE SCROLL. men have left, with such as Hartwell and Captain McClung to look after its interests, we hope to have a team that will uphold our former reputation. We were very much pleased to see Bro. Searcy of New York Alpha recently. We extend a cordial invitation to all Phis who happen this way. We desire to hear of all changes of the address of our alumni and wish our sister chapters a pleasant and successful year. ROBERT F. GADD. Bethlehem, September i6, 1892.
BETA PROVINCE.
VIRGINL\ ALPHA, ROANOKE COLLEGE. The 15 th of June closed once more a most pleasant and prosperous session in behalf of Phi Delta Theta at Roanoke College. You will remember that our college is rather small in numbers, there being 141 students, an increase of eleven over last year, but permit me to say her standard is among the very best of the Old Dominion. Our graduates were twenty in number, and, since we have three standard fraternities, is not five out of the twenty very good for Phi Delta Theta? Never did a fraternity at Roanoke ever meet with success in the contests to such a degree as did
KENTUCKY ALPHA, CE.NTRE COLLEGE.
The collegiate year of '9i-'92 at Old Centre was in many respects the most successful in her long and brilliant career. The class of "92 numbered twenty, and in its ranks there were three Phi brothers. The College opened this year with the largest number of students she has had for many years. The new Dormitory has been completed, and it accommodates about thirty of our students. The gymnasium, under the charge of Prof. W. D. Berry, will open next week. The boys will then begin to train for foot-ball, and we hope they will not lose the reputation won by our famous team of last year. We lost by graduation, Bros. J. R. Curry, G. H. Green and W. \V. Johnson, three of our oldest and most enthusiastic brothers. On Monday night, June 6, Bro. F. D. Curry represented us in the Oratorical Contest, and Bro. J. R. Curry covered himself with glory as Prophet on Class Day. Kentucky Alpha entered upon this collegiate year with six energetic and loyal Phis, who realized that it all depended on them what the Chapter should be this year. Brothers Barbour, Matthews, Sherrill and Hubbard did not return. Since the opening of college, two worthy men have donned the Sword and Shield, and we expect to take three more good men in to-night. Since you last heard from us, we have had our hall repapered and refurnished. We had the pleasure of having Brother Ball, our Province President, with us several days this week, and he gave us a very interesting as well as a very instructive talk on our secret work. One of the most important events in our past history was our banquet given on Tues day evening, June 7. An elegant supper was served in the dining- room of the Clemens House, after which we wended our way to the Opera House, where dancing was indulged in until the wee hours of the morning were approaching. Bro. J. M. Worrall, who now fills 50 THE SCROLL. the chair of Metaphysics in Centre, officiated as toast-master. Toasts were also delivered by Brothers Marble, McMillan, Swope, Phister and Metcalf. With many wishes for the success of all our correspondent chap ters, we remain, Yours in the Bond, R. P. Dow, JR. Danville, Ky., September 17, 1892.
KENTUCKY DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. Commencement exercises, beginning with Baccalaureate Sermon, on June 5 and ending with the final commencement on June 8, were a success in every way. Class Day exercises being especially good. The first year's class in Theology has proven eminently successful and it has been decided to conduct another class of the same kind for the ensuing year. Though C. U. has truly seen a bright year, yet still brighter are its prospects for the one ensuing. Three new Professors are to be added to the faculty, viz: C. E. Saunders, Ph. D., Professor of Chemistry and Geology; R. W .Miller, Instructor in History and Political Science: and an Adjunct Professor of English and Commercial Science. The Board of Curators has just accepted the liberal offer of the citizens of Hardin county, Ky., to establish a High School at Elizabethtown. Architects are now at work on plans, and as soon as completed, contracts will be made for the erection of a handsome school building with all modern improvements. Steps will be taken at once to organize a faculty with a view of opening the Institute, if possible, during the present year. The aim of the school will be to give careful preparation of boys and young men for the best colleges and scientific schools of the country and a thorough practical educa tion to those who wish to prepare for business. Athletics at C. U. have made wonderful progress during the past two years, and, with a trainer, athletic track, grand-stand, new base ball and foot ball grounds, will soon equal if not surpass that of any Institution of the South. The career of Kentucky Delta has also been bright and its suc cesses not a few. Since our last letter to the SCROLL, Bro. C. T. Taylor, 95, of Huntington, West Virginia, has been added to our list. Bro. Taylor is one of the most popular men in college and will make a fine Phi. Bro. Guerrant, as business manager of the Atlantis (our college monthlv), during a misunderstanding as to the editors of THE SCROTAL. 51 that magazine, deserves credit for successfully issuing ten of its num bers, a feat that aroused the admiration of ever\- one. In a recent hotly contested game of tennis between Kentucky Delta and Zeta of Sigma Nu, Kentucky Delta won. Bro. F. P Kenney was the winner of the W R. Letsher prize for the best spec ial examination in the Calculus and its applications, also of the Cura tor s prize for the best final examination on Sophomore Latin. Bro. Crow won the prize for writing the best set of notes in the Senior class, on the Bible lectures. W'e lost this year by graduation, Bros. Guerrant and Crow. Bro. Guerrant was the oldest active member of the chapter and has al- wavs been a true and valient Phi. Bro. Crow has always been a worthy Phi, always performing every duty imposed upon him. Wishing a successful year to every chapter, Yours in the Bond, S. H. CAROTHERS. Bardstown, August 12, 1892.
GAMMA PROVINCE.
GEORGLA BETA, E.MORY COLLEGE.
As we draw near the close of the college year 1891-92, Georgia Beta is proud to say that her record for standing foremost among fra ternities at Emory is still unbroken. In the recent struggle for speakers' places on the stage at the approaching Commencement, Phi Delta Theta was successful beyond our hopes. In the .Sophomore class our victory was unparalleled. We had seven men in the contest, and every one of the seven cap tured a place. Bros. Robert Dikes, of .Marshalville. and .Anderson Clarke, of .Macon, recently affiliated with us from Georgia (iamma, at .Mercer. Georgia Beta will retain her present easy quarters until the new chapter house is ready for occupancy. From the outlook now, we will move into a home of our own before Commencement of next year. The executive committee is bending every effort to obtain the amount necessary, at which time the building will actively begin. Emory graduates thirty-two men this )'ear, seven of whom wear the •• Sword and Shield." On .May 20th, Georgia Beta celebrates the anniversary of the chap- 52 THE SCROLL. ter. A special program has been arranged, and several of our alumni will probably be with us. With best wishes for the SCROLL, and its future success, Fraternally yours, EDW. D. LAMBRIGHT. Oxford, May i8, 1892.
TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNI\-ERSITY. During the year of i89i-'92, Tennessee Alpha took no backward step. In nearly every particular, she maintained her old time reputa tion and prestige. Exercising the conservatism which is her inherent virtue, she was singularly fortunate in the selection and initiation of new members. Although she achieved fewer scholarship honors than usual, her rank was full of credit. Enthusiastic in her college loyalty, her influence in college life was felt to a marked extent. Imbued more deeply with the true Phi spirit and filled with love for the great broth erhood of which she is a part, she offers tangible evidence that her future existence will be more gratifying and her work more fruitful than ever before. The following is but a partial list of the positions of honor held by- Phis in our own various college organizations : Editor-in-chief of the Hustler; Chairman of the Comet Literary Committee ; Associate Edi tor and Business Manager of the Observer; Alumni Orator; Captain of foot ball team; Secretary and Treasurer of Athletic Association; President of Y. M. C. A.; President of the Alabama State Club: be sides other offices of less importance. These honors were won not by factional combinations, but by merit alone. Commencement here, in June, was full of interest to us, and we were honored by the presence of some of our alumni. Bro. Paul M. Jones, President of Gamma Province, received the degree of D. Sc, and will remain with us further as Post Graduate Fellow and Assistant in Natural History and Geology. We lost by graduation some of our old and staunch members, of whose future success we are well assured. This chapter feels a great loss in the departure of Bro. W. B. Palmer, '80, for Washington, where he has entered into the service of the Government. Bro. Palmer has at all times taken the liveliest interest in the work of the chapter and given us most substantial aid and encouragement. Our best wishes and sincerest regard are his in his new field of work. After long and patient endeavor, we are now reaching the happy fruition of our labors for a permanent home of our own. For more THE SCROLL. 53 than two years we have owned a beautiful lot just outside of the col lege campus, and opposite the front gate. It faces the new athletic grounds and directly across the street is the triangular lot on which the statue to Commodore Vanderbilt is to be erected. Its location is therefore convenient and advantageous. We were the first fraternity here to own a lot, and will be the first to erect a chapter house. During the latter part of last May, a movement for building a chapter house during vacation was begun, which soon culminated in the ap pointment of Bros. W. B. Palmer and W. R. Manier, of Nashville, and your reporter as a committee on finances and building. A unique and beautiful design was selected and work begun July 25. At this writing, our house is well under way, with prospects of completion by- September 15. The design of the house is very attractive and convenient for all our purposes. It will be a one-storied frame building, with an attic and observatory. The principal floor will contain parlor, hall, library, in itiation room and ante-room, with two porches. The parlor will be three-fourths circular, 18 ft. in diameter, and will open by an arch-way into the hall. Opposite this are sliding doors leading into a library. At the rear of these rooms will be a large room for our esoteric exer cises, extending the entire width of the house. Over the parlor will be an observatory, reached by rear stairs and commanding a fine view of the vicinity. This will be covered by a conical roof surmounted by a flagstaff. The finish will be very neat, both inside and out. This achievement has aroused much enthusiasm among our alumni, as well as the active members. The alumni are giving liberally to the cause, for which we indeed feel grateful. We hope that all Phi brothers will not fail to visit us at our new home whenever it is convenient. We expect to begin the year united indissolubly, with future prospects flattering. Wishing a pleasant and prosperous year to all Phis everywhere, we remain. Sincerely in the Bond. Nashville, Aug. 19, 1892. JOHN H. DEWITT.
TENNESSEE BETA, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. The Trinity term of the University opened August 11, with pros pects that were brighter than ever before, as more boys matriculated on that day than on any previous opening day. The Walsh Memo rial Building is completed except furnishings, and we hope soon to occupy it. 54 THE SCROLL.
Our strength at the beginning of the term consisted of fifteen active members and one alumnus. Since then we have initiated into the secrets of $ A 9 two good' men whom we are glad to introduce to the brothers: William Soaper. Jr., Henderson, Ky.; Byron Hilliard, Louisville, Ky.; and 'ere this reaches you, will add another to our band of brothers, making the total number of our initiates to date, eighty-eight. We regret to lose Bros. Donald Jacob, of Louisville, Ky., who goes to the Boston School of Technology; Bro. Augustus Boucher, M. A., '91, of New Orleans, La., who leaves soon to study architecture in New York, and Bro. Jenkins, of Natchez, Miss, who will not return until next year. The greatest event of the commencement this year was the rendi tion of "The Frogs of Aristophanes," in which the principal parts were played by Phis. Bro. Boucher as Bacchus, Wilson E. as Xan- thias, Wilson F. \' as Proserpine, Green as Aiachos and Wilder in the chorus. The scenery was entirely the work of Bro. Boucher, who is a genius in more ways than one. In the athletic sports, Bro. Wilder secured the medal for throwing the hammer and putting the shot. He is manager of the University foot-ball team, and as such has arranged games with the University of \'irginia, Washington and Lee, Louisville Athletics and is in cor respondence with the University of Georgia. Great praise is due to our gymnasium instructor, Mr. J. Edwin Miles, for the enthusiasm in athletics which now exists. The Chapter has lately been the recipient of many presents, both from members and the ladies, particularly Mrs. Wilder, who shows her interest in the Chapter from time to time in various ways. To her are due our new curtains, draperies and table covers; to Miss Slack, a hand-painted scarf; to Bro. J. Marshall Woolfolk, a willow settee, and to Bro. Byron Hilliard, a beautiful engraving entitled "The Peacemaker." The numerical strength of the Fraternities here, as given in the Cap and Gown is as follows: 2 A E, 33 ; A T S2, 28 ; * A e, 18 ; A T A, 16; K A, 16; K 2, II: S N, 7; all others, 8. Inter-fraternity feeling is as usual friendly. W. S. SLACK. Sewanee, September 10, 1892.
ALABAMA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. The day of all college days is rapidly drawing near. This day will witness the farewell of four of our beloved chapter. Phi Delta Theta's graduates will be F. J. Burke, A. J. Gibson, J. THE SCROLL. 55
C. Forney and A. .M. Willett. Brothers Forney and Willett are to be two of the orators for commencement; we confidently expect one of them to win the prize for the best oration. .A pall of gloom has been thrown over Alabama Alpha, by hearing of the recent death of one of her most respected and honored alumni —Samuel N. Lapsley. Brother Lapsley was of the class of '84, and was one of the reorganizers of our chapter at that time. Early in life he conceived the idea of devoting his life and labors to the .Master's cause. As soon as practical after his graduation. Brother Lapsley became a missionary to the Congo Free State, Africa. Leav ing a wealthy and honored homestead, sacrificing ambition and influ ence for what he believed his duty, he left to preach the Gospel to the heathen Congos. After a short but useful service at his station, he was seized with African fever and soon joined the Chapter Grand. A nobler sacrifice never glorified our Fraternity, nor has death ever struck a more shining mark.—"/« Coelo Quies Est.''' The athletic spirit in the University has been more marked this year than in any previous one of our history. Field Day was ob served for the first time on April 20, and was a brilliant success, for our first effort in this direction. Our base ball team this year is es pecially strong. In a two-game series with Southern University, we were fortunate enough to be victors in each game. We have made efforts to arrange games with Vanderbilt and the University of Georgia, but so far our efforts have been futile; however we 3'et hope to complete arrangements and play some interesting games with these colleges. Phi Delta Theta is represented on the team by Morrow, pitcher, "whose curves are unsolvable." Bro. R. P. Safford, '93, has been elected as a delegate to the sum mer school at Knoxville, Tenn. This was an honor worthily con ferred. In this our closing letter to the SCROLL, we send word of a pros perous and profitable year's work. Our honors have been many, our social position has been well maintained, and our Bond has been pre served intact among ourselves. Hoping that all Phis \x'\\\ have a pleasant summer, we remain faith fully in the Bond of * A 0. W. B. BANKHE.A^D. University of Alabama, .May 25. 1892. 56 THE SCROLL.
DELTA PROVINCE.
LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE U.NRERSITY. The Commencement is over, the class-rooms are closed, and the duties of college life have been forgotten. The class of '92, though the largest yet graduted from Tulane, has not in passing out of the university, taken from us a single brother. We are not, therefore, anxious to increase our circle by too great a number, as we hope next winter to see all the old familiar faces gathered around our chapter fireside. So far we have gained no new members during the summer, but we expect to secure a few desirable men in the fall. Tulane will open the session, '92-'93, with the brightest of pros pects. She has recently received a donation of $181,000, and will soon enroll the largest Freshman class that has ever graced her halls. The plans for the new buildings have been selected, and the work will be begun before long. Of all the Fraternities, Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Chi will probably be strongest in numbers at the beginning of the term. Our chapter points with pleasure to the achievement of her latest initiate, Wat. T. Cluverius, Jr. Bro. Cluverius left us last spring, and after but one month's preparation passed first in his entrance examinations for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. There were thirty candidates for admission, only twelve of whom were successful. Bro. G. L. Tebault has also distinguished himself by winning two gold medals—for one hundred yards and two hun dred and twenty yards dashes—at the Fourth of July games in New- Orleans. We close this letter by extending to all our sister chapters our very best wishes for their success during the coming session. May they grow in strength and members, and enjoy the results of faithful and earnest work, for their own good and that of the Fraternity at large. Ever in the Bond, SEARGENT S. PRENTISS, JR. New Orleans, August 22, 1892.
TEXAS BETA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. The 15th of June brought to a close the ninth session of the uni versity and the ninth year of our chapter's life. The year has been an eventful one in our chapter's history. Opening under the most discouraging conditions, its close w-as most auspicious. At the final THE SCROLL. 57 meeting a resolution was adopted by the chapter to organize a chapter house and the majority of the members pledged themselves to live to gether in a house exclusively under Phi control. Efforts will also be inaugurated toward obtaining a permanent chapter house to be owned by the chapter. .At the last meeting of the Athenaeum Literary Society, Bro. Boyce was elected president for the ensuing term. The struggle for frater- ternity honors is nowhere greater than here, and the combinations and electioneering resorted to by some fraternities are simply disgraceful. When we add then that Bro. Boyce was elected without the vote or solicitations of a single member of his Fraternity, the honor thus con ferred can be best appreciated. Bro. Boyce is also the leader of the class in Junior Law and stands the first chance to lead the Senior class next year. At the meeting of the Board of Regents in June, Bro. Etter was appointed Fellow in Latin for the next year. There is a regulation of the faculty restricting the fellowships to graduate students but in view of his excellent scholarship an exception was made in the case of Bro. Etter and he was appointed though he will be only in his Senior year. Bro. Pessels received the Master's Degree on commencement day and will enter Johns Hopkins University in the fall. Bro. P. A. Hawthorne who has been absent several years will return next year to study law and so the chapter will open with as large a member ship as it closed with in June. On Wednesday the 22d inst, at Tyler, Tex., Bro. John Henry Herndon, '88, was married to Miss Sallie Olivia Starley. May hap piness attend Bro. Herndon and his beautiful bride through a long and prosperous life. The pleasures of commencement were heightened by the presence of Bros. J. B. Lewright, C. K. Lee, Cullyn F. Thomas, J. V. W. Holmes and R. B. Halley. all of whom are doing well in their respec- ti\-e vocations. The sad news has reached us of the death of Hon. Sawnie Robert son, one of the most eminent jurists of the State and a man univers ally respected. He was the father of Bro. J. C. Robertson, who has the sympathy of all in his sad bereavement. Bro. J. A. Reed was sent as delegate to the Summer School of the Y. M. C. A., at Knoxville, Tenn., by the association at the uni versity. Tom J. Lee will be Reporter for the coming year. The time has come when I must write the final word as Reporter of Texas Beta. As its mouthpiece it still remains to me to congratulate the 58 THE SCROLL.
Fraternity on the magnificent successes of the past year and to wish each chapter a continuance of prosperity with still higher laurels for the coming year. In the Bond, CONSTANCE A. PESSELS. Austin, June 27, 1892.
TEXAS GAM.MA, SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. With a membership of eight men, Texas Gamma has insisted on keeping her standard of scholarship above that of other fraternities at Southwestern University, without running the risk of annihilation re sulting from the operation of the principle: the fittest must survive. She has taken the precaution to keep men in each class of the collegi ate course and thus be sure how many will leave each year. At the final examinations we made an average of five and one-half distinc tions, slightly leading our closest rival—the Kappa Alphas. This is the fourth term that Phi Delta Theta has stood without a peer in scholarship. The literary societies, though of course favoring no par ticular fraternity, recognized the efficiency of Phis in giving Jno. A. Fain, Jr., the Commencement Presidency of the Alamo, while Geo. W Graves, Jr., and W. F. P. Oatman represented this society on the commencement debate. O. B. Staples represented us on the Sophomore declaimers' contest. Geo. W. Graves, Jr., was the only Phi in the Junior orators' contest, and won the medal over four Kappa Alphas, one Kappa Sigma, and three " Barbs." Jno. A. Fain. Jr., carried off the Senior's medal from among a class of five—consisting of two Kappa Alphas, one Kappa Sigma, one "Barb" and one Phi. Our closing festivities were characterized by two banquets—one on the night of June i, at the residence of Judge Davidson, whose daughters are two of our most loyal and enthusiastic Phi sisters, while the final banquet was given on June 7, at the home of Mr. A. G. Boyce, where his daughter—also a Phi sister—was hostess. Texas Gamma loses only one man by graduation this year, Jno. A. Fain, Jr., who has long been one of our most congenial and honored members, leaves us to enter upon the study of law. All the other brothers left with the expectation of returning in the fall, and with the anticipated return of three old Phis, our numbers will be swelled to ten tried and loyal men, who may be expected to carry Phi Delta Theta's standard higher than ever before. We are now making arrangements to rent a chapter hall, which will be a fitting expression of our increased prosperity. We expect 'IHE SCROLL. 59 to have a place by September for carrying out the new Ritual in every detail, which we are glad to learn from Brother Palmer, will soon be out. We intend to furnish our hall in true Phi style, and with the help of our Phi sisters, we are sure that we can make it "a thing of beauty and a joy forever." Bro. J. R. Mood has just returned from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Divinity. He filled the pulpit of the .Methodist Church, in Georgetown, on Sunday, June 26, and his sermon elicited much favorable comment. Bro. W. Boyce has also just returned from the State University, at Austin, where he took the Junior law course. He left a record of which Phis should be proud. At the final examinations he made one hundred, while his yearly average was ninty-nine. Texas Gamma rejoices with the Fraternity at large in the nomina tion of a Phi for the Vice-Presidency of the United States, and whether the Republicans or Democrats win, a Phi will occupy one of the chief positions at the head of our government. The SCROLL is ever a welcome visitor with us. We congratulate Brother Brown on the fact that he has even •• waded through fire" to make our journal a success, and we believe with many others that the SCROLL is the best fraternity magazine published. With best wishes for our correspondent chapters and for the con tinued excellence of the SCROLL, I am. Yours in the Bond, GEO. W. GRAVES. JR. Georgetown, June 28, 1892.
EPSILON PROVINCE.
OHIO BETA, OHIO WESLEYAN L'NINERSITY. The Ohio Wesleyan has had a very auspicious opening, and if present indications are not deceiving, this will be the most prosperous year in the history of our college. The enrollment both of new and old students up to this date ex ceeds that of any previous year, and this year's catalogue will proba bly show the largest number that ever attended the L'niversity in a single year. Work on the new University buildiing is progressing finely and the stonework will be completed by October. The roof is already laid and work on the inside will be pushed to an early completion. It is 60 THE SCROLL. hoped that next commencement the Ohio Wesleyan will be ready to dedicate one of the finest college buildings in the country. We are proud to report that, in spite of the phenomenal growth of our college, Ohio Beta has been abje to keep pace with the institution in which she is established. Last year was one of the most success ful years in our history. It was with a great deal of fear for the future that with the class of '92 we bade farewell to six loyal brothers to whom we had been accustomed to look for counsel and advice on fraternity and private matters. But it is with different feeling that we now contemplate the year before us. Commencement week we added to our members S. A. Keen, Jr,, brother of E. L. Keen, who graduated in '91, and Charles Baker. Last Saturday night we introduced to the mysteries of Greekdom, Walter Evans, '96, a brother of A. V. and H. C. Evans, former Ohio Beta Phis. We are glad to have with us again Bro. Charles Lewis, who has been out one year, and Brother Mull who has not been with us for three years. Thus we open the college year with a chapter roll of twelve names having a good lead of our sister chapters, who open with the follow ing members: * r A, 9; -\ T S2, 9; A T A, 9; 2 A E, 8 ; 2 .\. 8; * K t, 7; B 6 n, 6: X i|), 4. We expect soon to badge out three more mem bers of the class of '96, which will place the chapter in as fine con dition as it has ever been. Of our last year's seniors. Brother Albright is Superintendent of the Belpre, Ohio, High School: Brother Butler refused a like po sition in the Salem School to enter the Law School of the Ohio State University; Brother Harrold is studying electrical engineering in the same institution; Brother Hollington has entered the Boston Theological Seminary; Brother Jones is studying economics and po litical economy at the W'isconsin State University, and Brother Carter is fitting himself for an electrical engineer. Even during summer vacation quite a chapter of Phis was main tained here. We had in the summer school seven Phis and three pledged men, who made the old hall seem like anything but a desert ed place, and helped each other to enjoy the time. Brothers Butler and Heath were instructors in the summer school. Commencement we enjoyed the presence of an unusual number of our alumni, and the pleasure that we felt in endeavoring to make their stay with us pleasant will not soon be forgotten. A list of those present as we can now recall them is as follows: Brothers .McConica, Bonham, J. E. Brown, Seeds, .McCammon, Hoskimson, A. V. Evans, THE SCROLL. 61
Paul Thompson, \'an Sickle, Dawley, .Schenck, Robinson, Jack Thompson, Keen, Turrell, Hadley, Mull, and Brother Jarvis, of Illinois Alpha. E. L. WHITNEY. Delaware, Sept. 17. 1892.
OHIO GA.MM.^, OHIO L'-NI\EKSITY. Since our last letter we have initiated into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta another worthy man. Bro. Harley H. Haning, a member of the Sophomore class is the lucky one in every way qualified for membership. We have also pledged three of the best men in the preparatory department—Thomas C. Welch, Dow L. Boston and Thomas L. Young. Our relations with the other fraternities here are of the most friendly nature. There is now among the different chapters but little of the unfriendly feeling that has existed at times in the past. Beta Theta Pi, Delta Tau Delta and Phi Delta Theta are rivals, but not enemies. May 28 the Phi boys played a friendly game of base ball with the Delta Tau Delta boys, this being the first of a series of inter- fraternity games expected to be played before commencement. Quite naturally, the Phis won the game. Ohio Gamma will soon close a year of prosperity, with splendid promise for the future. As Bro. D. W. Welch is the only Phi in the class of '92, and Bro. Frank Super and probably one or two others, will re-enter college, we shall begin the new year with a good sized chapter. We shall have our annual banquet in June and expect to have with us on that occasion many of our alumni brothers. Yours in the Bond, C. F. BEERY. Athens, May 30, 1892.
MicHKiAN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGA.N. If Michigan Alpha has any one thing to report, it is the entertain ment of Brother Phis. We never before have known such a coming and going of brothers from other chapters. March 31, we had the pleasure of again entertaining our brothers of New York Alpha, who are on Cornell's Glee and Banjo Clubs. .A singular thing about the coming of the clubs is that few men staid at the hotel: the great majority staid with their fraternity brothers. Surely Michigan Alpha would not allow her friends and brothers to 62 THE SCROLL. stay anywhere except at •• the house." At dinner, representatives from five chapters were gathered. Brothers Gilbert, Fenner, Hap- good and Kirby of New York Alpha: Bro. Rane of Ohio Zeta formerly, now at Cornell; Bro. Hiller, graduated from Hillsdale sev eral years ago: Bro. Baker of Michigan Beta, now in the Law De partment: and our own chapter. After the concert the crowd came back to the house, where merriment, good cheer and fraternal feeling were mingled till a late hour. Several days later, when the Glee and Banjo Clubs from Amherst, gave their concert here, Bro. Staples was our guest. During the early part of May, Bro. Allen, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin several years ago, dropped in on us. Last week, Bros. March, Foot, Gilbert, Shumaker and Alvord, of Michigan Beta: Smith of Pennsylvania Alpha; Kurtz of Pennsylvania Epsilon; and Draper of Illinois Alpha, now at Albion, Michigan, were here attending the first annual convention of the American Col lege Republican League. Such visits—reunions I might almost say—cannot fail to bring about a more fraternal feeling and loyal love for
The interest of the students is at present centered in tke base-ball team which is now East. The first game was played to-day. Re ports are not in. If our team be successful—and our hopes are high —a wild demonstration will result. Michigan Alpha extends the right hand of congratulation and fra ternal fellowship to Illinois Alpha in her rise from adversity to pros perity. Yours in the Bond, J. ARTHUR WHITWORTH. .Ann Arbor, May 23, 1892.
.'VIicHKj.^N BETA. MICHIGAN STATP: COLLEGE. The college opened for the year of 1892-93 on August 23. A large class entered, and, as the graduating class was an unusually small one, there is a large increase in attendance over that of last year. Michigan Beta, having no men in the class of '92, does not feel the loss which most of our sister chapters must. At the opening of the year we inclosed in our fold, nine men. Though few in number, they "hustled" themselves nobly with the incoming class and the success which has so far attended their movements has encouraged them to look forward to a most properous year. On the evening of Septem ber 3. Nathan C. Johnson of South Bend, Indiana, was initiated into the mysteries of * A O. We introduce him to the Fraternity as a loyal brother and a worthy bearer of the Sword and Shield. We have an excellent man pledged, and feel sure that the time is not far distant when Michigan Beta can come before the Phi world with a full roll of loyal, earnest Phis. The Annual Field Day of the Michigan Inter-collegiate Athletic Association was held here on June 2, 3 and 4. At this time we had the pleasure of entertaining Brothers March, McLouth, Green and Fox of Michigan Gamma. The Agricultural College carried away the majority of the medals of the contest, and Michigan Beta came in for her share. Brothers C. F. and J. W. Rittinger and Brother Patrick are the proud posses sors of several first and second prizes. Besides their part in the con tests of the track and ring, they played in the ball team which won the championship cup. During the summer term, we entertained our friends several times and all expressed themselves delighted with the Phis. Brother \'. H. Lowe, '91, has been with us for the past six months. 64 THE SCROLL.
He is taking post-graduate work in Zoology. Brother Sherwood, '8i, spent the summer with us. Brother C. F. Rittinger, '90, and Brother J. R. McColl, '90, also paid us short visits during the summer. Brother Rittinger is teaching in the western part of the State and Brother McColl has returned to Tennessee to resume the chair of En gineering in the State University. Brother W. A. Munson, '88, Professor of Horticulture in the Maine State College, visited his Alma Mater in July. Brother H. D. Baker, '94, who has been at his home in Wisconsin for the past six months, expects to return in the spring. Our college, on the whole, is prospering. Two new buildings have been added, and new equipment purchased. With liberal aid given by the State and' Government to the college, naught but success can attend it. With the best wishes for all Brothers, We are yours in $ A e, W. C. BAGLEY. Lansing, Sept. 9, 1892.
ZETA PROVINCE.
ILLINOIS DELTA, KNOX COLLEGE. Knox has entered upon a new year with a Freshman Class of nearly 140 members and the largest attendance in all departments in its his tory. There is good "timber" we think, from which to build up a strong chapter, and we are especially glad to see among the new students Brother Wishard of Wabash College, who enters the Junior Class here. All the fraternities at Knox mourn the loss of good men, we our selves losing four where we expected to lose but one. Yet, though not as strong as we expected to be, nor in what might might be con sidered strictly first-class shape, we are in condition to make ourselves an AI chapter and we can truthfully say that we are the strongest fraternity in school. In last year s spring term we secured Bro. F. R. Sanderson, '94, the champion athlete of the College and winner the last two years of the Illinois Inter-collegiate tennis tournament. We also initiated Brothers G. D. Tunnicliff, Rob. Fleming and R. J. Williams all of '96. In the spring elections we were not very prominent, your . reporter receiving the Gnothautic presidency and Bro. Tunnicliff a place on the lecture course committee. Knox received 850,000 from Dr. D. K. Pearsons last commence ment, on condition that she raise S2oo,ooo more in two years. The THE SCROLL. 65 outlook at present is that the amount will be raised and if it is a pros perous future is assured the college. Illinois Delta sends greeting to all Phis in hope that they may everywhere be successful and progres sive as ever before. In the Bond of * A 6, GEO. CANDEE GALE. Galesburg, September i, 1892.
ILLINOIS ZETA, L().MB.\RD UNI\-ERSITY. The college year just completed has been a most prosperous one for Illinois Zeta. Throughout the year the chapter has been strong in numbers and earnest in its work for Phi Delta Theta. As usual, the Phis won the larger portion of Commencement honors. The five members who graduated were Bros. D. P. Wild, E. R. Allen, B. F. Brady, G. W Skilling and H. Blount. In the election of officers for the Lombard Review, four Phis were honored. These were R. F. Anderson, '93, editor-in-chief; B. P. Smith, '94, alumni editor: \\' R. Tapper, '94, business manager; and Guy Ber nard, '95, treasurer. On Field Day five of the college records were lowered by Phis. The prospects for the coming year are very flattering. We begin this fall with thirteen members, and as the class of '96 will be the largest that has ever entered the universit)-, we shall have a goodly number of men to pick from. The steam-heat and gas-light which we put in our parlors this summer have added much to their appearance and comfort. Last June the trustees of the University voted ?lo,ooo for repairing the college building and supplying it with steam-heat and gaslight. Also ?l,ooo worth of apparatus was purchased for the laboratory, thus giving the students additional facilities for work in this line. .Measures were taken for the immediate erection of a building suita ble for a gymnasium and halls for the literary societies. This build ing is much needed, and it is hoped that it will be ready for use by next spring. A great change also was made in the membership of our faculty. Dr. White, who since 1876 has been president of the university, re signed his position as president and became dean of the Divinity School; Prof. J. C. Lee, who for eight years has been connected with the college as professor of rhetoric, was chosen president. His election is highly pleasing to the students and insures a bright pro gressive career for the university. Besides these changes four new 66 THE SCROLL. professors will begin work this fall. These are Prof. Wright, in- .structor in astronomy; Miss De Normandie, teacher of French and German; Miss Smith, in the music department, and Miss Chappel as principal of the department of elocution. These changes will be very helpful to Lombard, and as the university progresses we intend that Illinois Zeta shall also. Yours in the Bond, R. F. ANDERSON. Galesburg, Sept. 8, 1892.
.MISSOURI ALPHA. MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY. It is with a feeling of pride that we review the record of Missouri Alpha during the last two months of school, the quintessence of our year's work, and a matter of congratulation on our gallant and victo rious exit. .As usual, this event was celebrated by our annual June ball. For some years past, it has been the custom here every com mencement for three of the fraternities, the
'86, who for the past year has been taking a special course at Harvard, received from that institution the $500.00 Morgan fellowship. Bro. B. .M. Thompson was historian of Law Class of '92, and was elected editor-in-chief of the Index-. Bro. C. G. Haines received a gold medal as captain of the prize company on a competitive drill. The walls of the burned university building have been taken down and the debris cleaned away. The only memento of the building that now remains on the campus is six colossal columns standing monu mental over the ashes of the once magnificent structure. They will be left standing just as they are, in the very midst of an area, around which will be grouped the new buildings. These build ings, six in number, are now in the course of erection and are ex pected to be ready for occupancy by the opening of school. CHAS. G. HAINES. Columbia, July 15, 1892.
IOWA ALPHA, IOWA WESLEYAN UNI\-ERSITY. Iowa Alpha took her share of commencement honors. The contest in which the most interest centered was the competitive drill in the military department for the Penfield medal which is given to the best drilled company. This year it went to Company C. of which Brother Clark was Captain. The Company not only received the highest marks as being the best drilled one, but he was marked as the most efficient captain. Two victories of which we are proud are those which resulted in placing the "Sword and Shield" on E. J. Smith, '93, and E. L. Roth, '95. On the evening of May 25 Mr. Smith took upon himself the vows of a Phi. He is well known as a thor ough student and a good athlete, being a member of the base ball nine. Mr. Roth was initiated on the morning of June 16. He has also made his mark as a student and all around athlete,—in home and neighboring contest having carried off the bulk of the honors. We waited with some little anxiety the action of the Board of Trustees on the usual anti-frat. petition. It was referred to a com mittee and then died the death it deserved, so our chapter will enter upon another year's work unimpeded by any further restrictions. At present writing we expect that twelve enthusiastic men will return to begin the work of another year. The outlook for new students was never so encouraging; and as the school prospers, the fraternities are working, so it augurs well for Iowa Alpha. Yours in Phi Delta Theta, Mt. Pleasant, August 19, 1892. WALTER L. BRENHOLTS. 68 THE SCROLL.
CALIFORNIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. A few weeks before the close of the term, California Alpha initiated her sixth member from the Freshman Class, in the person of Brother Charles X. Lathrop of Oakland. Brother Lathrop makes an excel lent fraternity man, is popular in his class and is in the first rank as a student, so that we feel that we have good reason for self-congratu lation. On the evening of June ist, we held our regular annual banquet at the California Hotel in San Francisco. It was rather a disappoint ment as regards attendance, but was otherwise very enjoyable. Bro. S. C. Scheeline, '74. acted as toastmaster, and among those who re sponded to the toasts were Brothers J. W. Moss, Kentucky Alpha, •58: C. 0. Perry, Indiana Zeta, '66 and M. A. Howe, Vermont Alpha, '90. On the evening of June 24, we entertained about fifty of our friends at the chapter house. The evening was spent in dancing and was thoroughly enjoyable in every respect. Brothers H. A .Melvin, '89 and Parcells, '95, rendered several musical selections. June 25 was the day set for the Class Day Ex'ercises of the Class of '92, at 10:30 in the morning. Strawberry Canon was the scene of the reg ular reading of the Prophecy, History and Dispensation. In the afternoon occurred the planting of the class ivy and the pilgrimage of classes, ceremonies doubtless familiar to Eastern institutions, but never before witnessed at Berkeley. Commencement day fell upon June 29. We lost by graduation on on that day, four of our most experienced members, Brothers Gray, Goodyear, Tompkins and Young. Bro. Edwards, our fifth Senior was prevented by ill-health from taking the full requirement of hours during the past year and will probably return to Berkeley for one more term's work in order to graduate. Bro. Tompkins graduated third in military rank and was commissioned as .Major. Although no other honors fell to our lot this year, our Seniors hadjwon very credit able rank in scholarship among the members of the class. Bro. Young is at present teaching in the Santa Rosa High School and Bro. Goodyear will teach Latin and Greek next year in the Hopkins Acad emy, an institution of High School rank in Oakland. A Phi party, consisting of Brothers Holmes, '89, Tompkins, '92, Friend and Boggs, '94, and Holmes, Fowler, Spencer and Parcells, '95, are spending the vacation in the Yosemite Valley. A trip to the valley has within the past few years become a very common method THE SCROLL. 69 among the various fraternities of spending the long vacation in summer. The only prize within the gift of the University, namely the Medal, presented annually to the most distinguished graduate, has again been refused by the person to whom it was tendered and the faculty has recommended to the Regents that the fund devoted to this object be diverted to some other use. We regret very much that we are to lose from our midst Bro. Fowler, '95, who will shortly leave for Minneapolis where his father is to care for the interests of the Methodist Church. He will prob ably attend the University of Minnesota and if so we heartily com mend him to the care of Minnesota Alpha. Bro. Frank Parcells, '91, intends to enter the post-graduate department of Harvard this fall. Since his graduation he has been attending the Hastings Law College of the University. Bro. Morgan, '91. our delegate to Atlanta, has returned to Oakland full of news concerning the many Phis whom he has met both in college and out. Owing to the change of the University Calendar, work will begin at Berkeley in less than two weeks. The faculty expect the largest Freshman Class in the history of the university and altogether the coming year is to be one of prosperity and activity, both for the uni versity and for our chapter. HENRY W. STUART. San Leandro. August 6. 1892.
CALIFORNIA BETA. LELAND STANFORD. JR.. L^NIVERSITY. Our university this month completed its pioneer year, and twenty- nine students on June 15th received the degree A. B. The charac ter of this class augurs for the future of the institution. The exercises of Commencement week were of an interesting na ture and in keeping with the close of a most successful year. The Baccalaureate sermon was delivered by the Rev. Horatio .Stebbins of San Francisco, Cal.. and tlie Commencement address by Rev. Myron W Reed, Denver, Col. The success of our chapter has kept pace with that of our university, and it is with quite a feeling of pride that we look back over the record of the year. Our chapter life has been harmonious, its work has been carried on energetically and successfully, and its future is certainly more flattering. We will lose but two or three of our members this year, and will enter upon the next with a strong determination to make it even more successful than the first year of our chapter's existence. 70 THE SCROLL.
On the evening of .May 20. 92. we opened the doors of our house and welcomed the entire school to partake of our hospitality. Our rooms were crowded from 7 until 10, and a reception committee com posed of eleven of our finest young lady friends assisted us in seeing that every one felt at home. The house was filled with flowers. (J) A 9 being worked into various designs, and the college orchestra composed of our best musicians, kindly furnished music for us. We were eminently pleased with the success of the evening's undertaking. We feel that we were doing our part to secure good college fellowship and an earnest college spirit, while at the same time, we were ce menting the ties between Greek and (ireek. The last effort of the year was to initiate Homer Laughlin, Jr., East Liverpool, Ohio, into the mysteries of Phidom. We take pleasure now in introducing Bro. Laughlin to the members of our beloved Fraternity. We were the recipients of visits from the following during the last few weeks: Bros. Edwards. \'oung, Tompkins, Parcells. Gray. of California .Alpha, and Bro. Edwards. Chicago, 111., a former mem ber of Illinois Zeta. We likewise acknowledge an invitation from California Alpha to attend their annual banquet given in .San Fran cisco, -May 28. With best wishes for all chapters of Phi Delta Theta during the coming year. Yours in Bond. E. D. LEWIS. Menlo Park. June 26, '92. THE SCROLL. 7 J
PERSONALS.
Texas T-W H. Anderson, 'S6, is practising law in Los Angeles. Iowa A—S. .\. W. Carver, 'S;i, is practising law in Los- Angeles. Tennessee B—David B. Stanton is engaged in electrical engineering in Missouri. Tennessee B—H. R. Bohn, M. D., is on the staff of the Charity Hospital, of New Orleans. Iowa A—P. W Kaufman. '81, is principal of the Glen- dora School, Los Angeles County, Cal. California A—Louis Titus, '1)8, was married, May 1:!, 1N1»2, to Miss Lottie Hill of Delano, Cal. Ohio B—The following in regard to Brother O'Kane, '.'ST, is clipped from the Delaware Herald: •• Mr. Will E. O'Kane has obtained a position with the A. C. Mc- Clurg Book Publishing House, of Chicago, one of the largest con cerns of the kind in the West, and enters upon the duties of his new position September 20. While we regret that the change takes Will from Delaware, we congratulate him on the advanced position that has come to him on merit. Tennessee B—A. L. Cotton is with the San Antonio and Aransas Pass R. R., at San Antonio, Texas. California A—Harry A. Melvin, '8S), graduated last June from the Hastings Law College of the U. C. Tennessee B—Randolph Buck, with his wife and daughter, spent the summer at .Sewanee, Tenn. New Hampshire A—Born to Dr. A. P. Richmond, SC), April 8, ''.>2, a son, Allen Pierce Richmond, Jr. New Hampshire A—Charles H. Gould, '92, has accepted the position of tutor in Latin at his alma mater. New Hampshire A—D. S. Ruevsky, '87, graduated from the Boston Theological Seminary, June 1, 1892. California A—Russ Avery, '94, attended the College Y M. C. A. Conference, at Northfield, this summer. 72 THE SCROLL.
California A—W . H. Chamberlain, K), is chairman of the Executive Committee of the State Republican League. California A—Perry T. Tompkins, '92, is principal of the Mount Vernon Grammar School, San Bernardino, Cali fornia. California A—W. VV. \'an Arsdale, '77, has been chosen a director of the Sis.son-Crocker Bank, of Sisson, Cali fornia. Illinois Z—C. H. Cottrell is now situated at Quincy, Ills. He is employed in a large wholesale hardware house. Illinois Z—S. T. Donohoe, '91, is in the government employ at Washington, in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Illinois Z—C. N. Anderson, 90, is professor of mathe matics in the Western Normal and Business College at Abingdon, Ills. Missouri A—H. W. Clark, '87, Ex-Treasurer of G. C, on June 1st was united in marriage with Miss Wickersham of Lebanon, Mo. Ohio A—The following is a reprint of a note that ap peared in the Washington Post, August 13, about a Phi of the class of '6S, Miami University; "The Rev. Faye Walker is at the Ebbitt for a day or two. Dr. Walker is the President of the Oxford. Ohio. Female College, where Mrs. Harrison graduated, and of which her father, the Rev. Dr. Scott, was an early President. Dr. Walker is an enthusiast as to his college village, which is also the seat of the Miami University, where President Harrison graduated, and which Whitelaw Reid left at the breaking out of the war to go to the front as correspondent, laying the foundation of the reputation which he now holds in the newspaper world. "Over across the street from Dr. Walker's college is another memento of the present administration, being no other than the house still standing and occupied in which Mr. and Mrs. Harrison began their married life." Tennessee B -W. B. .\iken, with E. T. V. & G. R. R., at Knoxville, Tenn.; Rev. R. E. Grubb, Jacksonville, Florida; Larkin Smith, M. D., Nashville, Tenn., and Anton P. Wright, B. A., '90, Georgia State University, spent some time this summer at .Sewanee, Tenn. THE SCROLL. 73
California .A—Jacob B. Reinstein, '73, was elected Pre.s- ident of the Alumni Association of the University of Cal ifornia, at its last meeting. Indiana -A—John W. Foster, '55, lectured in the Park .\venue M. E. Church, New York City, June 12, 1892, on Religious and Political Institutions of Spain. Ohio B.—Ed. S. BarkduU is on the staff of the Clevelatid (Ohio) Leader, and is one of the Phis at the head of the movement for an alumni chapter in the Forest City. Ohio r—Hon. Emmett Tompkins, '73, Columbus, Ohio, was chairman of the recent Franklin County Republican Convention and is now chairman of the County Executive Committee. ••One of the places at which .Mr. Tompkins may be found is the banquet hall. His after-dinner speeches have given him a reputation and a popularity that makes him in demand on such occasions. His reputation as an orator was gained when he represented the county of Athens in the state legislature. He is a prominent member of the Columbus lodge of Elks and whenever there is a festival of music and fun Emmett Tompkins may be counted on as one of those who will be present." Alabama .A—R. P. Wetmore, of the firm of T. B. & R. P Wetmore, Attorneys at Law and Solicitors in Chancer}-, has changed his address with that of the firm, to 2004v_, F"irst .Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. Kentucky ^.—John M. Cowherd, M, was awarded !Sr),000 damages in a suit tried at Louis\ille. against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, on account of injuries re ceived Sept. 19, 1890, while a passenger on the defend ant's train. California .A —Everett F. Goodyear, '92, is located at Oakland, California, as Professor of Latin, Greek and Ger man in Hopkins academy, an institution which prepares a large number of men for the Stite university, .Stanford and Eastern universities. Ohio B —Married at the home of the bride's parents, in Delaware, Ohio, Wednesday, August 24, 1892, Brother W. I. Hadley, '91, of Pioneer, Ohio, and Miss Olive P. Welch. They are "At Home" at Pioneer, Ohio, where Brother Hadley is engaged in the drj' goods business with his father. 74 THE SCROLL.
Illinois Z—This commencement has been marked by its surprises but one of the most pleasant of all was the mar- riao^e of 'MISS Anna Ross, '90, to Dr. Allen Lapham, '88. They were married by Dr. White, on Wednesday evening, just before the Alumni banquet' The doctor and his bride left the same evening for Victoria, III., where the groom has established a good practice. Tennessee A—Walter B. Palmer, '80, has accepted the position of special agent of the United States Depart ment of Labor, with headquarters at Washington, D. C. He will travel throughout the country most of the time for the purpose of collecting information to be used by the department in various investigations. His permanent address will continue to be Nashville, Tenn. Indiana A.—Henry W. Ruoff, '90, who last year pur sued work in Philosophy at Harvard, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, and who during the summer was assistant in Ethnology in the same institution, has received the appointment to the chair of Psychology and Ethics at Penn.sylvania State College, Pennsylvania, where he will be from now on. His home address was Indiana, Penn. Tennessee A—The "Old Oak Club" is an organization with membership limited to twenty five, which has ex isted at Nashville since 1887. Its meetings are devoted to the reading and discussion of papers on some social, historical or political subject. Four of its members are Phis—v\. B. Palmer,.L. R. Campbell, R. F. Jackson, and A. E. Howell, The club gave a dinner at the Maxwell House at its final meeting for the \-ear. California .A—At the great unification meeting of San PYancisco Republicans held at the .Alliance Club July 9, ls92, the chairman of the meeting was J. N. E. Wilson, ";<), His appearance on the platform and his speech were greeted with the wildest applause, and the resolutions of of the meeting named him as the "able, intelligent and honorable leader" of the party. Brother Wilson, in ad dition to political honors and high office in Odd Fellow ship, is State Insurance Examiner. Tennessee .A -Morrison Brandon, '94, was married Thursday, June 1, 1892, to Miss Harriet Frances Inman, at the Fir-t Presbyterian church, Atlanta, Ga. The Coti- stittition says it was the most beautiful June wedding ever THE SCROLL. 75 witnessed in .Atlanta. Dr. W S. Elkin, Kentucky Alpha, was one of the ushers and Bros. J. C. McReynolds of Nashville and S. P. Gilbert of Columbus, Ga., attendants. After a full description of the costume of the bride, the church decorations, the ceremony and the reception at the palatial marble mansion of the Inman's on Peachtree street, the following is said ; ••The marriage of this young couple has been one of general inter est, and their future life together is sure to fulfill all the bright proph ecies made for them by their friends. After a year spent abroad. .Mis> Inman entered society three seasons ago with every blessing be stowed upon girlhood. Young, lovely, with great wealth at her com mand, she had every possible advantage. But she never cared for society in the gayest sense of the word, and so she gathered about her in the quietest of ways many lovely friends and scores of earnest and enviable suitors. She has the reputation of having been one of the greatest belles in southern society, and as a wife she is sure to make sublimely happy the man she has chosen, for she is a woman who will be a queen in her husband's house and a bright angel of tenderness to his tired hours. Some five years ago .Mr. .Morris Bran don came to Atlanta to enter the practice of the law-. His success was marked from the first and during this time he has steadily risen until he is today one of the ablest and most popular voung barristers in the city. A Tennesseean by birth, he possesses all that fine strength, integrity, intellect and determination which have made the success of so many men from that state. He took the highest social position in Atlanta at once, for he had all that refinement and charm which belong alone to gentle birth. He is a rare and splendid man, who deserves all the success and happiness that has come to him, and those who know him prophesy a future replete with honorable and lofty success.'' Ohio B—Scott Bonham, 'S2, who has attended three of our National Conventions, numerous Provincial and .State meetings, and altogether has been a loyal and enthusiastic Phi, has become prominent enough in the political and professional affairs of his adopted city, Cincinnati ; so much so that his name and face frequentU' adorn the pages of Porkopolitan dailies. Wishing to transfer some of the accounts of recent happenings in regard to his re-election to the Board of Legislation, THE SCROLL asked for some data for its forthcoming issue. This was furnished in a style that will be the more interesting if given verbatim. It is under date of May 29, 1892, and is as follows ; * * "You-want some fresh things about myself ? Well, I am 34, good-natured, good-looking, and pious. I was born like other people. Because Bobbie Burns and I were both born on January 2o, is not discreditable to me or Burns. 16 THE SCROLL.
I write poetry and so did he sometimes attempt it. Some of my beautiful verses will be sung at Minneapolis next week by the Blaine Glee Club. I wear whiskers—both in public and private, and in my pictures. I did this before the Sunday Barber law was enacted, and before I became wealthy. I went to the village school of Midway, O., till IT), and am going to speak to the graduating class there next Wednesday evening, and tell them how I reached the pinnacle upon which I am now balancing with one foot. Then I played country pedagogue five years, and finally.
after five brilliant years at Delaware, carrying off the B. .A. in my hat-band in 'S2, I blossomed at West Unity, O., as a High School Principal of large calibre in 'S2-'83. And then at the University of Virginia and Cincinnati Law School in IMS,-) got LL. B. pasted on my escutcheon. .Seven years at the Cincinnati Bar, with fair success—plenty of work, but I sigh and pray daily for bigger fees. I am also known as a statesman, owning but one ward, however —the 16th. In the Board of Legislation of Cincinnati to THE SCROLL. 11 which I was re-elected this spring for a term of two years, I think I know more than the whole thirty members. I will admit that two or three members dispute that, how ever. I belong to church—like all great statesmen—a Pres byterian, but I cut on it this morning to write you this letter. Am doing duty as Senior Deacon in the best Ma sonic Lodge in Cincinnati. These matters, with three or four building associations of which I am attorney so take my time that I have no girl, and my matrimonial future seems as dark and unpromising as the present weather for corn planting. I am a Phi Delta Theta since October s, 1S79, and that alone is enough to recommend me to the smiles of Providence. In college I held every office in chapter, I believe, at some time or other, including chap lain, the duties of which office I always performed accept ably, and with great unction I may say -I believe unction is the word. I believe the records will show that I am the only man who ever had an undisputed monopoly of that position, and could always be elected to the place myself or name the nominee for the honor. The eiificacy of my prayers was my only recommendation. I pulled no wires, set up no caucusses, asked for no votes. The office sought the man. While in college I was also the war correspond ent of two or three Cincinnati and Columbus dailies. Now I could write much more interesting matter about myself —to myself—but as I don't desire to enlarge your supple ment too much—with my picture, pen and otherwise, I will not write more unless you telegraph me for more matter. " THE SCROTAL.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
FRATERNITIES. 5 .Y has become extinct at Roanoke College. -X $ is credited with a chapter at .Stanford University. 2 N entered Mt. Union College, July la.st, with a chap ter of nine members. The Beta Eta is the name of a new chapter of K K F at Leland Stanford University. The \\ ooster chapter of "I" K * had one member to re turn at the opening of the fall term. ATA has six men this year at Stanford who will likely be successful in organizing a chapter. In addition to * A 0, $ T A, K A 0 and 2 A E have se cured chapter houses at Stanford University. A K E at Williams College has purchased the Charles .Mather property for $15,500, and © A X takes the former Deke house. The * F A quarterly says that the chapter of 2 N estab lished at Yale in 1889, returned its charter at the end of the last college year. The Sigma Chi Quarterly has had nothing to say about the reported initiation of Grover Cleveland by the Ann Arbor law 5 X's. We wonder wartitti. The general conventions of both K K F and 2 X were held at Indianapolis the last week in August. There was a pleasant exchange of social favors. Hereafter all fraternities of the literary department. University of Michigan, will be represented on the Palla dium, the annual heretofore controlled by the nine oldest chapters. Commencement week at Colby University witnessed the advent of a chapter of A T 12, the Gamma Alpha. Thirteen men were initiated by members from Maine .State College. THE SCROLL. 79
The Iota chapter of © A X at Harvard, and the Chi at Rochester, were revived in June last, the former with sixteen men, nine Seniors, the latter with nine, four of these being Seniors. The new fraternity, * K 2, at Brown University, is not a branch of the general fraternity of the same name, but an independent organization, drawing its membership from the Catholic students. The Texas Pan-Hellenic Society was organized at Fort •Worth, Texas, September 7, and its initial banquet given at "ye Arlington Inn." The banquet began at eleven o'clock and lasted until three A. M. The menu card was a striking novelty. It was coffin-shaped, on the front be ing the emblematic skull and cross bones, and a striking sketch of the woes of a "Barbarian" being led to Hades, "led" by the strongly persuasive influence of the chapter goat that was bringing up the rear. The badge of each of the societies was printed as a border for the toasts. Among those who responded to toasts was Harry A. Kahler, Ohio Z, '87, who toasted the subject "In and Out." About forty-five fraternit\- men were present, five of whom were Phis. These were \\'. T. Henry and John P. Henry, Texas; H. A. Kahler, Ohio State; J. B. Lewright, Mi.s- souri, and Wallace Hendricks, Vanderbilt. The next meeting will be held at Dallas.
EXCHANGES.
On October first there is jjromised the appearance of \'olume 1., Number 1., of a publication to be known as The College Fraternity. It is the enterprise of two men well known in general fraternity circles. The p:ditorial department will be under the charge of E. H. L. Ran dolph, erstwhile of THE SCROLL, while Mr. Y. M. Cros- sett of the Delta Upsilou Quarterly will have charge of its business affairs. From the prospectus sent out by the Editor under date of June 24, 1892, we quote ; ••It is our aim to produce a monthly journal of a high literary standard and which will cover comprehensively the broad field of American College Fraternities in general. Our own experience * * * has indicated a demand for a class of matter of a more pronounced literary character and in greater quantity than the jour nals of the individual orders are able to produce, by reason of the so THE SCROLL. fact that the major part, bv far, of their space in each issue is neces sarily devoted to matters of a stricdy local or personal nature, such as chapter letters, local news, personals, etc." It will procure original articles from the best known fraternity writers ; reproduce with permission, matter of treneral interest appearing in current greek letter journals, Ind cover the field of fraternity news in all its branches. It hopes— ••By the methods mentioned as well as in ways that may suggest themselves to bring American College Fraternity men into closer touch with each other and into a better knowledge of fraternity affairs than is the rule now-.'' The plan and objects of this magazine are certainly such as are worthy of indorsement, and in so far as it suc ceeds in these, it should have the unalloyed support of all Hellenes. THE SCROLL hopes that it may meet with that measure of success which is its due. The address of the publication is 171 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
POT=POURRI.
.\ttention of Phis is called to the following announce ment from Brother I. R. Hitt, Jr., in regard to the College Fraternity exhibit at the World's F"air. The Council has decided that Phi Delta Theta shall take part in the Ex hibit, and to Brother Hitt has been delegated the charge of our display. The various chapters and members of the I'Yaternity should at once put themselves in communica tion with our representative, and co-operate to the full extent of their ability in making the Phi Delta Theta dis play all that it should be, in beauty, symbolism and com pleteness.
( OLLECiE FRATERNITY EXHIBIT. .At this late date I will only dwell on necessary points regarding the coming "Fraternity Exhibit" at the World's Columbian Exhibition, hoping to have it appear in the October SCROLL. On January 9, the first meeting was held at Chicago, twenty-three Fraternities were represented. You have probably seen the report of the Committee on that occa sion. I will repeat it here, in order that all the chapters THE SCROLL. 81 will see and know what the Exhibit will consist of in gen eral. "This meeting recommends to all American college fraternities and societies that their exhibits at the World's Columbian Exposition consist, among other things, of their catalogues, song-books, magazines, badges, flags, banners and souvenirs of particular chapters, escutcheons, coats of arms, pictures of and whatsoever is of interest in showing their history and present status, and that provi sion be made for the registry of all members of fraterni ties who visit the exhibit." On July 7, a permanent or ganization was formed, and constitution adopted; com- mittees appointed, and application for space made. Through kindness of Mr. Fearn, I send you a drawing of the space allotted to fraternities in the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts Building; 46 feet long by 19 feet deep on one
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K. Entrance. C. Show Cases. W. Wings. S. Staffs. of main aisles. On three sides the walls will be from 8 to 12 feet high, in rear you will see four wings ; these wings will be about 10 by 8 feet. Each fraternity will probably take about one-third of one of the sides of a wing. An enlarged reproduction of fraternity badge will be hung above each exhibit. Each fraternity can ar range its exhibits to suit itself. Mr. Fearn says one of the fraternities have decided on the following: A book-case eighteen inches deep four by four, one-half foot glass doors, for its publication (see recommendation of committee), statues emblematical of the fraternity ; and a map of the U. S. showing location of chapters.' Draping of flags, fraternity colors, large re production of badge, portraits of founders, chapter houses, prominent members, roll of its chapers in large 82 THE SCROLL.
letters, trophies, emblems, statistical charts and the fra ternity flower in vases. Meetings will be held on October 1, November 3, and December 1, 1892. At the last meeting, space will be allotted. In addition to the Fraternity Exhibit, there will be held a Fraternity Congress, (Pan-Hellenic) July next. Same will be held in Memorial Art Palace, foot of Adams Street. Tfiat one may have an idea of its size, will say the two audience rooms seat 3,000 people each. There are thirty smaller rooms with seating capacity of from 300 to 700 persons each. It is urged that Frater nities hold their conventions there at that time. Ar rangements are being made to devote one or two days to a Union Congress. The following subjects have been suggested for consideration by the Committee : "Origin of the Fraternities, The Development of the System, The Ideal Fraternity, Its Government and the Relations of Its Alumni ; The Right of the Fraternities to Exist, The Limits of Fraternity Rivalry, The Secrecy of the Frater nities, Their Moral and Political Relations and their Re lations with the College Faculties, What Inter-fraterntiy Laws are Advisable and Practicable for Common Ad vancement and Protection, Honorary Membership and •Preparatory Students, The Legal Status of the Fraterni ties, Fraternity Journalism." Let reporters of every chapter of Phi Delta Theta put themselves in correspondence with me, at once, advising me what they can contribute that will be of interest to old and young Phis and Fraternity men in general, that I may better judge the amount of space to apply for and know what the chapter can contribute. ISAAC R. HITT, JR., 717 Chicago Ave., P. O. Box 216. Evanston, 111. * * * * Illinois Alpha at Northwestern begins the year with a membership of six—one junior, two sophomores and three freshmen. * * * * The October Century is replete with interesting matter, opening with an article on "What I saw of the Paris Commune." The series of Columbian papers grow in interest; the one on Christopher Columbus, by the emi nent Spanish historian, Emilio Castelar, taking up "The Homeward Voyage. THE SCROLL.
It is important that chapters send to THE SCROLL at once the name of the Reporter for the \-ear, if that duty has not already been attended to, and notily us of the exact membership of the chapter so that we may know how many copies of THE SCROLL to send hereafter. When the directory is fully corrected we will send to all our printed circular for Reporters. * * * * The annual banquet given by the Kentucky Alpha Chapter last commencement was a notable event in the life of that chapter and was considered the event of the season in town and college social circles. The Phis have long enjoyed a social su premacy at Danville, and are still worthy of the honor. This, with the long roll of honored Sons of Cen tre who wear the Phi badge made it \\ ithin the bounds of possi bilities for the chap ter to gather together at its banquet board the hundred and one guests of the evening. That \-enerable, be loved and loyal of Phi patriarchs, Re\'. J. M. Worrall, D. D., presided as Toast- master. The banquet DR. J. M. WORRALL. was given at the Clemens House. The parlors and banqueting hall were most artistically draped in white and blue—the colors of the Fraternity. Beautiful music was furnished during the evening by Eichorn, of Louisville. The toasts were as follows; Phi Delta Theta, Frank D. Swope; Kentucky Alpha, Dwight N. Marble ; Kentucky Delta, Hon. Proc tor Knott ; College Davs, Judge Thomas R. Phister ; The Ladies, Rev. C' B. H. Alartin ; Centre College, Col. Thomas W. Bullitt; College Reminiscences, C. \\'. Metcalf. 84 THE SCROLL.
Mr. Howells will begin in the November Cosmopolitan a department under the attractive title, "A Traveler from Altruria. " Those who have seen the first two papers think they will equal in interest and in their wide appeal to all classes, the Breakfast Table Papers of Dr. Holmes. In order to give the necessary time to this work, Mr. Howells has turned over the detail editorial work to Mr. Walker. * * * * Homer J. Edmiston, of Nebraska Alpha, '92, has an instructorship at Cornell this year. V. J. Emery, Ohio Z, '87, takes the place of Professor Derby, absent on leave, at Ohio State; and Wm. McPherson, of the same chapter, enters on his duties as assistant professor of chemistry, in O. S. U. At Allegheny College, W. A. Elliott, Pennsylvania Delta, '89, was elected to the full professorship of Greek, and to fill the vacancy caused by his promotion, C. F. Ross, '91, was elected principal of the preparatory de partment. norsMs ACID PHOSPHATE. Recommended and prescribed by physicians of all schools, for Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, and all diseases arising from imperfect digestion and derangements of the nervous system. It aids digestion, and is a brain and nerve food. Descriptive pamphlet free. Rumford Chemical Works. Providence, R. I.
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We are informed that Minnesota Alpha is safely en sconced in a well furnished house, which cannot help but be of great value to the chapter in the prosecution of its work. We congratulate the chapter that it has such friends as are found in the Zeta Province President and the Minneapolis alumni and upon the earnestness which marks its own present work. * * * * There are a large number of Phis in and about Boston, students at Harvard, Tufts, Boston University and the In stitute of Technology, besides the resident members. A number of these want to see something of an organization effected, and a rousing observance of Alumni Day, next March. Every chapter that has members, or knows of Phis there, are requested to send their addresses to Carl F. Henry, Tufts College, Mass., or Dwight N. Marble, care the Institute of Technology, Boston. Between these two men, they will be looked up. * * * * The Chicago University has one thousand students. [Reading matter on next page.] Jlaving eompleted one of the largest JVIanuf aetopies of
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ALUMNI CHAPTER ADDRESSES. Annual Alumni Day, Marcli Ibtti. New York, N. Y.—Alpha—F. J. Greene, 62 Gold Street. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Alpha—T. C. Blaisdell, 42 Taylor Avenue, Allegheny. Philadelphia, Pa.—Beta—M. H. Fehnel, 601 Swanson Street. Baltimore, Md.—Alpha—Rev. H. H. Weber,31 Patterson Avenue. Washington, D. C.—Alpha—M. C. Summers, Surgeon-General's Office. Richmond, Va.—Alpha—Dr. C. M. Shields, 310 E. Franklin Street. Columbus, Ga.—Alpha—Herbert L. Manson. Atlanta, Ga.—Beta—Morris Brandon. Nashville, Tenn.—Alpha—R. F. Jackson, 301}^ N. Cherry Street. Montgomery, Ala.—Alpha—W. E. Holloway. Selma, Ala.—Beta—A. W. Nelson. Cincinnati, O.—Alpha—Dr. J. A. Thompson, 113 W. Ninth Street. Akron, O.—Beta—W. J. Emery. Louisville. Ky.—Alpha—D. N. Marble, 543 Fourth Avenue. Franklin, Ind.—Alpha—T. C. Donnell. Indianapolis, Ind.—Beta—H. U. Brown, care " Indianapolis N'ews.^^ Chicago, 111.—Alpha—A. F. Moore, 2734 Prairie Avenue. Galesburg, 111.—Beta—^J. L. Hastings. Kansas City, Mo.—Alpha—S. M. McClannahan. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.—Alpha—W. F. Hunt, Barnard School, St. Paul. Salt Lake City, Utah—Alpha—W. H. Erb. San Francisco, Cal.—Alpha—C. E. Holmes, Pier 3, Stewart Street. Los Angeles, Cal.—Beta—Leslie R. Hewitt. THE SCROLL
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Alpha Province. President—J. M. Mayer, 10 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. Maine Alpha—Colby University, Waterville, Me.—^John S. Lynch. New Hampshire Alpha—Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.—Alfred Bartlett. Vermont Alpha—University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.—Frank L. Dunham. Massachusetts Alpha—Williams College,Williamstown, Mass.—W, S. Elder. Massachusetts Beta—Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.—Charles A. Andrews, Phi DeltaTheta House. Rhode Island Alpha—Brown University, Providence, R. I.—I. L. Foster, 16 Hope Hall. New York Alpha—Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.—Robert Lathrop, Phi Delta Theta House. New York Beta—Union University, Schenectady, N. Y.—E. L. Auchampaugh, P. U. Box 212. New York Epsilon—Syracuse University, Syracuse, X. Y.—W. W. Nichols, Plii Delta Theta House. Pennsylvania Alpha—Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.—Russel H. Colvin. Pennsylvania Beta—Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa.—D. W. Van Camp. Pennsylvania Gamma—Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.—Geo. M. Ryall, Pennsylvania Delta—Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.—R. W. Darragh. Pennsylvania Epsilon—Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.—Geo. C. Yocum. Pennsylvania Zeta — University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.—Walter I. Cooper, 3250 Chestnut Street. Pennsylvania Eta—Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pa.—Robert F. Gad Gamma Province. President—Paul M. Jones, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Georgia Alpha—University of Geort ia, Athens, Ga.—S. B. Yow, Georgia Beta—Emory College, Oxford, Ga.—Marvin Williams. Georgia Gamma—Mercer University, Macon, Ga.—Preston B. Pearson, 107 Forsyth Street. Tennessee Alpha—Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.—John H. De Witt, 711 Woodland Street. Tennessee Beta—University of the South, P. O. Box 13, Sewanee, Tenn.—W. S. Slack. Alabama Alpha—University of Alabama, Tuskaloosa, Ala.—J. I. Burgett. Alabama Beta—Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.—W. M. Riggs. Alabama Gamma—Southern University, Greensboro, Ala.—F. M. de Graffenreid, THE SCROLL. Delta Province. President—C. H. Tebault, Jr., 7 North Street, New Orleans, La. Mississippi Alpha—University of Mississippi, University P. O., Miss.—W. W. I.oc- kard. Louisiana Alpha—Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, La.—S. S. Prentiss, Jr., 33 Polymnia Street. Texas Beta—University of Texas, Austin, Tex.—Tom J. Lee. Texas Gamma—Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex.—Geo. W. Graves. Epsilon Province. President—J. L. Mitchell, Jr., 22 Vance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio Alpha—Miami University, Oxford, O.—Paul F. Hoffman. Ohio Beta—Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, O.—E. L. Whitney. Ohio Gamma—Ohio University, Athens, O.—C. F. Beery. Ohio Delta—University of Wooster. Wooster, O.—W. G. McCullough. Ohio Epsilon—Buchtel College, Akron, O.—O. G. Holcomb. Ohio Zeta—Ohio State University, Columbus,O.—Walter C. Hrrris, 23 W. 9lh Ave. Indiana Alpha—Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.—H. M. Stoops. Indiana Beta—Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.—Claud Hammond. Indiana Gamma—Butler University, Irvington, Ind.—F. F. Williams. Indiana Delta—Franklin College, Franklin, Ind.—Daniel Durkin. Indiana Epsilon—Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.—Brainard Piatt. Indiana Zeta—De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind.—Will. M. Sparks. Michigan Alpha—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.—J. Arthur Whit worth, Phi Delta Theta House. Michigan Beta—State College of Michigan, Agricultural College (Lansing), Mich.— W. C. Bagley. Michigan Gamma—Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich.—G. K. March. Zeta Province. President—Walter R. Brown, 702 N. Y. Life Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Illinois Alpha—Northwestern University, Evanston, III.—Fred. W. Gillette, 20 Michigan Ave. Illinois Delta—Knox College, Galesburg, 111.—Geo. D. Tunnicliff. Illinois Epsilon—Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111.—Archie L. Bowen. Illinois Zeta—Lombard University, Galesburg, 111.—R. F. Anderson. Wisconsin Alpha—University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.—Frank Sweet, Phi Delta Theta House. Missouri Alpha—University of Missouri, G. A. Thompson, Columbia, Mo. Missouri Beta—Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.—E. C. Henderson. Missouri Gamma—Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.—W. N. Cummings. Iowa Alpha—Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, la.—C. G. Watkins. Iowa Beta—State University of Iowa, Iowa City, la.—Harry P. Toogood. Minnesota Alpha—University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.—E. P. Harding, Phi Delta Theta Place, 516 Fifteenth Ave., S. E. Kansas Alpha—University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.—Luther E. Thrasher, 1213 Ohio Street. Nebraska Alpha—University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.—A. E. Guilmettc. California Alpha—University of California, Berkeley, Cal.—H.W. Stuart, Drawer N California Beta—Leland Stanford Jr., University, Menlo Park, Cal.—C. A. Fife. u o z > o a.DC < I a a. o DC CD Z o 1- z LU > z o o THE SCROLL. Vol. XVII. DECEMBER, 1892. No. 2. TO MY BELOVED. Come rain, come snow, Rest wind, or blow, Or fair or stormy weatlier. For yes, or no, Witli liearts aglow We stem the tide together. Time, change and pain Will strive in vain, To sever bands fraternal. O'er tide, o'er plain, We'll wear love's chain, And prove a Bond eternal. L. D. T. CHAPTER WEAKNESS. What constitutes a weak chapter is a question not so easy to answer as would at first seem apparent. The an swer involves an inquiry first as to what a strong and suc cessful chapter should be. Numbers and victories over rivals are not the essential qualifications of strength. Usually they are indices, but never anything more. Often they are not even that. Successful campaigns may mark the work of a chapter in which there is complete perver sion of the aims of fraternity, and on such perverted foundation it may erect its history, a monument to the error of its ways. Every fraternity claims a right to exist, and if so it has a work to do, a mission to fulfill. The Greek letter fra ternity claims a legitimate place in college life, and almost 94 THE SCROLL. everywhere that claim is freely recognized by college gov ernments. It is a healthy social factor in student life, giving a stimulus to the social qualities of the student, and bringing him into contact with men from all grades of the curriculum. It supplies to him the home life that would otherwise be lost to the student who takes up the college work away from his own home. It gives his social circle a name, whose character he is to defend, and whose worth he must exemplify before the college world. It gives him a tie that will bind him to his alma mater long after he ceases to be familiar with the faces of those who throng the college halls. It puts him in touch with young men beyond his own college,—men of the same qualities and ambitions as himself. Though raised under different surroundings and familiar with other traditions, he is made to see that they are working out a destiny parallel to his own, and that by united concert each can rise higher along the paths they would go. The fraternal ties of col lege life will mature into the fraternal ties of national life before the generation passes away. In short, the frater nity aims to make a man better for being in it. It is a good thing for the college, a good thing for the nation. A chapter is an established branch for carrying out the aims and policy of its fraternity. It has no aims or pur poses at variance with those of its order. It can initiate men, not into itself, but into the fraternity of which it is a branch. It is a part of the fraternity, and whenever it treats the relations between itself and its order as of little moment, and it attempts to introduce features and to fol low aims not contemplated in those of the general order, you can depend upon it the chapter is treading on dan gerous ground. Depleted numbers is usually considered as a conspicu ous sign of weakness, and when, on the opening of a col lege year, one or more of the old chapters return but a mere remnant of their former membership, rival chapters spread the gratuitous report that chapter so and so is "very weak." "has only ?? members," etc., etc. And, alas, the accusation is sometimes just, but not on the ground of numbers. Such a time is a test in the life of a chapter. If the members conclude that because of their fewness that there is less responsibility upon their shoul ders ; that the privileges of membership in their general fraternity are less worthy ; that they have less to offer to a candidate for membership ; or in an endeavor to regain THE SCROLL. 95 numbers, let down the bars of admission to those men easiest secured for the asking, then indeed is there weak ness. But that chapter which in the face of the temporary misfortune holds to its record, the character of its past membership, to the principles and loyalty of its fraternity, and uses all the energies at its command to exemplify the teachings of fraternity life, such a chapter is strong, even if it takes a college generation to regain its wonted num bers. And were the truth known, membership in such a chapter is as much a jewel to be prized, if the above is held to, as in the most prosperous chapter of the same fraternity. Prosperity exists and flourishes without hard ships, but real strength is shown at its best when prosper ity is brought up out of the sloughs of temporary misfor tunes. There is not a fraternity but what has chapters to which it can proudly point in evidence of the truth of this. The record of a chapter that has risen above such obstacles, and the names of the men who stood by the work in the darkest hours, are prized among the best of the trophies of the order. Weakness is inherent in that chapter whose members lack those attributes for the cultivation of which fraterni ties have been founded. How can a chapter exemplify the social power of a fraternity if its members are minus the social graces ? How can it prove itself valuable as an intellectual factor in student life, if its members are below their fellow students in scholastic attainments ? How can it have a refining influence unless its members as individ uals are characterized by virtues which make them es teemed by the best persons with whom they come in con tact ? Yes, if these are lacking there is weakness. No varnishing can cover it, and the name and badge of the proudest fraternity cannot atone for it. No emergency can arise in the life of a chapter that will justify it in re ceiving into membership any man, save of such character as contemplated in the Bond or foundation principle of its fraternity. If it were otherwise, the order at large would prefer to see inactivity in such a chapter rather than its continuance. We hold, then, that depleted numbers is not an inherent sign of weakness in a chapter. It may be the mark of a temporary misfortune. But if the chapter has been in touch with its fraternity at large, is informed on its history, and is careful in its observance of the ritual, that chapter can arise from its misfortune with its name and standing 96 THE SCROLL. unshaken. But let the misfortune of depleted numbers fall on a chapter that has been hap-hazard in the work of its prosperous days, that has not been in touch with its fraternity at large, knows little of its history, has consid ered the close observance of ritualistic matters as of little moment, ten to one that chapter will lower its standard to obtain members or on the other hand, will conclude that there is not much in fraternity life anyhow, and quickly cease to exist. The limits of fraternal regard should not be drawn at the door of a chapter. They go to the remotest bounds of the fraternity, and make a member a brother wherever he is. A chapter whose members are animated by such a spirit of fraternity is fortunate indeed, and though the clouds may at times obscure, its face will ever be towards prosperity. ALPHA PROVINCE CONVENTION. The fourth biennial Alpha Province Convention was held at Burlington, Vermont, with Vermont Alpha, Octo ber 21st and 22d. A more appropriate time and place could not have been chosen. The 21st being Columbus Day, the pretty town of Burlington was in its gayest holi day attire, and the hearty hospitality of Vermont Alpha fully demonstrated the fact that the convention of '90 knew what it was about when it placed this convention in her hands. There were three sessions—Friday afternoon and even ing and Saturday morning. Friday morning was devoted to sight-seeing, and the first session was called to order at 2:25 p. M., with President J. M. Mayer in the chair. Bro. Searle, of Massachusetts Alpha, was appointed Secretary pro tem. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Bro. Baker, after which Bro. Willard, on behalf of Vermont Alpha, delivered an address of welcome. President Mayer responded, outlining the purposes of Province con ventions, after which he appointed Committees on Cre dentials and on Rules of Order. After a brief recess a permanent organization was effected, by the election of Bro. J. Clark Moore, Jr., of Pennsylvania Zeta, Secretary. The Committee on Credentials reported delegates pres ent from Colby, Dartmouth, University of Vermont, Wil liams, Amherst, Brown, Cornell, Union, Syracuse, Alle gheny, Dickinson, and University of Pennsylvania. THE SCROLL. 97 A telegram from Bro. G. W. Roberts, regretting his in ability to be present, and wishing us a successful meeting, was read, as was also a letter from Bro. J. E. Brown, of THE SCROLL, full of good wishes and congratulations on the work of the Eastern chapters, and outlining an excel lent plan for obtaining chapter houses. The balance of the afternoon session was devoted to hearing the reports of the delegates. The reports showed that the chapters were all in a most prosperous condition. The number of members in each chapter varied from 13 at Union to 39 at Dartmouth, the average being 23. In reporting for Massachusetts Beta, Bro. Russell explained a plan pursued by that chapter which should commend itself to all the chapters in the Fraternity. The younger members of the chapter are compelled to pass an exam ination concerning the Fraternity. The questions are such as can be readily answered by one who has made himself familiar with its history as given in Baird's Man ual, and a penalty is attached to being conditioned. Such a plan, if adopted by all the chapters, would cer tainly materially strengthen the Fraternity, as it would render every member capable of giving an intelligent account of the Fraternity—a fact which would prove of especial advantage in spiking. Chapters and charters having been made a special order for the evening session, the session was devoted almost entirely to the discussion of the report of the Committee on Chapters and Charters, which was finally adopted, sec tion by section, as read. The report favored the re-estab lishment of the chapter at Columbia, but not at the Col lege of the City of New York, and suggested that a com mittee be appointed to investigate the advisability of placing a chapter in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It also strongly recommended a conservative policy in regard to the granting of new charters. The resolutions of the Committee on Resolutions were then read and approved. They consisted of a message of sympathy to be telegraphed to Bro. Benjamin Harrison, and resolutions of confidence in Bro. Mayer, and of thanks to Vermont Alpha for her welcome and hospitality. After the evening session the Phis proceeded to the Van Ness House, where an elaborate banquet had been prepared. Forty-eight Phis were present, who did full justice to the menu and enjoyed the occasion as only Phis can. Bro. Mayer acted as toastmaster in his usual felicit- I- z o s oc HI > uT o < >- H CO IT UJ > z 3 THE SCROLL. ,99 ous manner. His many appropriate stories and witty in troductions were greatly enjoyed by all present, and earned for him the title of the Chauncey Depew of Alpha Prov ince. The toasts were responded to as follows : THE SWORD AND SHIELD, . . . Bro. Douthitt, Allegheny ALPHA PROVINCE, ..... Bro. Alillett, Colby VERIMONT ALPHA, .... Bro. Hayden, Vermont PHIS I.\ PUBLIC LIFE, . . . Bro. Nichols, Syracuse BUDS OF PROMISE, . . Bro. Stowe, 'Permotit THE SCROLL. . Bro. Cheney, 'Vermont P.\N HELLEN'IS-M, . . . Bro. Evans, Dickinson PALLAS ATHENA, . . . Bro. Moore, Pennsylvania I.MPROMPTUS. PALLAS BURLINGTONA, .... Bro. Freeman, Cornell THE ALU.MNUS, . Bro. F. L. Moore, Vermotit WORK, , . Bro. Dunham, Vermont FINIS, ...... Bro. Day, Brown Then followed the Phi Delta Theta song and a rousing yell, after which the boys went out for a stroll over the city, and later sought their couches, a sleepy but happy lot. Many matters of importance came before the morning session. The one of most importance, and which brought forth the most discussion, was the question regarding the right of affiliation. This question was first discussed at the convention of LS'.IO, and a recommendation made to the Atlanta convention, but nothing was done then con cerning it. Being again brought up at this convention, the matter was most thoroughly and thoughtfully dis cussed, and the conclusion was reached that we again ask the National Convention to so change the rules of the Fraternity that a chapter, by a majority vote, shall have the right to decide whether it will affiliate a Phi coming to the college in which it is located. The attention of the convention being called to the fact that the * A 0 button, manufactured by Bros. Somers & West, of Philadelphia, filled a long felt want as a pledge button, a motion was carried recommending its adoption as such. Meadville, Pennsylvania, was selected as the place for the ne.xt meeting ; the time to be arranged by President Mayer and Pennsylvania Delta. After a closing address by President Mayer, the con vention was declared adjourned. In the afternoon a photograph of the convention group was taken, after which the home chapter took the dele gates on an exceedingly enjoyable tally-ho ride to "Webb's 100 THE SCROLL. Farm," at Shelbourne. On the way back several of the brothers suddenly developed a remarkable genius for poetry, and the result was a number of " new and original" verses to several popular songs, with variations to suit the occasion. The majority of the delegates left Saturday evening, reluctant to part from a place where they had had such a good time, and with words of thanks and praise for the brotherly hospitality of our pioneer Eastern chapter. J. C. MOORE, JR. A PLAN FOR CHAPTER HISTORIES. Having been the Historian of the Indiana Alpha Chapter last year, and knowing the difficulties of collect ing the history of the Chapter, I have a plan to suggest that will aid each chapter to preserve its own history and probably will be of some benefit to the Historian of the G. C. at some future time. The plan has but one fault, which is this—it will require some work. A chapter office that requires work never has many applicants, but there is always some one in each chapter willing to do the work; some one who is better fitted for this particular work than any other. I consider the office of Historian as important as that of Reporter and for this reason I think the chapters should select some one for their Historian that will be faithful and do the work of his office. My plan is this: That the Historian write up the history of the Chapter, as near the close of the coUege'year as pos sible; that he make a note of everything that transpires during the year ; all troubles and triumphs ; all spikes driven ; banquets and socials, giving names of the ladies present and who their escorts were, and any other things that may be of interest to the chapter. That this history may be preserved it is necessary that a good permanent book be purchased, and that the his tory be carefully copied. If each chapter will try this plan, I think they will never give it up. Indiana Alpha tried it last year and considers it a good thing. Such a book of course, is not to lie around on the tables of our Halls if we write the complete history of the chapter each year. It should be kept with the archives of the chapter. Such a book will be read with pleasure by all who visit their chapter after they are graduated; and it may prove helpful to the Fraternity at large when a history is gotten out at some future time. HARRY M. STOOPS, Ittd. Alpha. THE SCROLL. 101 OUR BETA PROVINCE TERRITORY. The improvement of the internal condition of the chap ters was the main object of the recent tour of the President of Beta Province. The information gained is chiefly val uable for the future guidance of the individual chapters. It is too voluminous for a sketch of this character. A glance at the chapter roll shows that it contains nine active chapters in Kentucky, Virginia and the Carolinas. For several years the condition of affairs in this Province has been unsatisfactory. To investigate the causes and apply the remedies, at the opening of this session, the President of the Province visited each chapter, beginning with Kentucky and passing by way of Columbus, Ohio, through Virginia and the Carolinas, in addition visiting Georgia Alpha and Beta and Alabama Beta. The last three may be dismissed with the remark that the colleges are flourishing and <1> A © stands foremost. Two of the institutions, Washington and Lee University and University of North Carolina, are more than a century old ; one. Central University, has not reached its first score. In very few are there buildings of modern architecture, and most of them show a lamentable lack of beauty and convenience. The best and most attractive arrangement is that of the University of Virginia, which was planned by the great Jefferson. Surrounded by an extensive and picturesque campus, from the main building with its large dome rising above the hexagonal library, are projected forward from either flank and on either side of a delight ful lawn, rows of two-story brick dwellings, connected bj' lower buildings, the homes of professors and students. The white colonnades in front of these make a continuous stone-paved arcade or portico, and are strikingly attract ive in their contrast with the green lawn. Other buildings are detached, while the observatory is on the neighboring mountain. Next to this, Washington and Lee presents the best appearance, with its college buildings in one long row, facing a gently descending, shady campus with well kept walks and drives. The Grace, or Lee Memorial Church, a handsome stone edifice, stands at the entrance. Just beyond is the historic chapel building, with its crypt containing the remains of the beloved Lee, above which rests his pure white marble recumbent statue. In the same building is his stud\", shown as it was when he last 102 THE SCROLL. occupied it. The arrangement of the buildings at South Carolina College invites improvements to make it a place of much beauty. Centre College has recently added a handsome dormi tory and an excellent gymnasium, the gift of two Phis. Roanoke College has greatly improved its exterior ap pearance and added steam heat. The University of Vir ginia boasts of a new $30,000 gymnasium and hospital. Recent years have seen new structures erected at Wash ington and Lee, Randolph-Macon and Central University, and at several scientific equipments have been increased and improved. All have excellent libraries, the smallest being at Central University and the largest at the Univer sity of Virginia. The nine colleges offer their students over 180,000 volumes, besides numerous pamphlets and technical libraries. Literary societies of more or less merit exist in all of them, several having their own private libraries. The splendid collection of books at the Univer sity of North Carolina is the consolidation of those of the two literary societies. Incidentally, here all students must join a society, those residing east of a certain line being assigned to one, and those west to the other. There is a diversity in things athletic. Well equipped gymnasiums are maintained at all except Roanoke and South Carolina colleges, and at several places regular sys tematic work is required under the direction of a physical director. Brothers Guerrant, at Central, and Hoke, at North Carolina univer-ities, are leading spirits in this line. Foot-ball and base-ball are strong at Washington and Lee, University of Virginia and of North Carolina ; base-ball at Central, tennis at Centre. The other four institutions are weak in this respect, and it would pay them to give more attention to the development of college athletics. The attendance has increased slightly this year at Cen tre, due to the energy of the president ; at Central, due to increased financial support ; at University of Virginia. Decreased at Richmond, and remains about stationary at the others. The deplorable condition of money matters in the South this fall has prevented many from entering and withdrawn some of those who were attendant last year A pall seems to have settled darkly on South Caro lina College, due in a great measure to the enmity of the Tillmanites, and the attendance of 250 a few years ago has now dwindled to 80, with a Freshman class this fall of only 20, and these, unfortunately, are not the best frater- THE SCROLL. 103 nity material. Space forbids more than these random ob servations about the colleges. As the internal condition of our own chapters was my chief study, I venture very few remarks on general frater nity matters. In none of the institutions do they (the fraternities as a class) suffer the disfavor of those in au thority, and in only a few is there any united "barbarian" antagonism. X\. Centre College rivalry is strong and rushing lively. At least one chapter was guilty, not long since, of lending itself to a forcible invasion of a neigh boring chapter hall. The Greeks enroll 29 per cent, of the students, and all have rented halls. At Central Uni versity there is less rivalry ; each chapter has a good rented hall, and most are on good terms. Fortj'-two per cent, of the students are fraternity men. The Phis at both of these chapters stand at the head, and feel that the "blue grass region" is their own birth-right. Roanoke seems to offer poor inducements to the Greeks in the general quality of matriculates, and hence the three chap ters contain only 20 per cent, of the students. Rivalry, though, is strong, and all have rented halls. 2 X has ex pired there. At the 'Varsity, nineteen chapters with 225 men contain 42 per cent, of the students. There is but little rivalry, and a general want of fraternity enthusiasm. Three have houses, eight rent halls, and eight have neither. 3> A $ (legal) stands first, with A KE leading the "old line" fraternities. B © 11 and K A have ceased to exist at Ran dolph-Macon. The remaining five chapters draw the lines rather closely, and stand very high. Only 25 per cent, of the students are fraternit}- men. AH rent halls. Rich mond College furnishes its six chapters with halls in the main college building. Fraternity feeling is weak, and only 24 per cent, of the students are Greeks. Of the 12 chapters at Washington and Lee, only five have rooms, and all are either "dormant or very conservative." The chapters average five men, and include 30 per cent, of the students. Data for a correct estimate of chapters at the University of North Carolina are not at hand, but they are generally small and fraternity feeling not warm. The prospects at South Carolina College are very gloomy. Though 31 per cent, of the students are Greeks, only four men have been initiated this session, and more worthy men are not visible. K A has no men. To summarize, the Greeks in Beta Province colleges lack that ardent enthusiasm which insures prosperity, but 104 THE SCROLL. just one-third of the students are fraternity men, and in dications point to better times generally for them. As to our own Fraternity, the character of the men is generally satisfactory. Their weakness in the past has been due to their failure to realize their true relation to their sister chapters and the Fraternity at large. This has been the result chiefly of ignorance of the history, constitution and ritual. These things are being overcome, and the future of Beta Province augurs well. FRED S. BALL, Presidetit of Beta Province. Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 1, 1892. STRAWS FROM THE ANNUALS. The review published in the October SCROLL did not in clude the summary of honors and comparative fraternity statistics that has been added to all previous ones. There were two reasons for this : First, the space in that number was needed for other purposes ; second, we desired to say something on that line under the title given over this paragraph. Most of thoughts have come directly from a perusal of the several annuals. Those that did not have been fostered by knowledge gained through them. ***** We do not purpose giving the itemized list of honors for the several chapters, as most of these have been men tioned at various times in chapter correspondence or in the original review itself. We have made this compila tion instead. If the Phis from these twenty colleges were thrown together and assigned the same offices and posi tions they are credited with in the annuals, they could organize as follows: Ten class presidents, with fourteen additional class officers. They could have chief editors for four college papers, with three and a half assistants for each one. They could publish four annuals, having a chief and two and a half assistant editors for each one. They could have a foot-ball eleven, with captain and five extras ; two base-ball nines, two captains and one extra man. They could take 27 prizes on Field Day, and have 15 athletic association officers to look after them. They would "have a dramatic club of nine members ; a glee club of twenty voices ; 26 men to organize a banjo, guitar and mandolin club. In the literary societies they would take THE SCROLL. 105 twelve prizes in the oratorical contests, with four officers to look after them. They would take 28 of the collegiate literary and scholarship prizes, and win 21 various honors not included under any of the above heads. Five would wear $ B K keys. Rather a distinguished chapter that would be. ^1s y^ 5^ 5^ ^T^ At Dartmouth College the fraternity men are the most numerous in proportion to the whole number of students, they numbering 86 per cent, of the collegiate department enrollment. At University of Nebraska they are in the greatest minority, for there out of several hundred stu dents there are only 31 members of the men's fraternities. The average size of chapters is greatest at Dartmouth, where it is 35. Syracuse is next, with an average of 26, and Vermont third, with 22. Buchtel and Nebraska have the smallest chapters, at each institution the average be ing ten members. Cornell has the most chapters, there being 21 men's fraternities to rival one another. At Buch tel and Nebraska there are but three chapters. There is a total of 453 fraternity men at Cornell as against 31 at Nebraska and 30 at Buchtel. 7|C T^ TJC ^^ ^Ip Beta Theta Pi was met oftener than any other rival—13 times. We met others as follows : $ K *, A T A, 2 X and A K E, each 11 ; * T A and A Y, 9 ; X $, A T fi and Z *, 6 ; X * and © A X, 5 ; 2 A E, * Y and A A $, 4. The average membership of B © n was 18 ; $ K *, 17 ; A T A, 12 ; 2 X, 12 ; A K E, 23 ; * r A, 17 ; A Y, 22 ; X $, 14 ; A T n, li» ; Z *, 15 ; X *, 18 ; 0 A X, 25 ; 2 A E, 13 ; * Y, 29 and A A $, 21. The average of our own $ A © chapters in these 20 colleges was 19 members. TTC 7P VP ^^ vj^ At seven of these colleges we met local fraternities as rivals. At Dartmouth the K K K, more familiarly known as the Tri-Kap fraternity, has existed since 1842, having been preceded at Dartmouth by * Y only. It has been eminently successful ; owns a hall free from debt, and last year had 47 active members. Its alliance has been sought in vain by several eastern and western societies. The Owl Society (A I) is the oldest chapter at the University of Vermont, preceding 2 ^ nine years. Its total membership is about 375, and last year it had 13 actives. It has some prominent alumni. A * is another local here, established in 1850 as an anti-secret society, and for two years was a 106 THE SCROLL. member of the anti-secret confederation which was after ward organized as the A Y fraternity. It has taken only classical students, and has sought men for their scholastic attainments. Its membership is what would usually be called "bookish." Of late years it has dropped its anti- secret attitude and works in harmony with other Vermont chapters. Both these societies have had opportunities of becoming branches of general orders. The "Lone Star" local at Buchtel is ten years old, and had eight active members last year. It has a goodly list of resident alumni. It was organized with the intention of seeking a charter from a general fraternity, but having been unsuccessful in the ones sought, it has refused prof fers from weaker orders, and has preferred to remain local until it was satisfied with the order it could enter. Its last three years have been its best. T K $ is the name of a newly organized local at Northwestern University. Its members were the leaders in the strong anti-fraternity organization which led the fight against fraternities there a little over a year ago. It is said that it is a petitioner for a A K E charter. A © * was organized at Wabash in 1890, and last year had 12 men well distributed through the college classes. We would judge that its members stood well in scholarship and athletics, and but fair so cially. It is supposed that it seeks alliance with a general fraternity, and it is credited with an application to several eastern societies and one well known western. The re maining local is at Cornell University, the A Z. It is also called the Foreigners' Fraternity, as it restricts itself to students coming from Latin America, and hence is scarcely a direct rival of the other chapters. Its membership has never been large. ***** Anti-fraternity sentiment runs highest at University of Nebraska, where most of the organizations are managed on an anti-fraternity basis. This apparently had its birth from the first organizations of the chapters, which were looked upon as mere cliques for the securing of honors and power. We have carefully watched the records of fraternities at Nebraska, and are of the opinion that these chapters have conducted themselves in a way that is worthy of esteem and that should engender no organized opposition. Their members are of the ablest and most accomplished students of the University. They have the respect and esteem of the faculty and student body gen- THE SCROLL. 107 erally, but when it comes to offices and honors there is usually organized opposition to any candidate that is a fraternity man. Two literary societies have anti-fraternity clauses in their constitutions. At Wisconsin and California Universities there is likewise considerable anti-fraternity feeling, with organization for its display, but it cuts little figure with the chapters. At Minnesota and Northwest ern, where formerly there was considerable of the same spirit, the fraternities seem to have absorbed it, and the opposition is practically none. At most of the colleges the fraternities are looked upon as the foremost organiza tions of the student body and there is no opposition to them, and most of the student enterprises are conducted on fraternity lines. This is the case at Vermont, Dart mouth, Colby, Syracuse and Cornell. It will be noticed that in all of these, save the last named, the per cent, of fraternity men is high. The opposition is strongest where the per cent, is lowest. In other words, it isn't the pres ence of fraternities that make the trouble, so much as the fact that so many students are left out of them. THE CHICAGO ALUMNI BANQUET TO ILLINOIS ALPHA. Long to be remembered by Illinois Alpha Phis is the twenty-eighth day of October, 1892. All that Friday, Chicago's best decorative talent was busied ornamenting the parlors and halls of the Sherman House with white carnations and argent and azure, for that night the great hotel was to be the gathering place of Phis and the scene of the initiation into Illinois Alpha of five good men and true of Northwestern University. Early in the afternoon the corridors began to fill with loyal Greeks of the Phi Delta Theta clan; and with rem iniscence and pleasantry Phis of every age and occupa tion and from every State in the Union whiled away the time until evening. The initiation ceremonies were conducted in the ladies' parlor by the Illinois Alpha men. and were unusually im pressive. In the presence of over a hundred Phis, F. W. Gillette, '96; W. P. Kay, '96; J. W. Taft, '95, and B. H. Paine and D. D. Canfield, '94, were received into the mvs- 108 THE SCROLL. teries of Hellenism and vested with the sword and shield. At eight o'clock sharp all filed into the banqueting hall. Hall and tables were draped with a profusion of National, municipal and fraternity colors. On either side of the room hung festoons of white and blue bunt ing, and at the ends were large National flags fancifully arranged. At the head of the room, artistically deco rated with red, white and blue and the colors of Phi Delta Theta, and inclined against a huge mirror were a large shield and a picture of President Harrison; at the foot similarly arranged was one of General A. E. Steven son, while likenesses of such distinguished Phis as Secre tary J. W. Foster and Prof. David Swing adorned the walls. Thus ornamented, and with the rich bouquets and hundreds of white carnations that bedecked the tables, the banqueting room was a beautiful testimonial to the high degree of perfection attained by the decorative art. The jolly company distributed themselves at the festive board to forget the cares of business and study and ap ply themselves to the theory and practice of the epicu rean philosophy. I. R. Hitt, Jr., Treasurer of the General Council was accorded by tacit consent the place of Rex Convivii. T. H. Sim mons, Ex-President of Zeta Province, in a few well chosen words invoked di vine blessing, and then was served one of those superb dinners for which the Sher man House is justly so noted. Nor was there lack of a beautiful intellectual feast. Between the courses, speech and song enlivened the occasion. The dis tinguished baritone, F. C. Waugh, delighted the com pany with his songs, and C. 'AND HITT, YOU KNOW HITT S. Darling, the pianist, re HE PRESIDED." ceived encore after encore for his choice selections. Prof. G. E. Bailey spoke enter tainingly, opening with the remark that he had less than THE SCROLL. 109 a week before in Mexico City, responded to a toast in the Spanish tongue. Prof. Bailey as correspondent, partici pated in the Pine Ridge Indian War and served also as Chilian war correspondent to the Associated Press. He had but a few days before arrived from South America, and he gave an interesting account of his experience with the political acrobats of that southern twin, concluding with the statement that during that time his passport from the United States was signed by a member of Phi Delta Theta. Hon. W. S. Harbert, one of Chicago's leading lawyers, responded to the toast, "The Phi in the World." Among other things Mr. Harbert said: "In a wide experience I have met many kinds of men; men of all fraternities and of every condition in life; I have met men from some fra ternities who shine in special circles and some who never shine at aJl, but the Phi is usually a broad-minded, all- around man, and always succeeds wherever he is." President C. B. Campbell responded to the toast "The Present and Future of Illinois Alpha." Said he in sub stance: " Illinois Alpha is a rising and patent factor in the affairs of Northwestern University. Her men are the ranking students of their classes and already hold nine of the most important offices within the gift of the student body. No man is received who has not previously dem onstrated that he will reflect credit upon the Fraternity. It is this policy that has given her the present high posi tion which she occupies, and it is to this policy that Illi nois Alpha entrusts her future." G. T. Kelley, Frank Sweet and C. B. Culbertson, of Wisconsin Alpha; F. G. Gardner, Bert Draper and others also responded to toasts. Fraternity songs were sung lustily and frequently, while the Phi yell burst forth upon the slightest provocation. Some of those present were Bros. Harbert, Hitt, Hitt, Jr., Moore, Waugh, Wampold, Chase, Cahn, Gardner, Simmons, Reimers, Wehrle, Newell, Till, Draper, Bailey, Van Pelt, Vanneman, Culbertson, Sweet, Kelley, Gris- wold, Morris, Lewis, Campbell and others—representing sixteen different colleges. Letters and telegrams were read from J. E. Brown, editor of the SCROLL; F. D. Swope, Seymour, Ind.; P. M. Jones, Nashville, Tenn.; W. R. Brown, Minneapolis, Minn.; Hon. William W. Quarles, Selma, Alabama, and manv others. no THE SCROLL. At 11:15 the company arose and all went their several ways—the Illinois Alpha men taking the 11:30 train for Evanston. Seldom has the Northwestern road carried a merrier crowd. Phi songs and the Phi yell were the order. Before Evanston was reached every passenger on the train had joined in the singing, and right there sev eral carloads of people of all ages and sexes might have been pledged to Phi Delta Theta could a vote on such a proposition have been had. ->->->%^^-< THE SCROLL. Ill EDITORIAL. BURLINGTON, Vermont, and Chicago were recently the witnesses of notable Phi assemblages. The accounts of these as given in this issue are refreshing to Phi Delta Theta devotees. The group of the Alpha Province Convention shows some forty-eight or fifty faces, which was about the num ber of Phis present. Had we no other authority than this photograph, we would vouch for it that the conven tion was a success. But in addition to what is said else where in these pages, we have private letters which have spoken in the highest terms of the business and social success of the meeting. The personnel of the conven tion body was one of which every Phi felt justly proud. The men were not only enthusiastic, but intelligent work ers for Phi Delta Theta, and the printed minutes which we have received through the kindness of the Secretary, Brother J. C. Moore, of Pennsylvania Zeta, show that a level-headed, loyal, conservative spirit of progression dominated the actions of the convention. Vermont Alpha, according to all her guests, was an excellent en tertainer, and her hospitality did much toward making the delegates from Colby to Allegheny feel of one kin. Twelve of the sixteen chapters of the Province were rep resented in the convention. The account coming from Chicago is most wel come. Temporarily at least, that city seems to have become the hub of the universe. We are glad to know that the Phis are keeping pace with the universal stir, and that they took the occasion of the recent Illinois Alpha initiation as a suitable time for a gen uine Phi re-union. It seems to have been a success in every particular. The attendance was good, and the "old boys" had a good time. There were sufficient guides 112 THE SCROLL. present to thoroughly induct the candidates into the mys teries of the Fraternity, and instill an unusual amount of enthusiasm into all the undergraduates. We trust Illi nois Alpha feels rejuvenated from the splendid accessions to her active membership and her contact with Phis from so many sister chapters. The chapter has many friends who have watched its career with careful interest, and from the misfortune of depleted numbers which followed it several successive years, they are rejoiced to see it arise with its character untarnished and a prosperous future before it. INTER-CHAPTER relations is a subject much like the social question. In fact it is the social question of the Frater nity. We may advance from one perfection to another but never reach the Utopia. When tomorrow we have settled the problems of today our environments will pre sent new questions that have come with them and that will not be overlooked. So though the paths may have been frequently traversed and the arguments worn thread bare, it may be well for us to go over some of them again, in the hopes that a rehearsal of the old arguments may be helpful in the midst of better things. The fraternity principle demands that there shall be social affinity not only between the members in a chap ter, but also between chapter and chapter. How else could it be? We have said that the chapters initiate their members into the Fraternity, and that the chapters are but branches of the one organic whole. It is for this reason that such a thing as an individual chapter stand ard of membership has been decried, and over it has been raised the one ideal fraternity standard to which every chapter is to strive to adhere. Failure to come up to it is not more a fault in the chapter than an affront against the Fraternity at large. It is by adhering to such a prin ciple that we put meaning and weight to the saying "Once a Phi, always a Phi," which also means "A Phi one THE SCROLL. 113 place, a Phi every place." Such is the principle. In what ways can it be put in practice? There should be co-operation between the various chapters on all matters where this is possible. Between neighboring chapters there should be frequent communi cation; visits and exchange of social favors to the fullest extent that the distance and the means of the members will allow. Each chapter should be informed as to the prosperity of its neighbors, and should render such ser vice as it can in pointing out and recommending desirable men for membership. The converse of this last proposi tion is even more important. When a man who has been a student in one institution where there is a Phi chapter, enters another and this fact is known, he should not be admitted to membership in the Fraternity until inquiry has been made as to his record in the first institution and the light in which he stood before the Phi chapter there, full}' known. The writer well remembers an incident of this charac ter while an undergraduate. A student had matriculated from another institution in which a Phi chapter was lo cated. He was rushed by several chapters, among them the Phis, who were victorious. It had occurred to the chapter to write back to the Phis in the other institution to make inquiry concerning the man, but fearing that such delay might mean his loss, the matter was neglected. The event proved that the man had been discussed over and over in the neighboring chapter and strenuous objec tions raised against him, and when his initiation was an nounced there was a stormy correspondence over our neg lect to consult them. Though the man proved a good Phi, yet on the principle that it is better to take care of what you have, it were better that he had not been initi ated unless he could have been given a recommendation by the Phis who had first known him. The harm in this case was the least that might come from such a course. Often the initiation is a direct set-back to the chapter whose opinion was not consulted. Every year men go 114 THE SCROLL. from one institution to another, either carrying or fol lowed by letters recommending them to the Phi chapters of their new college. Such letters are of immense ad vantage, not only from the value of the men who may thus be secured to the PVaternity, but by the community of spirit thus fostered between the chapters. No less will be the benefit which ccmes from the courtesy of ask ing concerning the candidate from another institution, when a letter of recommendation has not been received. This has been the usual custom of the chapters, and by common consent such custom should be a law. The matter of legislating about affiliations is an attack at the wrong end of the social problem. If we live up to our ideal standard of membership and follow the lines in dicated above, there will be little call for oil to soothe affiliation frictions. But with the highest perfection pos sible there will be cases now and then in which questions will arise as to where the best interests of the Fraternity lie—to affiliate or not. But as a general law we believe that a member should be considered active so long as he is an undergraduate in any institution where a Phi chap ter is located. Whenever the chapter is put in possession of his certificate of membership, no matter whether it is presented by the man himself or sent directly from his old chapter, he should be considered an active member and so affiliated. There may be cases where the man for special reasons may desire to be excused from the social and financial obligations of active membership, and if the reasons are good, the chapter will give due consideration to them, and can if necessary, grant him correspondent relations. If the man has objections to the chapter we do not consider that it is his place to stand aloof and de cline to affiliate. He is a member of the Fraternity and has obligated himself to further all its best interests. He can if he deems it necessary, ask the Province President to inquire into any complaints he may make, but his duty as regards affiliation should be plain. On the other hand the chapter cannot hold the man responsible if he does THE SCROLL. 115 not come up to what it judges to be the Fraternity stand ard. The mistake, if any, was made by the chapter which initiated him. In such cases the chapter can report to its Province President, who if he finds the complaint against the man well grounded, shall report the case to the council or the convention with the name of the chap ter initiating him, so that it may be known just what chapters fail to adhere to the Fraternity standard. But in the meanwhile the man is a Phi and he should be affili ated, unless on its protest to the Province President, that officer considers that there are sufficient reasons to ex cuse the chapter from that duty. On no other principle can we work out the true fraternity idea. The law should look to a proper selection on the part of every chapter in its candidates for initiation, and not contemplate a weed- ing-out process in case of transfer from one college to another. So likewise the penalty should not be visited upon the member who has violated no law of the Frater nity, but upon the chapter which erred in admitting him to membership. Whether or not every chapter will agree with THE SCROLL in the ground here taken, we cannot say, but we are sure that the discussion of the subject will be for the benefit of all those who take part therein. THE American College Fraternity has achieved its suc cess by adhering to the principle, that it is for the de velopment of the social, mental and moral nature of its members. In its earliest days it paid more attention to the first of these, to the neglect of the second and last. It was only by taking up the three-fold object that it has commended itself to college authorities, and has made itself what it is today—one of the most potent factors in college life. We have yet instances of organizations of collegians which hold only to the social object in their union of members, of which the quasi-fraternity clubs of Harvard University are the most notable examples, with a few notable Class Fraternities, showing much the 116 THE SCROLL. same tendency. These organizations are college clubs, which hold the bridle reins for the social ambitions of their members. There is little difference of opinion as to the sorry guidance they have made, and it is the conduct and misconduct of these Anglic and Greek-lettered clubs that has done so much towards keeping alive an antipa thy to the typical fraternity idea—an opposition that but for them, would scarcely be heard of today. The trouble has come not ojily from a confusion of these organiza tions with the typical and widespread fraternity, but also from the fact that some of the fraternities have in a num ber of instances allowed chapters to drift toward the "club" idea, and have hesitated to put a stop to the move ment, or failing in that, to apply the pruning knife. We do not deprecate good fellowship. It is a pleasure to meet in any chapter the hale, hearty fellows, well met. It is new life to joia with chapter mates in the jovial sports of college life. But all this should keep in view the mental and the moral side of man's nature, and the name of the Fraternity should be lent to no policy that does not keep the intellectual and moral development of its members in mind. The fraternity and the chapter house have been given their place in college life, to throw around the members all the good influences and a chance for the cultivation of the graces of the best of home life. No man wants to carry either the side-board or the revelries of his club to his hearthstone. For that reason the typical club should stand divorced from all fraternity relations: Fraternities do not desire to be merely tolerated or allowed to exist. They want to be recognized and to take part in the mu tual counsel which is a feature of good student and col lege government today. To this end they must look to it that they keep clean records. THE peregrinations of a lie are so wonderful that it is said that truth can never fully overtake it. We have watched with some interest a paragraph that has been THE SCROLL. 117 traveling about in the fraternity and college press ever since last October. We thought that with the quietude of summer the traveler would have spent its force and subsided. But it seems that a new set of editors have started it on another lively round, the latest notice being in the Daily Palo Alto. The paragraph in question ap peared first in the Miattii Student, and was based on a mis-statement that had previously appeared in the Wooster Voice. It reads: " The Phi Delta Theta Fraternity has granted a charter for Prince ton College. This will be the first chapter of any fraternity to estab lish there." The paragraph is true with the following exceptions: First, Phi Delta Theta has not granted a charter for Princeton College. Secotul, Fourteen fraternities have previously granted charters for chapters at Princeton. With these exceptions noted we have no objections to its going the rounds of the scissors column of our exchanges ad libitum, ad infitiitum. N. B.—We have nothing against Princeton College, but the college has some very stringent laws against frater nities. THE SCROLL is in receipt of numerous inquiries as to where song books can be secured. Several chapters were provided with copies owned by individual members, and now that these have left college, they find themselves without a single copy, others may never have had any, and some four chapters have been established since the edition was entirely exhausted. If any chapters or indi viduals have copies that they desire to dispose of we shall be glad to make note of the same, so as to refer pur chasers to them. We think it a good plan and hope to devote a few pages in an early issue to printing such new Phi songs as we may be able to secure, and reprinting a very few of the more popular ones that have appeared in previous edi tions of the song book. To this end we invite the co operation of the chapters and our various alumni readers. 118 THE SCROLL. THE design for a fraternity and pledge button that was decided upon by the Council and other officers has been executed b\' Mr. D. L. Auld, under the supervision of the editor of THE SCROLL, and patterns furnished to the sev eral official jewelers of the Fraternity. They are now prepared to furnish them in any quantities desired by the chapters. It is the intention that all manufactures of the button shall be uniform in size and design, and no altera tions from the original will be authorized. The object of this will at once be seen, as in no other wa}- can we have a button that will be entire)}- distincti\"c, and quick]}- rec ognized by Phis from all quarters. The design of the but ton will, we believe, commend itself to all who see it, and the inscription for a pledge button could not have been more happily chosen. The credit of the design we be lieve belongs to Brothers Marble and .Swope. WE are more apt to hear from those who approved of the change in the dress of THE SCROLL than those who liked the old form better. But we are inclined to think from the tone of the comments we have received, that the change has been liked. The one Phi who said he preferred the old form and cover design, gave as a reason that "there was more to it." The chief praise of those who liked the change has been that the design was so simple. We hope the general verdict has approved of our new dress. 0> CO T EC Ul h < I o < I a. < < z < » 0 THE SCROLL. 119 CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE. ALPHA PROVINCE. MAINE ALPHA, COLBY L'NIVERSITV. With the opening of the year at Colby twelve members of Phi Delta Theta assembled in the chapter hall. Five men who were with us last year have entered upon different duties and four we lost by grad uation. Brother Gallert, '93, a bright, energetic scholar, and as en thusiastic a Phi as ever wore the white and blue, is now studying in Harvard. From the entering class we initiated seven members on the evening of October 28, all of whom we consider iij every way suited to uphold the honor of the .Sword and Shield. This year, for the first time in the history of the college, Colby has a foot ball t€am in the field and the work they have done thus far fully satisfies the expectations of the student body. The team has been defeated once by Bowdoin and has won from the Maine State College. In the recent class elections the Phis have been very fortunate. In the Senior class Brother Glover will preside this year. In the Junior, Clark was elected V. P. ; Whitman, toastmaster; Pollard, a member of the Committee on Odes and your humble servant will orate on Class Day. Brothers Hight and .Millett, our delegates to the Alpha Province Convention, speak very highly of the hospitality of the Burlington Phis, and report a very successful Convention. Yours in the Bond, J. S. LVXCH. Waterville, November 11, 1892. NEW H.AMPSHIRE ALPH.\. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. Although the Freshman class is considerably smaller than usual, we have secured a delegation of eight men, who are attaining high rank in the class-room and have entered enthusiastically upon the work of the chapter. We have also initiated three upper-classmen. Our banquet was held at the Newton Inn. Norwich, \'t., Wednesday night. October 19. The post-prandial exercises, over which Bro. Sails, '93, presided, were as follows: '-Our Fraternity,"F. A. .Mor rill, '93: Address of Welcome, H. C. Sanborn, '95: "Our New 120 THE SCROLL. Phis," I. J. Cox, '96; Music, Orchestra; "Our Chapter," A.J. Matthews, '94; "The Ladies," E. O. Grover, '94; Music, (guitar solo) W. A. Redenbaugh, '93; "Dartmouth," F. P. Tuxbury, '93; Oration, A. O. Caswell, '93; Music, Orchestra. Informal toasts, in cluding one by Bro. Chas. H. Gould, '92, tutor of Latin in the Col lege, and one by R. E. Lewis, U. V M., '92, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Our society still keeps its reputation of being the leading one in athletics. At the Fall athletic meet, Bro. Claggett, '94, made the best individual record of the College, taking three first and three second prizes. On the foot-ball team, of which Bro. Gordon, '93, was manager, we had Lyon, '94, and Mason, '95. ALFRED BARTLETT. Hanover, November 10, 1892. VERMONT ALPHA, UNIVERSITV OF VERMONT. The present college year, which opened October i, has thus far teen one of marked prosperity for Phi Delta Theta in the Green Mountain State. The chapter lost five men by graduation beside four of the under graduate members. Of the latter: Bro. Brigham hopes to return to college next year; Bro. Pratt is contemplating the study of medicine; Bro. Mower has entered the Eastman Business College, and Bro. Chase the University of Pennsylvania. All were loyal Phis and will be greatly missed by the chapter. We are pleased to learn that Bro. Chase has found favour in the sight of Pennsylvania Zeta with which chapter he has affiliated. The "horse shedding" season was productive of most satisfactory results to Phi Delta Theta. Seven men were initiated, all of whom were rushed by other fraternities. Following are their names: Frank Bingham, Titusville, Pa.; A. B. Culter, Marlboro, Mass.; E. M. Harvey, W Topsham, Vt. ; A. O. Howe, Newfane, Vt.; G. M. Sabin, Malone, N. Y. ; F. S. Stowe, Gloversville, N. Y.; C. C. Briggs, Burlington, Vt. The event of the year, and in fact in the history of Vermont Alpha, was the Province Convention, an account of which is given in this issue. It was a source of much satisfaction to the chapter to have the privilege of entertaining the members from Alpha Province and the recollection of the occasion will always produce a pleasant remem brance in the lives of Vermont Phis. THE SCROLL. 121 In the field of college honors the chapter is most satisfactorily rep resented: Bro. Stewart has been unanimously elected Captain of the ball team for the coming season; Bro. Kilbourn is President of the college Y. M. C. A.; Bro. Wiswell has received the appoint ment of 1st Lieutenant and Bro. Pollard Sergeant, in the University batallion; Bro. Wiswell has been also elected President of the En gineering Society and Bro. Kilbourn President of the College Glee Club. On the Glee and Banjo Clubs Phi Delta Theta will be repre sented by four men. It was with pleasure that we welcomed to Vermont Alpha Bro. Purple, formerly of New York Beta, who this year enters the Soph omore class of the U. V M. We have, also, the pleasure of having with us Bro. Sornborger, U. V. M., '90, who is taking post graduate work in mathematics. Bro. Allen, '92, was also with us during the first few weeks of the term and greatly assisted us in spiking the new men. We have had the pleasure of greeting a large number of our Alumni who have visited the chapter this year. Of our '92 Phis : Bro. Mower is giving admirable satisfaction as night Editor of the Burlington Free Press, the leading State paper; Bro. Lewis has a position as General Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at St. Johnsbury, Vt.; Bro. Orton is acting as Principal of the High School at Mellon, Vt.; Bro. Allen is about accepting an engineering position in Chicago and Bro. Baker is at present at his home in Chateaugay, N. Y. It will be of interest to the members of Alpha Province to learn that Pres. Mayer received a fraternal acknowledgment of the telegram of sympathy sent Benjamin Harrison per order of the Convention. Sincerely in the Bond, FRANK L. DUNHA.M. Burlington, November 8, 1892. MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA, WILLIAMS COLLEGE. A large gap was made in our ranks last Commencement by the graduation of five Brothers, all of whom had been closely identified with our chapter throughout their whole course. At the same time Brother Harrington, '93, was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society, and Brother Gulliver, '94, captured second prize both in Greek and Latin. With a Freshman class of 102, and the Thompson Chemical Laboratory, ready for use, old Williams entered upon her one hun dredth year. During the absence of Professor Hewitt who is travel ing in Europe, his place will be filled by Dr. F. G. Allison. The 122 THE SCROLL. faculty is increased by the addition of Dr. M. Wahl, assistant pro fessor of French and German. The Physical and Biological Laboratories which, together with the Chemical Laboratory, are the gifts of our generous donor, Mr. F. F. Thompson, '56, are last nearing completion, and will be ready for occupation by the time of our centennial celebration in '93. This year we have been very fortunate in securing new men. Be sides having one or two pledged, we have already initiated Charles E. Buell, '96, of Litchfield, Conn. ; Charles F. Canedy, '96, of Shelburne Falls, .Mass. ; Henry Brainard White, '96, of Marcellus, N. Y.; Karl E. Weston, '96, of Winchendon, .Mass.; J. Herbert Irish, '96, of Skaneateles, N. Y., and Chas. F. Lyon, '96, of Auburn, N. Y. Our initiation banquet was held at Stamford, Vt., on Nov. II, at which time we royally welcomed our new men into our mystic circle. We were represented at the Alpha Province Convention by Bro. .Searle, '93, Bro. Parks, '93, and Bro. March, '95. The conven tion has been the means of stirring up much enthusiasm and interest aiTiong our fellows, in our meeting, and scarcely ever has our chapter been in so prosperous a condition. Yours in the Bond, WILLIA.M S. ELDER. Williamstown, Nov. 12, 1892. .MASSACHUSETTS BETA, AMHERST COLLEGE. The college year at Amherst opens quite favorably, the freshman class numbering 134, the largest that has ever entered Amherst. The college now has 382 men enrolled in its catalogue. The Faculty has this year been strengthened by the addition of several members—Dr. John B. Clark, of Northampton, to the chair of Political Economy; Prof. E. A. Grosvenor, of Roberts College, Constantinople, takes the chair in French, and Dr. J. R. Sterrett, of Texas University, is the new professor in Greek. Dr. Sterrett is a brother in ^ \ Q, and the only member we have had on the Amherst faculty. A new physical and chemical laboratory is now building here, which is to cost $125,000. This building will be very serviceable, as Am herst has not heretofore been favored with enough laboratory room. Dormitory life seems to have taken a new start, as the South Dor mitory has been repaired and is now entirely filled. Massachusetts Beta feels the loss of her '92 delegation, and yet does not propose to stop working because those good Phis are no THE SCROLL. 123 longer here. The members of our chapter all returned to college this year, with the exception of Bros. Schuyler and \\'ashburn, '95. On October 14th, we initiated fourteen men, as follows: T. B. Griswold, '95, Elmira, New York, and the following from the class of '96: H. A. Barker, Three Rivers. .Mass.; F. H. Clayson, Buffalo, New York; R. H. Cochran, Taunton, Mass.; W. K. Dustin, Gloucester, Mass. ; E. E. Harris, Haverhill, Mass. ; S. C. Haven, .Morristown, N. J.; A. Lockwood, Walton, N. Y. ; F. B. Loomis, Spencerport, N. Y. : H. E. Riley, Florence, xMass.; E. C. Sharp, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; W. R. Willetts. Brooklyn, N. Y. ; F. E. Wood, Haverhill, Mass., and B. F. York, Putnam, Conn. At the initiation banquet were present all of the '92 delegation save one—Bro. Billings. We are fortunate in having Bros. Leach and Bil lings, '92, settled near us—the former at Williston Seminary. East- hampton. and the latter in the Hartford Theological Seminary—and we expect to see much of them during the year. Bro. Lincoln, 92, is at Amherst again this year, and rooms at the fraternity house. Commencement week was, as usual, pleasant. The Walker prize for excellence in Astronomy and Physics was awarded to Bro. Lincoln, as was also the Pope scholarship of ^^250. Bro. Tilley spoke upon the commencement stage. On May 27th, the fraternity gave a reception to its friends, which passed off quite pleasantly. Bros. Russell and Rogers, '93, were our delegates to the Alpha Province Convention. They came home from Burlington more enthu siastic Phis than ever, and we have all gained many ideas from their accounts of the proceedings and discussions of the convention. The scheme of Bro. Moore, of Pennsylvania Zeta, about the pledge buttons seems especially commendable. Massachusetts Beta is always glad to see anv Phis who may come to Amherst, and we hope no visiting brother will fail to call upon us at our home on Faculty Avenue. Yours in the Bond, CHAS. A. A.XDREWS. Amherst, Nov. 9, 1892. RHODE ISLAND ALPH.A. BROWN UNIVERSITY. Brown opened this year with the largest number of students it ever had, the entering class numbering 139, swelling the total to 489 not including the fair members of Brown Annex, of which there are about 50. The college lately received great honor in the appointment of 124 THE SCROLL. President Andrews as a member of the Commission to represent the U. S. at the Monetary Conference to be held in Brussels the last of November. Rhode Island Alpha keeps pace with the rapid growth of the Col lege and enters the New Year with prospects brighter than ever. The opening day found 21 Phis in their accustomed places. We lost by graduation of the class of '92, Brothers Reccord, now in Harvard Divinity School; Durham, now in Iowa; Barbour, teaching in this State and Harper teaching in Massachusetts. Bro. Beers, '94, returned after a year's absence. We have lost two men since College opened, Brothers Northup and Atwood, the former now residing in Boston and the latter at home under the doc tor's care. His presence will be greatly missed both within and without the chapter-room and we all wish him a return fully recovered in '93. Our initiation took place October 13th, and I take pleasure in in troducing to the Phi Delta Theta world, Wm. W. Rugg, A. S. Morse, Wm. Renerson, C. M. Gallup, E. E. Bucklyn and Geo. F. Green, of '96; Harry Lewis, special and Louis A. Roux, '94, all worthy wearers of the Sword and Shield. Our initiation banquet came on the following Friday and passed off pleasantly. Bro. Day, '93, was our delegate to the Province Convention, held in Burlington last month. He returned fuller than ever of Phi spirit, reporting a pleasant as well as profitable time and profuse in the praises of Vermont Alpha's hospitality. Phi Delta Theta this year is represented on the Glee and Mandoliii Clubs by Bro. Gallup, '96. Bro. Bement, '95, is Captain of his class foot ball team. Bro. Baylies, '94, is Treasurer of the Univers ity Base Ball Association and Editor-in-Chief of our daily paper and Bro. Nightengale, '94, is a member of the editorial staff of the same paper. We were favored by a visit frqm Bro. Hurd, '92, of Maine Alpha, last September, as he was on his way to Philadelphia. We are always glad to welcome brother Phis. Rhode Island Alpha extends a hearty greeting to all sister chapters and wishes success in the coming year. In the Bond, IRVING L. FOSTER. Providence, November 2, 1892. THE SCROLL. 125 NEW YORK ALPHA, CORNELL UNIVERSITY. The New York Alpha Chapter has started out this year with every indication of prosperity We have initiated four of the finest freshmen that the chapter has ever had the honor and pleasure of in troducing into the mysteries of * ^ e. They are Brothers Harris William Slater, of Washington, D. C, Robert Dewey Russell, Al bany, N. Y.; Frederick H. Johnson, Albany, N. Y., and Walter Graves Smith of Lee, Mass. Besides these, we have affiliated a brother whom Ohio Zeta must have regretted as much to lose as we were pleased to affiiliate, Theodore Lindenberg, of the class of '95. With these new members and the large list of old men who returned to renew their respective courses in the University, we flatter ourselves that the chapter is in better condition in every way than it has been for some years past. Our old members are as fortunate as ever. Brother Gilbert is again leader of the Banjo Club, and Brother Fenner is a member of the same club, as is also Brother Kirby. On the Glee Club we are represented by threee men, Bros. Fenner, Hapgood, and Linden berg. With the opening of the term Professor Jacob Gould Schurman, Dean of the Sage School of Philosophy assumed his new position as president of the Cornell University. His formal inaugu ration takes place with appropriate exercises, Friday, Nov. 11, which day has been set apart as a University holiday. In athletics, Cor nell is pushing its way towards an acknowledgement of the high po sition which for some years it has merited, but which the Caspar Whitneys of the country have been unwilling to concede to her. Our foot ball game of yesterday, with a score of 20 to 14 in Harvard's favor flatters us, for no longer can the above mentioned class of critics refer to the " Cornell Blacksmiths" with impunity. ROBERT LATHROP. Ithaca, Nov. 6, 1892. NEW YORK BETA. UNION UNI\-ERSITY. At commencement our two graduating brothers, Dougall and Red dish, were both key men: Dougall being Phi Beta Kappa and Red dish, Sigma Xi. In addition, Dougall took the first Blatchford Ora torical prize, which is the highest honor at commencement, the Greek prize, and special honors in Latin. Bro. Lawton obtained the second Sophomore Oratorical. At present Bro. Reddish is draughts- 126 THE SCROLL. man for the Owego Bridge Co., Owego, N. Y. Bro. Dougall is tak ing a course in Theology, at Princeton. On the 13th of September --Old Union" opened with a Freshman class of ninety, an increase over last year; and this increase in at tendance is no doubt due in part to the Butterfield Lecture Course which begins this fall. This course—the finest that any college has ever received—is given by Gen. Daniel Butterfield, one of Union's loyal sons and contains the names of Horace Porter, William Mc Kinley, John Sherman, Thomas F. Bayard, Chauncey M. Depew, Seth Low, William H. McElroy. Andrew D. White, Chas. A. Dana, Andrew Carnegie, Rossiter W. Raymond, .Senators Manderson and Gordon, Warner Miller, Daniel E. Sickles, John Jay Knox, Mont gomery Schuyler, and the General himself. We have already had three of the lectures, and if they are to be taken as a sample of what is to follow, we are assured of a series of rare intellectual treats. These lectures are open only to students, faculty and trustees. A prize of twenty-five dollars is given for the best essay on any of the lectures. This offer is open to all students. With the commencement of the year, eight of our undergraduates returned. At our initiation, we swung four men, Bryan O. Burgin. '95, Walton, N. Y.; Bucher Van Deusen, '95, Glens Falls, N. Y.; Walter L. Terry. "96. Walton, N. Y. ; H. M. West, ,96, Glens Falls, N. Y. Bro. Gillespie, '93, was our delegate to the Alpha Province Con vention. He reports a pleasant and profitable time and is very enthu- .siastic on account of the treatment he received and the Phis he met there. Yours fraternally, E. LEE AUCHAMPAUGH. SCHENECTADY, NOV. 15, 1892. NEW YORK EPSILON, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. The opening of the University brought the smallest freshman class that has entered for several years, and this compelled a hotter strug gle between the fraternities for desirable men. The fifteen Phis who came back, however, worked so well that on October 7, we initiated the cream of the class. We take pleasure in introducing these new brothers to the Phi world. They are: Fred. P. Schenck, '95, East Orange, N. J.; H. M. Hubbard, '96, Stamford, N. Y.; Geo. E. O'Bryon, '96, Elmira, N. Y.: W. S. Warren, '96, Harrington, Del.; W. C. Gavitte, '96, Springville, Pa.: and C. C. Brown, '96, Syra cuse, N. Y. THE SCROLL. 127 We lost by graduation in the class of '92, eight loyal Phis, but one of them Bro. Wiley, who was one of the four commencement speak ers, has entered the Medical college. Two changes have taken place in the Faculty. Prof. W. G. Ward, A. M.. takes Prof. Clarke's place in the chair of Elocution and Rhet oric, and Prof John Heddaeus, Ph. D. is the new professor of Mod ern Languages. Bros. Taylor, "93, and Allen, '95. were delegates and Bro. Nich ols, '94, a visitor to the Alpha Province convention with Vermont Alpha at Burlington, Vt. They report a most satisfactory condition of the chapters in this Province and take this opportunity of express ing their thanks to Vermont Phis for their hearty hospitality. New York Epsilon has her full share of officers and positions. Bros. Whitfield, '94. Bond, '94 and Warren, '96, are the best play ers on the foot ball team. Bro. Gavitte, '96, is on the Banjo Club. Bro. Harbach, '93, is class historian. Bro. Warren, '96, is class president, and Bro. Hubbard, '96, is toastmaster. Bro. Nichols, '94, is editor-in-chief of our college annual, the Onondagan. Altogether New York Epsilon looks forward to a most successful year, and wishes each chapter full prosperity in all its undertakings. Youts fraternally, W. VV NICHOLS. Syracuse. November 8, 1892. PENNSYLVANIA (JA.MMA, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE. The college year is fairly opened, and the annual rushing is under way. There is a very fine lot of new students that have come in this year, and some very eligible men are being hard rushed by the frater nities here. We are doing our share, and hope to be victor in most of the rushes. Phi Delta Theta took her place among the foremost in the Com mencement of the Class of '92. We had four men in the class, and three out of the four had honorary orations, and Bro. H. B. Hughes graduated cum laude. Brother Farmer was one of the eight orators appointed to give commencement orations. Also Brother Haymaker, of the class of '89, gave the Master's Oration. On Class Day, Bro. S. S. Baker acted as Master of Ceremonies, and filled that position admirably. On Senior Serenade our Frater nity also took first place. Bro. Baker composed the music and Bro. Hays the words of the class song. 128 THE SCROLL. Bro. Baker is Professor at the Burgettstown Academy for the com ing year, Bro. Farmer is enrolled at the Western Theological Semi nary, and Bro. Hughes will read law here in town. We opened this year with nine brothers present, Bro. Holliday of '93 entering W. and J. again this fall. Since then we have initiated into the mysteries of O" .i o Clark Ward Eicher, '96. who has proved himself a very congenial brother. There have visited us in our rooms this past year. Brothers Rev. Crowe, Indiana Alpha: Knox, Dubois and Coates, Pennsylvania Eta: Stenger and Cummings, Pennsylvania Delta: Revs. Haggerty and Chalfant, Pennsylvania Alpha: Barringer, Michigan Gamma; Ab bott, Massachusetts Alpha, and W. B. Palmer. Esq., editor of the History. We welcome the visiting brothers right heartily, and our rooms are always open to them. Our new gymnasium is now almost entirely under roof. Dr. Baker, our new physical director, has arrived and taken charge of looking af ter the equipment of the building. Also the college course has been raised higher, the Senior and Junior years made almost entirely elective. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE .M. RVALL. Washington, Oct. 24. 1892. PENNSVL\ANIA DELTA. ALLEGHENY COLLEGE. The fall term found us with twelve loyal Phis, ready for the fray. The crop of new students was quite large and after some careful work, we are happy to announce five new men, two initiated in full. Brothers J. Merril Wright. '96, Apollo, Pa., and Clarence Farrar, '96, of Cattaraugus, N. Y., and three pledged, Robert C. Hall, Kane. Pa., William Tipper, Allegheny, Pa., and George Grant, Tarentum, Pa. We have received a large share of college honors. In Senior class. Bro. Darragh, Valedictorian and Chesbro, Prophet: Junior class, Stilson, Replier: Sophomore class. White, President and Elliott, Historian; Freshman class, Wright, Secretary and Moore, Historian. In the Military Department, we are ably represented by Bros. Staples, First Lieutenant and Adjutant: Darragh and Swearer, First Lieuten ants; Crary, Second Lieutenant, and Jaynes, Corporal. The pres ent staff of the Catnpus, our college paper, includes the following Phis: Staples, Howe, Jaynes, and Business Manager Darragh, with Douthitt, Treasurer of the Board. On the Inter-Society team of THE SCROLL. 129 Philo Literary Society, which is to represent it in the annual contest next June, Bro. Campbell is Debater and Bro. Chesbro, Declaimer. The college base ball team was reorganized for the fall term with Bro. Darragh, manager, and Bro. Jaynes on the team. Bro. Douthitt was our delegate to the Burlington convention and reports a fine time, and expresses himself as more than pleased with the repre sentatives of the Alpha Province. We wish to thank the Alpha Province for the honor she has conferred upon us in deciding upon "Old Allegheny" as the place for the '94 Convention. We are al ready at work, and trust we shall be able to give the boys a royal re ception. On October sixth we gave our opening reception to the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Chi Omega, in which we maintained our reputation as entertainers. A number of the boys on Hallowe'en gave an enjoyable little party to their Kappa Alpha Theta friends, and on November seventh a very pleasant little hop was given to a few of our city friends. Some changes have been made in the faculty since last year. Dr. J. C. Fields, .Mathematics, resigned and Prof. W. T. Dutton takes his place: Prof. C. L. Walton is the new Assistant in Science; Bro. Elliott, '89, is Professor of Latin and Greek, and Bro. Ross, '91, is Principal of Preparatory School. We are sorry to announce the resignation of our esteemed President, David H. Wheeler, LL. D. to take effect July i. 1893. Work on the new Wilcox Hall of Science is being pushed along rapidly. When completed, we will have one of the best equipped buildings of its kind in the State. The building is to be of brick and stone, three stories high, and will be a fine addition to our Campus. A new factor has entered Allegheny College this term, in the form of a non-.secret organization of non-frats, under the name of the Al legheny College Christian Brotherhood; its main purpose seems to be to provide means of social enjoyment for its members; in princi ples, it is antagonistic to the fraternity .system. In the Young Men's Christian Association Bro. Staples is Presi dent, and Bro. Campbell represented the Association at the State Convention held in Germantown, Pa., October 13-16. 1892. With best wishes to all Phis. Vours in the Bond, ROBERT W. DARRAGH. .Meadville, .November lo. 1892. 130 IHE SCROLL. PENNSYL\AMA EPSILON, DICKINSON COLLEGE. We are now emerging from the rush and activity incident upon the arrival of new men within our college lialls. The Freshman class is one of the largest and cleanest in our history, numbering in college phra.seology "sixty souls, including coeds.'' The loss which we sustained by the graduation of '92 brothers led members of other fraternities to question our ability to replace them. We are happy to sav that within the last two months we have given our jeal ous rivals cause to believe that Phi Delta Theta "rushers'" do not become exterminated easily. Already our famed '-William'" has carried five men over into the boundaries of the Greeks. Those who have thus journeyed are Thomas Davis, a graduate of our Prep aratory School, whom we saw fit to initiate in the midst of the annual commencement furore; Wilbur T. Cleaver came to us from Williams- port Dickinson Seminary, having been known intimately by several of the Phis: Henry S. Noon, a Rugby Academy lad. was a Phi through and through, even when he arrived, because of his work under Bro. Oliver Mordorf, "90: Charles E. Ziegler. a Millersburg Normal Graduate often expresses his great satisfaction in being a Phi; Edward Weidenhamer has joined our happy circle after being rushed by all the fraternities in the college. Coming recommended to another fraternity by an intimate friend, he has seen fit to discard his friend's advice in this instance and join himself with what we consider a "prime"' crowd. Brother Davis. 96. has beeh elected president of his class. Bros. Stratford, "95, and Evans. "93. are filling creditably their places on the foot ball team. Bro. Yocum, '93, is controling the finances of the Athletic Association which have this year taken a decided rise. We returned at the beginning of the term to rooms fitted out somewhat in style. During the summer many of us contributed to the above object and a kind friend through the intercession of the writer, gave us fifty dollars. We are, how ever, seriously contemplating a removal to a suite of rooms which will please us far better than our present location. Bro. Thomas Evans. '93, was our delegate to the Province Convention at Burlington. \'t. He brought home with him many new ideas which will soon become practical in our life here. Several of our '92 brothers have been seen in our hall since their departure from active fraternit)- life. Bro. Fasick is preaching and under the inspiration of a new wife's hand, Bro. Frownfelter is engaged in the same work in Harrisburg. Pa. Bros. Roberts and Northrup are preaching in Hummelstown. Pa., and THE SCROLL. 131 TuUs Corner, .Md. Bro. Stephens is our new and very popular Physical Director. Six men of '92 were admitted to Phi Beta Kappa, and oi these three were Phis—Bros. Fasick, Roberts and Stephens. Our banquet, held on June 6, was a great success, enticing back to the old hall a dozen honored brothers, Bro. Culbertson, of Penn sylvania Alpha, delighted us with his presence. Bro. Frank Moore, '91, has robbed our town of one of its prizes—having taken Miss Florence Woodward to live with him beside the sea. We greatly regret that illness has prevented the return of Bro. Urner, '94. With fifteen men in our ranks we consider ourselves able to take care of our chapter. Our best wishes extend thoughout Phidom. Yours in the Bond. GEO. C. YOCU.M. Carlisle, Nov. 6. 1892. PENNSYLVANIA ZP;TA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANI.^. Since Pennsylvania Zeta's last letter to the SCROLL we have be gun a new year with brighter prospects than ever before. We started with twenty-five undergraduate members, and on October 29 initiated Bro. James Murtagh of the class of '94. Other good men are pledged to join us. In the spring we lost by graduation, Bros. Delaplaine and Zeigler of the Post Senior department, and Bro. Maloney, who took high honors in the class of '92. The latter however entered the Law School and is now President of his class, as well as our repre sentative on the Board of Editors of the Pennsylvanian. In the Senior Class of the college department, Bros. Moore, Wil- ford and Cooper were elected to the Record Committee which is in charge of the annual published by the LTniversity of Pennsylvania. Bro. .Moore is also Business Manager of the Committee and will have entire charge of the publication. Bro. Busch represents us on the Ivy Ball Committee, while Bro. Wilford is especially interested in a college souvenir spoon. He was chairman of a committee to adopt a spoon, and has succeeded in getting a beautiful design. .-\t the election for Senior officers of the class of '93, Bro. Wright was chosen Vice President. Bro. Codman also holds an important office in 94's City Councils, which is the debating society of the class. In the Glee Club we are represented by Bros. Shumway and Wilford, and on the Banjo Club by Hanson. Wilford and Cooper. Both clubs have professional trainers, and should make an enviable reputation during the winter season. 132 THE SCROLL. Our Chapter House is more comfortable and home-like this year than ever before. We have just put a new set of furniture in the parlor, while all the bedrooms are occupied by as many of our out of town members as can be accommodated. Many of us who live at home, too, find the house the pleasantest place for lunch. I need hardly say that we are always glad to welcome wandering Phis at our home, and fully expect all who are stopping in the city to visit us. Our delegate to the Alpha Province Convention on Columbus Day was Bro. Moore, who also acted as Secretary of the Convention. Since his return from BurlingtDn, we have heard nothing from him but the courtesy and kindness of Vermont Alpha, and the social and business success of the Convention. We were especially pleased with the reports Bro. Moore brought us of the general strength of the Province. Foot ball is of course the one topic of conversation at Pennsylvania now. By our defeating Princeton in the prettiest game ever seen in Philadelphia, our team has won a position above all others except Yale and Harvard, and before this letter goes to print, it will have met Yale too. Too much credit cannot be given to the training and management of the eleven, and to the ability of the men themselves. Pennsylvania Zeta watched the Princeton game from the top of a coach gaily decorated in red and blue. But Pennsylvania has improved in other ways than athletics. The Graduate School of Philosophy, the Laboratory of Hygiene and the splendid Mechanical Engineering Building are all occupied for the first time this year. The large Wistar Institute of Anatomy is now building, and will be another great addition. Besides these there are minor improvements in buildings and in the Faculty, combining to make our courses more efficient than ever. With best wishes to all chapters, Yours in the Bond, WALTER 1. COOPER. Philadelphia, .November 7, 1892. BETA PROVINCE. VIRGINIA ALPHA, ROANOKE COLLEGE. We returned with a full determination to utilize every honorable means possible to further the standard of * A 0 at Roanoke College, and we have not failed. On beginning our contest for initiates we were only five. On September 30th, we captured Bro. C. H. Little, THE SCROTAL. 133 of Hickory, N. C. The new brother divided the Greek medal with Bro. Stone last session, and will prove a Phi not only in name but in principle. While we were casting about in behalf of Phidom Brother Ball visited us and gave us some very valuable information in respect to prosecuting our work, and refreshed our memories in general on fra ternity work. No Phi can meet Bro. Ball and not be convinced that he is among the worthiest of Phis. Such we felt, and were loth to part from him. For some time, a very lively contest was waged between the Phis and a certain other fraternity for several very promising young men who are here for the first time. It is needless to say we triumphed, and on the 14th of October, Bros. W. V. Dunlap and W. R. Hoover, both of Augusta Co., Virginia, were initiated in the mystic Bond. W. H. Dold was pledged, being yet a prep. A 0 has five Seniors; .\ T i2, one, and VIRGINIA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The session of 'g2-'3 opened two weeks earlier this fall, a depart ure from the time honored custom, but favorable for a larger atten dance than has been in years. And entering upon the new year, the White and Blue will resume the high standard they have hitherto borne. Let us take a retrospective glance and see how the Phis stood at the closing of the last college year. On the foot ball eleven there were Brothers Frank Harney and Halstead S. Hedges who did splen did work. Lovick Pierce Miles was Editor-in-chief of College Topics, a weekly paper published in the interest of athletics, also on the Magazine staff. Hedges, B. S., B. A., M. A., M. D., of the Uni versity, was voted through statistics of College the most intellectual man, he was also president of the Medical class; while Harney was accorded the handsomest man, besides belonging to several of the leading social organizations. Hedges and Moss carried off several blue ribbons on Field Day. .Moss won the fifty dollar medal in the 134 THE SCROLL. Orators contest in the Washington Literary Society, and repre.sented the Fraternity on the stage at the Final Celebration. Only two Phis were applicants for degrees. Hedges and Winfield. On the opening day only three of the old members were present to do battle for Phi Delta Theta, and by active co-operation and the fine work of Brother Baughman, on the first Saturday night in Octo ber, we introduced into the Mystic Bond two loyal Phis. Thomas C. Longin and Arthur T. McCormack. They are members of the Medical and Academic schools respectively. Later, another acquisi tion was made in the persons of J. P. and R. M. Bruns. Brother J. P. Bruns is the champion of Louisiana in hurdle racing, and will be a valuable athlete on Field Day. We are indeed glad to have among us and accord to them the hos pitalities of Old Virginia Beta:—Brothers Starley and Blake of Tenn essee Beta, R. W. Johnson of Georgia Gamma, H. P. Merrittof Ala bama Gamma, and Dunlap of Alabama Alpha. The "new goats" will be banquetted ere long, and committees on toast and arrangements have been appointed and the affair will be quite recherche. Foot ball is all the rage, and the Varsity team is one of which we may well feel proud, having beaten the University of North Carolina with ease, and Sewanee, Tennessee, 30 to o. The only defeat sus tained thus far was given by the University of Pennsylvania, and in consideration of the small score the visitors made, bespeaks for us a fine team. The championship of the South will doubtless abide here. We were pleased to have Brother Fred S. Ball, President of Beta Province, with us at the opening of College. His visit was produc tive of much good to our chapter, and his presence appreciated. Also, we were glad to have Brother Hoke, (Captain of North Caro lina foot ball eleven), amongst us, and we extend a hearty welcome to all Phis to visit our chapter when here with the teams. Virginia Beta, though somewhat derelict in its reports to the SCROLL the last session, will be more prompt the ensuing college year. She has begun the new session under most favorable auspices. Yours fraternally, H. W. DKNT. Charlottesville, November 6, 1892. VIRGINIA GAMMA, RANDOLPH-MACON COLLE(;E. At the closing of last .session. Brother .Nettles received the all- around athletic medal, and Sledd was awarded the Walton Greek THE SCROLL. 135 Prize. Our commencement exercises were especially enjoyable, as several of our alumni were with us. Only three of our last year's chapter returned, so this meant work for those three, in order that Phi Delta Theta might maintain the high position which she has heretofore held. On October 3. we in itiated Charles G. Evans, of .Manteo, N. C, Benjamin B. Harriner. of Crewe, Va.. William V. and E. Roger Boyle, Bladensburg, Md., andD. Russel Talbott, of Chaneyville, Md. We take pleasure in in troducing these new brothers to the Phi world, and think them in every way qualified to wear the Sword and Shield. In the initiation of these new men we were assisted by Bros. Bosher, Reid, Blair and Watson, of Virginia Delta. .A.s Bro. Ball, our Province President, was with us just a day or two before the initiation, we hoped to have him remain till after that event, but other engagements prevented his staying. Nearly all the fraternities here returned very few men this year. Sigma Chi started with only two, Phi Kappa Sigma, two; Kappa Sigma, four, and Phi Theta Psi, two. All of these, however, have added to their numbers since the opening of the session. Kappa Alpha and Beta Theta Pi did not return any men, so they are prac tically dead here, though there is a probability of the Kappa Alphas being revived at the second half session by the return of one of their last year's men. The outlook for our chapter is very bright, and every indication points forward to a pleasant and prosperous year. J. H. CREIGHTO.X. Ashland, No\-. 9, 1892. VIRGINIA ZETA, W.\SHIN(;TON AND LF:E UNIVERSITY. With the success of the past session lingering on our minds, we entered the lists with our competitors at the opening of this session, and. missing indeed, the familiar faces of Smith and Groner, we sought to find two. worthy to fill their places. Hard as was this task, we accomplished it, and in introducing to the fraternity world, Rob ert J. McBryde and Herbert F. Fitzpatrick, count ourselves fortunate that we have added to our ranks two such men. McBryde has won distinction as a student, and was the recipient of the Latin Scholar ship of last session. He will attend the University for several ses sions, and his untiring enthusiasm will dissipate any fear for the chapter's future. Fitzpatrick has been ever since he became a stu dent at Washington and Lee, a recognized leader both in the acade^ 136 THE SCROLL. mic and political departments of the University. Each of the three years of his attendance here has witnessed some honor won by him. He received the degree of A. B., at the close of last session, through out which he had ably filled the editor-in-chief's chair of the South ern Collegian, so favorably known among our college journals. And it was only after two elections and so many resignations, offered on account of his heavy work in the Law Department, that the literary socities have relinguished their claims upon him for the same posi tion this year. Besides the strength thus added to our chapter. \'ir- ginia Zeta can boast of the defeat of three of the strongest fraternities in the University in the initiation of these men. We are still weak numerically, numbering only four, but our prospects are bright and we believe that each session will serve to increase our strength and to bring us nearer that standard of perfection, short of which we shall never rest satisfied. We would not fail to acknowledge a most pleas ant visit from six of our University of the South brothers, who partly composed the Sewanee foot ball team of this session. With so much Phi energy and pluck collected on their team we are not ashamed to say that the result of the game was victory for them. Our esteemed Province President gave us two days of his time in his recent official visit, and presided at the initiation of Bro. .McBryde. To him are due our thanks for his sound advice and practical suggestions in fra ternity matters. We hope the favorable impression made by him upon us is in some degree reciprocated by him. His visits will al ways be anticipated by us with pleasure as well as those of any of our brothers of the Fraternity. Yours in the Bond, S. S. LAMBETH, JR. Lexington, November 7, 1892. KENTUCKY ALPHA, CENTRE COLLEGE. Sinch the beginning of this collegiate year we have initiated six men, namely: W. C. Scott, '95: R. L. Dudley, '96: C. P. Cecil. '95: H. B. Wall, "96; G. W. Welsh, '96: G. D. Thornton, '96— all of whom are enthusiastic workers, and men of whom Kentucky Alpha may well be proud. Our meetings have been very enjoyable and well attended. Our literary exercises have been a great feature this year, and much inter est is taken in them. Last year we were styled "Champions of the South "' in foot-ball, having never lost a game. Our college foot-ball team began training THE SCROLL. 137 in September, and has been working hard ever since. We played our first game this year with the University of Cincinnati team here Saturday, November 5th, and wo.i by a score of twelve to four. Brother W. C. Scott, who started in to play full-back, was injured last month and will not be able to play this year. Brother M. W. Barbour also holds a position on the team. Hoping that Phi Delta Theta may prosper hereafter as she has done heretofore. Yours in the Bond, R. P. DOW, JR. Danville, Nov. 8, 1892. KENTUCKY DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. Central University opened this year with its usual increase of stu dents. Both grounds and buildings have been improved, thus show ing that our chancellor has not been idle during the summer months. The Military Department is quite an addition, and one looked upon with favor. Lieutennant Sage, a former graduate of West Point, has charge. Prof. J. W Frew, of Buffalo, N. Y., has charge of athlet ics, and is a good trainer. Our foot ball team is making rapid pro gress under him. An Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association has been formed and a series of games arranged. C U. played her first game in the series with the State College team, of Lexington, on November 5, and came off victorious—8 to 6. Kentucky Delta has been rewarded for her work this year by the initiation of five good men into the mysteries of Phidom. We have been very fortunate in the selection of these new brothers, all of whom have begun to take an active part in fraternity work. They are as follows: A. Dunbar Forsythe, Harrodsburg, Ky.; Moss Tabler, Harrodsburg, Ky.: Leonard Willis, Nicholasville, Ky.; D. Yulee Beckham, Bardstown, Ky., and Paul Bullock, Shelbyville, Ky. Most of the old men have returned and, with the five new ones, Ken. tucky Delta has material for a fine chapter. Bro. Guerrant, '92, is teaching in the Preparatory Department here. He is also President of the Athletic Association and Secre tary and Treasurer of the Inter-Collegiate Association spoken of above. We are extremely pleased at having Bro. Guerrant with us still, and he may feel sure that he will always be welcomed by the chapter that was so much loved, honored and upheld by him. We are represented in the foot ball team by Brothers Taylor and Willis. l.;s TH^ SCROLL. Wf were pleased to have with us for a day or two at the opening of the session, Bro. Ball, our Province President, who gave us a very in teresting and profitable talk. Bros. Shumaker and Crow were also with us for a short time. We are always glad to see any of our alumni and other Phis and tender a hearty invitation to visit us to all that come in oiu- neighborhood. Yours in the Bond, S. H. CAROTHERS. Richmond. November 7. 1892. SouiH CAROLINA BETA. SOUIH CAROLINA COLLEGE. Our outlook at the beginning of this session was anything but en couraging, and although our chapter is somewhat stronger than we thought it would be. still it is not as we would like it to be. When college opened there were only two Phis on the campus, Bro. White and Bro. Cothran. Since college opened we were glad to welcome Brother Nicholson again to us, and also Bro. Wright, from Georgia Alpha, who is here taking a course in law. Thus far we have had no initiates, for the material to select from is about as poor as one could well find. Our number of fraternities is entirely too large: there being nine fraternities and only about eighty students. As we had no men pledged before college opened, our less conservative friends would take in the new students before they had been here very long. .\s it was. one fraternity initiated a man on the night before college opened. The Phis never want to be guilty of doing such a policy as that. The chapter of Kappa Alpha at this college seems to be dead. It had only two men here last year and neither one returned this year. If some more of the chap ters would follow the example of our K A friends, there would be a better chance for the remaining ones. Our college is having a first class gymnasium fitted up, and under a skillful instructor this can be made a valuable feature of the Institu tion. Our president is alive to the interests of the college, and soon we hope to see the S. C. College in the flourishing condition as of yore. We lost three men last June, Bros. Coker and Sloan graduated, and Bro. Wardlaw has not returned. Bro. Coker is at home in Darlington, .S. C, Sloan is practising in Greenville, S. C, and Bro. Wardlaw is working in the insurance business in Rock Hill, S. C. Brother Wardlaw was one of our best men, and we were very much disappointed when we learned that he would not return. We were THE SCROLL. 139 favored a few weeks ago with a visit from Bro. Ball, President of Beta Province. His visit was very much enjoyed, and he will be welcomed whenever he comes through this city. We close with best wishes for all chapters of <1> A 6. Yours in the Bond, W C. COTHRAN Columbia. Nov. 8, 1892. QAMMA PROVINCE GEORCUA ALPHA. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Georgia Alpha begs leave to introduce her new initiates, Bros. J. G. Pittman, of Thomasville, Ga., Shirley Brooks of Atlanta and Jasper N. Dorsey, of Gainesville, Ga. We feel assured that any Phi will be proud of our three new men. Brothers T. W. Hard wick and Fred Rounsaville affiliated from Georgia Gamma and William Hiles from Georgia Beta. These young gentlemen have added much to the popu larity of our chapter and we feel that Georgia Alpha has been strength ened materially. Our number this year is seventeen, though at the beginning of the session we had eighteen names enrolled. Since then Bro. Roy Dallas decided to leave us, and has entered Johns Hopkins. Bro. E. G. Cabaniss is Captain of Company B of the University Corps of Cadets: Moreno is President of the Senior class, and Govan has been elected Orator of the Law class. A Symphony Club has been organized with Bro. G. W Beckett as Director and Bro. Cabaniss as Treasurer. The following is the numerical standing of the fraternities here : K A, 20: X *, 19; 2; A v.. 18 ; a> A e, 17; 2 X, 17: A T £2, 14; ATA. 10, and X *, 8. We have one hundred and ninety students registered. Athletic spirit among the students is quite weak, owing to the law passed by the trustees last June prohibiting the boys going away from Athens to engage in intercollegiate contests. With kindest regards to all Phis, and best wishes for the success of the SCROLL, we are Yours in the Bond, F. G. GovAN. Athens. Nov. 10, 1892. GEORGIA GAM.MA, MERCER UNIVERSITY. Commencement of '92 was in every respect successful. On that day Mercer gave diplomas to twenty-six young men of whom four were Phis. Bro. Hugh Chambers is Principal of a school at Wadley, 140 THE SCROLL. Ga.: Conner is assistant and Jasper C. Massee Principal of Abbeville High School, Abbeville, Ga. ; and our fourth man, T. W. Hardwick, is taking a Law course at the University of Georgia. We were more successful in reaping honors than could be hoped for, Bros. Massee and Hardwick receiving Senior places, Coates win ning for us first Sophomore medal in declamation, and Bro. Hatcher received Freshman medal for excellence in declamation. Bro. Mas- see had the honor of teaching the first Summer school that was ever carried on at this institution. On returning to school this fall term, after being out one year, I found that our number of Phis has been reduced to six, and good and quick work was found to be very necessary, so after hard work, we took in five of the best men in school, and now we are glad to intro duce to Phis everywhere. Brothers Willie Shelton Keese, and Lester Clayton Culver, '94, and Edison Fitzgerald Huff, Jordan Howell San- ford and Willie Jeff Wynn, '96. The foot ball rage has fully struck Mercer, and we hope that good may result in one way, and that is in the establishment of a gymna sium in our College. The sketch of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in the October num ber of the SCROLL was a splendid pointer to all Phis and especially young Phis who wish to become good workers. Yours in the Bond, PRESTON B. PEARSON. Macon, November 3. 1892. TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. Tennessee Alpha began the present session with the smallest mem bership she has had for many years. The 21st of September found only fifteen of the old members back, not counting two that are in the Medical Department, from the location of which members in that department are prevented from taking a very active part in the work of the chapter. The return of a so much smaller propordon than usual of our old members was due to a number of circumstances, and we are glad to say that a failure to comply with the requirements of the university was not one of them. Bro. Webb, '91, Fellow in English, is now teaching in the Webb School, at Bell Buckle, Tenn., one of the leading preparatory acade mies to Vanderbilt. Bro. Scarritt, '92, is attending Drew Seminary, and Bro. McReynolds, '92, is in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. Bro. Barr, '92, returned to take a THE SCROLL. 141 course in medicine. Bro. Renfro, 94. has become a member of class of '95, at Harvard. Bro. Turner, '91, is engaged in the editorial rooms of the Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House at Nash ville, Tenn. Our membership has been increased from seventeen to twenty-four by the accession of three affiliates, Bros. R. W. Green, Alabama Beta; A. W. Jones, Alabama Gamma, and C.P.Williams, Louisiana Alpha, and by the initiation of B. Malone, W. W. Hudson, J. 'W Harner and ^'aulx Crockett of class of '96. We have another mem ber of '96 pledged, and hope before long to have several others wear ing the sword and shield. We also hope soon to have Bro. John H. DeWitt back with us. From the first of September he has been ill with typhoid fever. We have missed him very much, as he is one of our strongest members everyway. We are thankful that he is now sufficiently recovered so that he feels sure that he can return to the University before many weeks. He will continue to be our reporter, and will supply the re maining letters for the present volume of the SCROLL. Our chapter house was not completed as soon as we had expected, but it is about finished, and we are making arrangements to furnish it, so we hope before many more days to begin to enjoy the pleasures and benefits of " our house." Already before we have begun to oc cupy it we are beginning to realize one of the benefits that comes with a chapter house—it has served to bring the members of the chapter more intimately together than ever, thus uniting us more closely in our purpose to cultivate true and manly friendship. We were pleased to have a visit from Bros. Collins, Emmons, Scullin and Whittemore of Missouri Gamma on November 5, when they were here with the Washington University foot ball team. Bro. Scullin as half-back especially distinguished himself in the game. E. H. Jones as captain and half-back, Barr at left end and Vaughn as substitute half, represented Tennessee Alpha on the Vanderbilt team. With best wishes for all the readers of the SCROLL, Yours in the Bond, PAUL M. JUNES. Nashville, November 9, 1892. ALABAMA ALPH.A, UNIVERSITY OF .ALABA.MA. The session of 1892-93 has opened with the promise of a prosper ous year for the University of Alabama. We are glad to state that under the guiding hand of our esteemed and honored president. Gen. R. C. Jones, our college has in every respect improved and our 142 THE SCROLL. enrollment of students has increased. On account of the resignation of William B. Phillips, Ph. D., and Joshua H. Foster, D. D., two new professors have been elected. Col. J. M. Edgar, formerly presi dent of the West Florida State .Seminary, of Tallahassee. Florida, now holds the chair of Physics and Astronomy. The chair of Chemis try is now occupied by Prof. (',. M. Pickel, of Lakeside, Florida. Athletics have received a great impetus this year, and an athletic association has been organized, which assures much success. Our gymnasium has been newly furnished and under the supervision of our able Professor we hope to derive much benefit and improvement. Our chapter lost by graduation last June, Bros. A. M. Willett, Carrollton, Ala., A. J. Gibson, Washington, D. C, and F. J. Burke. Jacksonville, Ala. We are glad to have with us again John C. Forney, who is a matriculate in the Law Department. We began the year with sixteen members, but were strengthened by affiliation of Bro. .Smith, '92, Alabama Beta, and Bro. Lewis, Mississippi Alpha, who is in the academic department. As a result of our work, we present to the readers of the SCROLL six initiates into our gallant phalanx of Knights: James Lewis Herring. '96, Ashville. Ala.; Wiley Croson Hill, '95, Montgomery, Ala.: Hugh Mallory, '95, Selma, Ala.; Louis Marion Mosley, '96, Union Springs, Ala.: James Somerville McLester, '96, Birmingham. Ala., and Portis Gaillard Welch, '96, Selma, Ala. They are all men who will make loyal and worthy Phis. Our chapter now has twenty-five members and was never in a bet ter condition. With all our men fired with Phi Delta Theta enthusi asm, with nothing to mar our internal' harmony, and with a good standing both socially and in scholarly attainments, we expect to pass one of the most successful years in our history. Yours in the Bond, J. IRWIN BURGETT. University P O., November 5, 1892. ALAMA.MA BETA, .AI.ABAM.V POLYTIXIINIC INSTITITI;. Although it is a matter of regret that several of our boys were un able to come back and several, in graduating, have left us, yet we have every reason to be gratified at the number of old Phis who have returned, and in the zeal they have shown in every way. especially in securing the very best of the numerous new intrants into college. Thirteen old men answered heartily to their names. This number was composed of five Seniors, all of whom hold offices in the corps; THE SCROLL. 143 six Juniors, four of whom also are adorned with the insignia of rank, and two Sophomores, hoping at no distant day to be as fortunate as the majority of their brothers. In addition to this band of regulars, we are glad to mention that four of our old men, of the classes of '90, '91 and '92, have returned to take post-graduate courses. It is in deed a pleasure to have these veterans with us. But large as was our number, it was soon to be augmented by the addition of seven new men, the very pick of the new intrants, and men whom we are proud to recognize as brothers. For some of them we had to work faithfully, as there are several other fraternities in college who know good material when they see it. Here are the names of our new brothers, whom I take pleasure in introducing to the Phi world: W. H. and G. F. Chambers, Shef field, Ala.; J. A. Smythe, Greenville, S. C.; J. S. Shivers, Selma, Ala.; W. H. Winship, Macon, Ga.; R. C. Cowan, Opelika, Ala.; R. C. Holley, Greenville, S. C. The first four are of the class of '95, while the last three graduate in '96. Having received the new ritual, and the paraphernalia necessary for the initiatory ceremony, all these men were taken in by the new and mystical rites. Athletics in our college this year, are awakening greater interest than ever before, and we mean to make the great victory in Atlanta last winter, over the University of Georgia s foot ball team, only the first of a series of similar successes. Hoping all our sister chapters the same good fortune that we have enjoyed. • Yours in the Bond, W. MERRITT RIGGS. Auburn, October i, 1892. ALABAM.^ GA.NLMA, SOUTHERN UNUERSITY. On the 21 St of September, the University reopened her doors for the new year. At the beginning, everything looked dark for us. Only six men had returned, while fraternity material among the new men was very scarce; but all of the clouds have cleared away and * A e holds her accustomed place. At the first meeting we initiated several men, the majority of whom were pledged. We take great pleasure in introducing to the Phi brotherhood Bros. 'VV. D, Parish, La Fayette, Ala. : J. A. Baxley, Dothan, Ala. ; W E. Chestnut, Cherokee, Ala. ; R. E. Tyler, Bessemer, Ala.; W. E. Chisholm, Tuscumbia, Ala.; B. B. Winich, Pensacola, Fla.; J. A. Brown, Pratt Mines, Ala.; W. A. Bivens, Birmingham, Ala. 144 THE SCROLL. The Faculty and the two Literary Societies have honored $ A e to her heart's content. Bros. Meek and your scribe are Challenge De baters, Brown and .Masse)- are Editors of the 6'. U. Monthly, Bro. Baxley is one of the anni\ersarians of the Clariosophic Society and Bro. W F. Andrews, of the Class of '86, is the orator of that occa sion. Bro. .Masse)- is tutor in Ancient Languages. The Chapter of '91 and '92 was one of the finest in the history of the University. We received over forty per cent, of the honors conferred and at Commencement, Knickerbocker received the orators medal and Cousins the Sophomore medal. Our banquet was a most enjoyable occasion. The Faculty have given us a room in the building, and in a short time we hope to have a model chapter hall. Yours in the Bond, FRANK. .M. DE GRAFFE.NREID. Greensboro, Nov. 4. 1892. DELTA PROVINCE .MISSISSIPPI ALPHA. UNRERSITY OF .MISSISSIPPI. Eight of our undergraduates returned this session, and we have added eight worthy Phis to this number, both by initiation and affili ation. We have already secured several desirous Freshmen. .At our first initiation, we swung Brothers A. D. and R. H. Bourdeaux. and on September 26th we initiated Brothers M. .M. Bardwell, Jr., S. B. Jones and E. B. Williams. After the •• fuss and fun " we repaired to the finest restaurant we could find in Oxford, and partook of a sump tuous collation. In addition to the Brothers named above. I may name Brother C. D. Sneed, who was duly initiated on October 19th. We have affiliated Brothers J. G. Leavell, "94, \'irginia Alpha, and Thos. G. Fewell, '96, Kentucky Delta. We have been extremely for tunate in our new men this fall, and concede superiority in regard to that to no other fraternity here. The <1> Iv •i' chapter at this place is dead, leaving the A +, * A 9, A K: E, A T A, and i: X chapters to hold forth. Heretofore the University of Mississippi has not had an athletic association, but there has been one recendy organized, and we hope that in the near future we will be able to cope with the athletic associ ations in the schools of our neighboring States. Bro. M. M. Sattei-field was elected as one of the editors of the THE SCROLL. 145 Unii'ersity Magazine, and Bro. C. L. Siveley is president of one of the literary societies. Phi-Sigma. Mississippi Alpha sends greetings to her sister chapters everywhere, and wishes for them a prosperous and happy year. Yours in the Bond, W W. LOCKARD. University P. O., Nov. 8, 1892. LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNI\-ERSITY. Our chapter began her fourth year at Tulane with true college spirit, and, as usual, has opened the season with an initiation. So, permit me to introduce to the Phi world Brothers Frank Gordon and Birney Guthrie, both members of the Freshman class, who were led through the "triple gates" on the 7th of October. We feel proud of our new members, for they are men worthy in every way of the honor conferred upon them. Not to be behind the times in college affairs, we have gained sev eral important positions on the various student organizations. Bro. Conniff, "94, is now President of the Tulane University Base Ball As sociation, while Bro. G. L. Tebault was elected Director from the class of '93. on the staff of the same association. Besides, we have on the Senior nine Bro. Hardie, on the Junior, Lewis, and on the Sophomore, Woods, ."Vlorphy and Bowling. On the staff of the Tulane Collegian we are represented by Tebault, '93, as Business Manager, and Prentiss editor, from the Sophomore class. Bros. Hardie, "93, and Lewis, 94. are on the executive committee of the Tulane Athletic Association. Conniff was elected Secretary of the class of 94. We feel deeply the loss of our former President. Charles \'. Cosby. Bro. Cosby is a typical Phi and was one of the banner members of Louisiana Alpha. In October he gave up his active membership in the chapter. Since then he has been traveling through Arkansas and Virginia—on business, he says: but the boys all think that he is in quest of --a companion for his joys and sorrows." We had a flying visit from him a week or two ago, which, though short, w-as highly enjoyed by each and every one of us. Whatever be the object of his search, we wish him all possible success. Bro. J. J. D'Aquin, M. D., who graduated from the Medical Col lege last spring, is now one of the most prominent among the well-to- do young physicians of New Orleans. We have five men in the .Med ical College, two of whom will graduate next year. 146 777^ SCROLL. Being unable to build a chapter house this year, we still retain our rooms near the College. These have been greatly improved by hand some lace curtains, the generous gift of Bro. Woods. Bro. Conniff has presented us with a fine astronomical globe, and several members have added to our stock of books and pictures. The Louisiana Alpha Phi .Sisterhood is practically disbanded, and those of its members who attend the Newcomb College have formed themselves into a local organization styled Rho Omicron Rho, for the puipose of petitioning a charter from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. We wish the young ladies success in their undertaking. The Newcomb College now has only one chapter, but could easily support several more. The number of Fraternity men at Tulane is greater than it was this time last year. Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Chi have both gained some very good members. Kappa Alpha retains most of her old members. Delta Tau Delta and Kappa Sigma have "quantity," as they have succeeded in forming admirably large chapters- With best wishes to all our sister chapters, Yours in the Bond, SEARGENT S. PRENTISS, JR. New Orleans, November 7, 1892. EPSILON PROVINCE. OHIO ALPHA, .MIA.MI UNI\ERSITY. Miami entered upon her seventy-third year on September 15, with prospects of a large attendance. Of our old members, Bros. Work, Eastman and Hoffman were the only ones who returned. Bro. Heistand, our one graduate, is at present at his home in Eaton, Ohio. He e.xpects soon to take up electrical work in Chicago. Bro. Potter is at Buffalo, and Bro. Gath has left college and is residing here in Oxford. Since the opening of the fall term Ohio .Alpha has added to her list of initiates the following, all enthusiastic bearers of the Sword and Shield: H. T. Radiff, '96, J. W Keeley. '96, W A. Stephenson, '96, H. .M. .Moore. 94, C. A. Kumler, '96. On the evening of October 29th, the chapter was made the recip ient of an exquisite banquet lamp—the gift of our loyal Phi sisters in Oxford College, Western Female Seminary, and in town. The lamp was a surprise to most of the boys, and therefore the more enjoyable. THE SCROLL. 147 It was at once emphatically voted that "the Phi girls are the best, sir.'" On Wednesday afternoon, November, 2d, the Phis gave a recep tion in the Chapter Hall in honor of the Phi girls. Quite a number of our fair Phi sympathizers from the village, and from the two col leges were present, all combining to make it one of the most enjoya ble affairs of the season. With best wishes for Phi Delta Theta. Yours in the Bond, PAUL FRED HOFFMAN. Oxford, Nov. lo, 1892. OHIO BETA, OHIO WESLEYAN UNI\-ERSITY. Ohio Beta reports another glorious victory along the rush line, after a battle with all the strongest fraternity chapters in the Ohio Wes leyan. The one in whom so many chapters saw the material for a fraternity brother was Charles Owens. While we are not yet at liberty to introduce Mr. Owens as a brother Phi we can vouch for the fact that he has a Phi's heart, and will make a valuable addition to our chapter. Ohio Beta was in the rush for several weeks, and at its suc cessful close, on the night of October 15, a banquet was given in honor of our newly pledged man. Since our last letter we have worn the blue and white for John Edwards and Clifton \'ail. In both we have acquired true brothers who will add to the prestige of Ohio Beta. On the night of October 12, the local chapter tendered an informal reception in the hall to the Phis who were attending the Presbyterian Synod, in session in our city that week. Our guests were Rev. Charles L. Chalfant, of Cleveland; Rev. J. P. Anderson, of New Lisbon, 0.: Rev. H. N. Campbell, of Martin's Ferry, and Rev. W. B. Irwin, of the Cincinnati Conference. In the past month we have been pleased to entertain Brothers A. X Evans, J. .M. Butler, Paul Thomson, Harry Robinson, Jack Thomp son, E. L. Keen and Dr. J. E. Brown. E. L. WHITNEY. Delaware, Nov. 10, 1892. OHIO DELTA, U.NIVERSITY OF WOOSTER. The opening of the year at the University of Wooster has been any thing but satisfactory to the Greek letter men of the institution. The faculty by their radical measures have reached a stage in their course, where they must either retract to some extent, or see the University wither. The reports of the faculty to the Synod of Ohio, acknowl- 148 THE SCROLL. edge a shortage in the Collegiate department, which is anything but flattering to the institution. The small amount of material, and what is more, the poor quality of the new men, has forced Phi Kappa Psi and Sigma Chi to close their portals. Quite a number returned to their homes or entered other institutions after \-iewing the outlook. The co-eds are stronger than ever, but alas, they cannot wear the sword and shield. Of the entering Freshmen, we secured the bright est and best in the person of Bro. Walter Hays Coles of Troy, Ohio, whom we present to the great brotherhood, knowing that he w-ill make a Phi worthy of a place at our altar fire. Of the fourteen men at the close of last year, but three returned. Bro. Vernon, '92, is teaching in West Jersey Academy. Bridegton, New Jersey; Bro. Wallace is in Wooster. Bros. Forgy, '94. Pence, '91, and Walker, '94, have entered O. S. U. Bro. Gensenier, '93, has entered the University of Pennsylvania : Bro. Rider is in Chicago, and Bros. Downey, Watson and Spangler are spending the year at their respective homes. Bro. Hanger is at Wittenberg College. Bro. Shepherd is at his home in Wooster, slowly recovering from a long siege of sickness. Bro. Crowe, who was with us during the year '90-91, has returned, making our number five. While this leaves us very small in numbers, yet w-e are mighty in Phi enthusiasm. The ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta, clad in their great grandmother's wedding gowns, opened the social season by a Columbian reception on October 21. at which the Phi Delta Chapter was well represented. This was followed on Hallow'een by the Kappa Kappa Gamma Spooks, and the boys had a splendid time at both gatherings. From the hall of Ohio Delta, on election day, could be seen a white and blue banner, bearing the inscription, "Democrat or Republican we are in it," and lithographs of Bros. Harrison and Stevenson. "VVho says that Ohio Delta, while losing her majority, suffered any in enthusiasm. With the best wishes for the prosperity of all chapters and mem bers of * A 0. Yours in the Bond, WALTER G. MCCULLOUGH. Wooster. November 8, 1982. OHIO EPSILON, BUCHTEL COLLEGE. Buchtel is well launched in one of the most prosperous terms of the college. The number of students is increased, especiallv that of the fairer sex. and a general spirit of harmony and vigor pervades the whole institution. THE SCROLL. 149 The system of government by a council of representative students, with the President of the institution as chairman, has been introduced here. This council is to try all matters of college government, and has been in operation at Amherst foi: several years. We hope it will prove as successful with us as it has been there. At last, ground has been broken for our new science building, and the foundation will soon be completed. The building will cost S50,- 000, and is situated on the campus, west of the main building, in the rear of the President's residence. We are very proud of our new Athletic Park, and, by spring, will have the best equipped field in the State. It covers four acres, all en closed by a high board fence, and contains a commodious grand-stand, which will easily accommodate eight hundred, while the bleachers will seat two hundred more. Buchtel has worked hard for a share of the foot-ball honors, but has succeeded in scoring only once, so far. Our excuse is, that this is our first year of foot-ball, and although we have good men, they lack in team work. Ohio Epsilon is well represented in athletics, having three men on the foot-ball team : Coe, Webster and Kingsbury. Bro. Clark, '94, is manager of the base-ball team for the coming year. Bro. Webster is manager of the Gym., "Ex.'' and Field-day exercises. Of the much good material, each of the fraternities have had a share, and all are to be congratulated on their new acquisitions. We were fortunate in securing two strong men from the Freshman class, L. R. Canfield, of Chardon, Ohio, and J. L. Underwood, of Mt. Ver non, Ohio. Yours in the Bond, ORRIN G. HOLCOMB. Akron, Nov. 8, 1892. OHIO ZETA, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY The chapter began work this term with eleven of its old members in their places. Our number was increased by the affiliation of D. A. Pence, '94, and H.J. Forgy, '94, of Ohio Delta; by their affiliation, our membership again increases at the e.xpense and loss of the Wooster chapter. On the evening of October 15 Mr. A. G. Bald win was initiated and has already shown himself to be a worthy wearer of the sword and shield. His father, Dr. J. F Baldwin, is Chancellor of the new Ohio Medical University in this city. Ohio Zeta made some effort last year to secure a chapter house, but the plan failed, and now all seem satisfied at the turn the affairs 150 THE SCROLL. have taken, for we now have very pleasant rooms in the Hayden Block on East Broad street, and visiting Phis will always find the latch string out at rooms 4 and 5. Our quarters have been made more clieerful by the addition of a piano, and other attractive features are contemplated, including the formation of a wliist club. The University is in a flourishing condition, there being more than 700 students enrolled, including the attendance at the Law School. Among the new instructors are Bros. McPherson (Chemistry) and Emery (Latin), both of the class of '87. The new buildings—Hayes and Orton HalLs—begun last year, are nearing completion, and will, when finished, add much to the attrac tiveness of the campus as well as to the facilities of the university. Hayes Hall will accommodate a complete and thorough manual training school. A new steam plant, from which heat and power is to be supplied to the different buildings, is also in process of erection. An interesting feature connected with the administration of the L'ni versity was the resignation of President W. H. Scott from the pulpit of the Methodist Church. This act, as was explained by him in his letter, was made in order to insure to him greater freedom in the be lief and teaching of certain theories which were discouraged by the Methodist Church. The college paper appeared at the first of the term in a new form; it has been changed from the weekly Lantern to the semi-weekly newspaper having the characteristic name of The Wahoo. The .Makio, the annual published by the fraternities, will be issued after Thanksgiving. A chapter, Alpha Beta Phi, recently made its appearance in the law school: this increases the number of Greek letter societies in the University to twelve or to double the number established four years ago. WALTER C. HARRIS. Columbus, Nov. 10, 1892. INDIANA ALPHA, INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Indiana Alpha holds that the number thirteen is not an unlucky number. At the opening of the college year, thirteen men were ready for earnest college work and ready for earnest work for Phi Delta Theta. The result of their labor has been the initiation of seven men, and we take pleasure in introducing to the Phis, Bros. Robinson, Wollery, Boesinger, Gifford, McGinnis and Kremp of '96, and Fortune of '94. Our ranks have been further increased by Bro. THE SCROLL. 151 Davis of Indiana Gamma and Bros. Isham and Lewis Taylor of Indi ana Zeta. The former was last year, the Editor-in-chief of the Mirat^e. the junior annual of De Pauw University. In the platform of the annual, Bro. Taylor criticised the board of trustees, the faculty, and the general management of the University: for this Bro. Taylor was refused admission at De Pauw this year. He and his brother came to Indiana University where they are proving their worth as students. The fraternities at Indiana University were not in much of a hurry to get men this year, a thing to be commended. Some few men were initiated very early in the year, but the greatest number were not in itiated for four or five weeks. When men are rushed, mistakes are often made, when a little consideration would prevent any such disas ter. Last year we graduated four men, this year five men will leave our ranks. Indiana Alpha feels a just pride in being the only chapter that has had a continuous existence since her charter was granted in October, 1849. As we were 43 years old, the event was celebrated October 27, by a social. HARRY M. STOOPS. Bloomington, October 10, 1892. IND1.A.NA DELTA, FRANKLIN COLLEGE. Five of our brothers graduated last June: A. O. Neal and Elba Branigin, who are teaching this year; J. C. Smith, recent purchaser of the Hope Republican; Ulysses Montgomery, at present a student and preaching at Pittsburg, and R. D. Lick, now studying for the min istry at Rochester, N. Y. All are men of great promise. The annual reception of the Fraternity was given on the night of June 16 at Brother C. L. Overstreet"s. The spacious rooms of the mansion were decorated with flowers, vines and beech-limbs, while the lawns were illuminated with fancy lanterns. Music was furnished by the Franklin orchestra. After the serving of light refreshments, each guest received as a souvenir a small group picture of the members of the chapter. The entire company united in the expression that college circles of Franklin had never before known so elegant and elaborate affair. There were about one hundred and fifty present, consisting of friends and alumni of the chapter. This year college opened with a very large enrollment, and for Phi Delta Theta it opened w-ith prospects for the pleasantest and most profitable year the chapter has yet known: thus far. these prospects l.J2 THE SCROLL. have not been blighted. Since our last letter the following have been initiated : Hugh and L. C. Payne, Edgar Mendenhall, Ernest Wiles and Geo. White, of Franklin; E. E. Dunlap, Columbus: O. J. Redmon, Peru, and Frank and H.J. Martin, of Lebanon. We now luu-e'oneTof the largest chapters in the State, yet in none could the members bejbound together by truer, stronger bonds of fraternal love than are they of Indiana Delta. If any factional feelings ever existed in the chapter, these enmities are but untreasured mementos of the past. We are now comfortably ensconced in new down town quarters, spa cious and handsomely furnished. The alumni expressed the abiding love they have for the Fraternity by assisting in the purchase of the furnishings. The chapter has already opened its social season. Beside a number of quiet banquets, on October 30th we gave an exening to our lady friends. A short literary and musical program was rendered and re freshments served, after which, according to the program, the order was, "social 'till morning." On the evening of November 3d. the Pi Beta Phis pleasantly entertained the Phi Delts and a few other gen tlemen friends, including the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The chapter takes the lead in athletics, as well as all else, and a short time ago its foot-ball team played with a picked eleven from the remainder of the college a game which resulted in a draw, with honors in favor of the fraternity team. Phi Delta claims a full share of the honors among the societies and other organizations. We have excellent prospects for a chapter house next year. Sincerely in the Bond, HARRY J. .MARTIN. Franklin, Nov. 7. 1892. INDIANA EPSILON, HANOVER COLLKGK. Indiana Epsilon begun the year with a full determination to acquit erself with credit. Believing that comfortable surroundings go far in stimulating to good work we initiated this campaign by thoroughly remodeling our hall and living rooms. We now meet and live in as pleasant and as elegant quarters as any student could desire. There are nine of us who weekly renew our vows in Phi Delta Theta. We lost two men last year by graduation, Bros. Willman and McElroy. The former is now attending McCormick Theological Seminary at Chicago, and the latter will read law in Pittsburg. Bro. THE SCROLL. 153 Ma)-hew, of "94, left us for Wabash College. Bro. DePrez of the same class has taken a position with the First National Bank of Shel byville. Bro. Nelson an initiate of last summer has been delayed in entering college on account of sickness, but we hope to have him with us ere the term is completed. This leaves us with but three of the four new men of last summer and two of this fall; namely, Bros. Hughes, Snyder and Booker, Shields and Cubbins. Spiking material has not been of so desirable a character as for some years back, but of what there was we had the acknowledged pick. Besides the two men initiated, we have pledged two others, who will, we believe be an honor to the Fraternity and a credit to the old chapter. Bro. Hughes was in last term's ball team, and covered himself with glory in the trip through the State, doing some phenominal work in the pitcher's box. Bro. DePrez was \'ice President of the Athletic Association and a member of the Board of Trustees. This term in the college political clubs we have a few more than our share of of fices and our dues in the literary societies. Of three delegates se lected to organize a State Democratic College League at Indianapolis, we had two. In a recent debate between the Democratic and Re publican clubs, one of our brothers was of the three who joined issue from the Democratic standpoint. Our younger members all have offices in their class organizations. On the whole, we cannot com plain of a lack of recognition or influence. We were pleased to have Bro. Marks, an old Phi now traveling for a large diamond house in Cleveland, with us during the past week. Also Bro. McDaniels of Indiana Beta, who has been elected Princi pal of the Madison High School and who promises to be with us often. The latch string of the Hanover chapter is always out, and every Phi who chances down our way may be assured of a hearty welcome. BRAINARD PLATT. Hanover, October 21, 1892. INDIANA ZETA. DE PAIW L'NIVERSITY. De Pauw has entered on another year of general prosperity. The spiking season with all its fascinations has come and gone; the re sults of which have added very materially to Indiana Zeta. Although we have not increased in quantity to any great extent, yet what we have lacked in that direction we have been full)- paid by the quality We have initiated three excellent men into the mysteries of Phidom, 154 THE SCROLL. Charles S. .Mc.Mahan, Charles Nevvlin and Frank Hall all of the class of '96; and have pledged two of the strongest men in the prepara tory department. Phi Delta Theta has shared largely in all the honors conferred this year. Out of the four presidents of the college classes the Phis have three. Bro. Alexander has been appointed demonstrator in the chemical department: Bro. Foxworthy tutor in mathematics and Bro. Prosser is also the managing editor of the Bema, the editorship of the preparatory department of the same paper is held by one of our pledged men, Mr. Henderson. Bro. C. H. Smith, the invincible center rush is captain of the foot ball team. De Pauw thus far, in the foot ball field has sustained no defeat in the race for State championship. The deciding game will be played between Purdue and De Pauw on Thanksgiving day at Indianapolis. De Pauws ability has again been recognized by the head of her bio logical department, Prof. L. M. Underwood being chosen as the American delegate to the Convention of Botanists at Genoa, Italy. We regret very much the loss of Bros. Isham and Lewis Taylor who are in attendance at Bloomington this year, and Bro. C. B. Campbell who is at Northwestern. We are glad to learn, however, that Bro. Campbell has been one of the chief assistants in the re newal of the chapter at Northwestern, and we extend to that chapter our most hearty congratulations and our best wishes for the future. With best wishes for Phi Delta Theta everywhere, I am, Yours in the Bond, WILL .M. SPARKS. Greencastle, November 8, 1892. .MICHIGAN GA.MMA, HILLSDALE COLLEGE. The fall term found ten loyal Phis to answer roll call. Early in the term we moved from our rooms over the Standard office to more convenient and pleasant rooms in the Sutton Block. We celebrated our first meeting in the new hall by initiating W H. French and C. L. Davis. One week later we initiated J. P. Robinson, and L. .\. Austin, all of the Freshman class. One of the pleasant social events of the early part of the term was the marriage of Bro. T. C. Lawrence, '92, to Miss Lena Seeley, '93, and a member of K K r. College athletics are on the boom here, especially foot ball. Our team has won three games of four played. The following Phis are in the team: B., F. and G. Green and Wells. Considerable fraternity THE SCROLL. 155 spirit was manifested by the management in the selection of men. The different Greek Letter Societies have a membership as follows: K K r, 7; n B «l>, 9; A T A, 7; A T S2, 14; cji A e, 14. Of the members of the class of '92, Bro. J. A. .McClouth is teach ing in northern Indiana and favors us with an occasional visit. Bro. T. C. Lawrence is preaching in Cleveland, Ohio. Of our undergrad uates, not in school this year, Bro. Archie Gilbert is at Jonesville, Michigan: L. S. Shumaker is teaching at Clay Center, Neb.; N. B. Sloan is traveling for the Trumbull Manufacturing Company. Warren, Ohio. He made us a short visit while on his way home to vote. We received a very pleasant visit from Bro. Thomlinson, "80, Buchtel College, now of Arlington, Massachusetts. All Phis who visit our city are assured of a cordial welcome by the members of Michigan Gamma. C. B. CHAFFEE. Hillsdale, Nov. 8, 1892. ZETA PROVINCE. ILLINOIS ALPHA. NORTHWESTERN L'NI\-ERSITY. Illinois Alpha after an almost lifeless period, occasioned bv the non-return of its working members two years ago, has this year been infused with new- blood and now is acknowledged to be one of the best chapters at Northwestern. It was thought that the chapter would have six men to begin the year with, but Bro. Smythe, '95, did not return, and Bro. Wise. '96, who came here from Illinois Zeta, entered the Medical Department in Chicago; so there were but four left for active work, Bro. Campbell, '94, who came from Indiana Zeta; Bro. Griswold, '96, who came from Illinois Zeta: Bro. Lewis, '95, and Bro. Morris. The prospects were very dark. The chapter was weak and had no chapter hall. Finally Bro. F. W Gillette, '96, was pledged, and he in turn induced Bro. W P. Kay, "96, to become a Phi. Then we held a "rushing bee" to get acquainted with the prospective Phis, which resulted in the pledging of Bros. B. H. Paine, '94; D. D. Canfield, '94. and J. W. Taft, '95. Friday evening, October 28, these five were in itiated at the Sherman House, Chicago, by Illinois Alpha, assisted by the Chicago Alumni chapter and Bros. Sweet, Culbertson and Kelly of W'isconsin Alpha. After the initiation, we xyere given a banquet by the Alumni chapter, at which Bro. I. R. Hitt, Jr., Treasurer of 156 THE SCROLL. the General Council, presided. Between the courses we were enter tained and instructed by speeches from Hon. W S. Harbert, Pro fessor G. E. Bailey, F (i. Gardner and others, while Bro. F. C. Waugh delighted us by his excellent singing. Letters were read from several prominent Phis congratulating, encouraging and advis ing us how to build up Illinois Alpha. We wish to thank our Alumni brothers for the banquet, and say. that it will, and has helped us to take a firmer stand at .Northwestern. Phi Delta Theta is well represented in the honors and offices of Northwestern. Bro. Paine is editor-in-chief of the College annual, .Secretary and Treasurer of the Track Association, \'ice President of the Northwestern Branch of the Northern Oratorical League, and Secretary of the Deutscher X'erein, a society which is very select in its members. Bro. Canfield is associate editor of the college annual, and also finds time to conduct a five hundred dollar pastorate in West Pullman, 111. Bro. Taft is President of the College (llee Club, Presi dent of the Northwestern University Choral Association, and associ ate member of the Science Club, an honor granted to very few un dergraduates. Bro. Lewis is President of the Junior class in the School of Oratory and captain of the Sophomore foot ball team. Bro. Kay is Business ."Manager of the Freshman foot ball team and first substitute on the famous Evanston Life Saving crew. Bro. Morris holds a prominent office in the Athletic Association. Bro. Gillette is historian of the Freshman class for the College annual. Bros. Campbell and Griswold brought high testimonials from their former universities. De Pauw and Lombard, and are taking high rank in studentship here. Both are enthusiastic college and frater- ternity workers, and it is largely due to the well directed efforts of Bro. Campbell, assisted by Bro. Griswold. that Illinois Alpha has again been brought to the front at Northwestern. In closing this letter w-e will say that we have held another '-rush ing bee," and take unbounded pleasure in announcing the pledging of .M. A. Clarkson, 94. and F. S. Ha\-en, '95. Yours in the Bond, FRED W GILLETTE. Evanston, November 10, 1892. ILLINOIS DELT.\. KNOX COLLEGE. Illinois Delta since the publishing of the October SCROLL has been earnest in its work for i|> A G. We have initiated three new members. Brothers A. Weir, B. .\dams and L. Potter, making six Phis in the Freshman class. We have been occupying temporary quarters since THE SCROLL. 157 college began, but expect in about a month to be in our new hall which has been built expressly for our chapter. It is considered to be the finest hall of its size in Galesburg and is situated at a conven ient distance from College, and is quite handy to the Seminary. Illinois Delta, a short time ago, was tendered a most sumptuous banquet by Illinois Zeta of Lombard University. We were enter tained right royally by our Brother Phis. It is such gatherings as these that strengthen the Bond of $ A e between its members. A few of our worthy members have gone home to cast their votes and assist in electing one or the other of our two distinguished Phis. Knox College has made arrangements for a Lecture Course this winter on Social Science, Political Economy, &c. Among the Lectur ers are some of the faculty of the Chicago University. All the lec tures will be free to students and will fill a long felt want. Illinois Delta sends greetings and best wishes to all Brothers. In the Bond of * A 6, GEO. DUFFIELD TUNNICLIFF. Galesburg, November 8, 1892. ILLINOIS EPSILON, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. This opening year has been uneventful in fraternity affairs, as all interest has been centered on the election. Several of the fraternity members have been taking an active part in the campaign as candi dates for offices. The students of the Wesleyan have displayed un usual interest in the outcome, as a graduate of the institution. Governor Fifer was a candidate on the Republican ticket for re election, and the Democratic candidate for Vice President, Gen. A. E. Stevenson, resides in Bloomington and had often visited the Phi chapter. Mr. Spencer Ewing, son of Hon. James S. Ewing, one of the most prominent members of the bar in the State, a member of the Junior law class, was initiated into the Fraternity, and tendered the Chap ter a banquet immediately after the ceremonies. Bro. Ewing has also the distinction of being a cousin of Vice-President Stevenson. A banquet will be tendered to Mr. Stevenson by the Phis of Wes leyan sometime in the near future. The fraternity has a membership of twelve and expect to increase that number by several new men. Bro. Will Miller has returned to school after an absence of a year and is a prominent addition to musical circles. Athletics have been revived in the school and a 15S THE SCROLL. ball park was purchased by the students; the Phis were among the prime moxers in securing tliese grounds, as the president, secretary, and some of the executive committee are members of the chapter. WA\-E MILLER. Bloomington, Nov. 9, 1892. ILLINOIS ZETA, LO.MISARD UNIVERSITY. Since our last letter, Illinois Zeta has added three new men to her numbers. These are Brothers William R. Chapin, '95, ^^^dwin Shinn, '96, and Mervin Allen, '96. These young men stand high in college circles, and are a valuable accession to the chapter. Brother Chapin is the acknowledged tennis champion of the college. Thus far this term we have received visits from Brothers S. D. Harsh, 'go, S. T. Donohoe, '91, Harry Blount, '92, D. P. Wild. '92, and G. W. Skilling, '92. We are pleased to announce the marriage of Brother .Milo C. Sum mers. '81, at Washington, D. C, to .Miss Zuline Whitney, one of the capital's fairest daughters. Saturday evening, No\-. 5. being the fourteenth anniversary of our birth as a chapter, we celebrated the event with our accustomed banquet, at which we were pleased to have with us eleven of our alumni and four teen members of Illinois Delta, of Knox College. After the banquet and toast program had been completed, the question of the immediate purchase of a lot suitable for a Chapter House was talked over by members and alumni of the chapter. As the Chapter House fund payments have now reached a sum sufficient for purchasing a building lot, the chapter had selected a suitable location and presented the matter to the alumni for their approval. A very large number are in favor of the location. Some, however, favor a site upon the college campus, and so a committee was appointed to meet the trustees of the University and learn if a suitable amount of land could be leased for a long term of years. The opinion expressed b)- our alumni is that a location should be selected and the building begun as soon as possible, so we hope before long to be the possessor of the long coveted Chapter House. Yours Fraternally, R. F. ANOERSON. Galesburg, Nov. 9. 1892. THE SCROLL. 159 WISCONSIN ALPHA. U.NIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. If this letter had been wTitten six weeks ago it would have been written in a far happier strain than is the case at this date. For dur ing that time has come to us the severest blow, the heaviest sorrow that we have met with. While hunting on the other shore of Lake Mendota in company w-ith members of the chapter. Brother Ralph G. Cole, who had just affiliated with us from Washington L'niversity, accidentally shot him self through the side. Doctors were summoned and everything that could be done was done, but in spite of all efforts he died about sun down. This occured on Saturday, October 8, and on the following Wednesday the funeral took place at the chapter house where had been his home. Brother Kelly, who was witli him at the end, and his room mate. Brother Weyer accompanied the body to St. Louis. Brother Weyer had been sick ever since his return to the University and went to his home in St. Louis to rest and get strong. He just returned to us the day before this is written. .At our age we form friendships that last through life and especially when in the same chapter united by the mysterious link created by our Bond. We can all feel what it would be to lose one of our num ber, but only those who live in chapter houses, where daily associa tion endear one to the other, can fully appreciate the sense of loss when one is taken and his place filled no more. They can under stand how he could in three short weeks have gotten such a hold on our hearts, that his memory will remain with us for years. Brother Cole, as shown by a conversation with him a clay before the accident, had the highest and truest conception of friendship and fraternity. His character was so open and frank that one felt drawn to him at once, so unselfish too, that in a short time one could not but feel for him the strongest and deepest affection. In losing him every member feels he has lost a true hearted friend and brother, the Fraternity has lost a devoted follower, and the Chapter Grand has gained one of the brightest of all those who have joined its ranks. Our chapter, at the opening of the term, was the strongest it has ever been at that time of the year. Twenty-one of our old members came back, and the victories that followed, with one exception, were so easy as to be hardly worthy to be called victories. Besides the original twenty-one, and Brother Buckmaster, B. L.. '89, who has re turned for a law course, the chapter enrolls the following: Chas. Sea man, '94, of .Sheboygan, Wis. : Allan McCord, "94, of La Crosse, 160 THE SCROLL. Wis.; Chester Lewis, '95, of Menominee, .Mich.; Russell Jackson, '96, of Madison, Wis.; Alexander Paul, '96, of La Crosse, Wis. We have two pledged men who will come in soon, Guy Arkells, '96, of Lake Geneva, Wis., and J. P. Barnes, '96, of Rockford, Illinois, who was recommended by the Cornell chapter and had been pledged to us there. Louis Hobbins, of Madison, and Blaine Rusk, of Viro- qua. Wis., who was prevented by sickness from entering this fall, are our pledged men for next year. It was a very clean campaign this fall, and not very close and hot. We are satisfied, for the only man over whom there was any fight, now wears the sword and shield. A T A entered a fine house next the X 'I' house, near the lake, and as a chapter have very bright prospects before them, r 4> B this fall entered the old X * house, which was built over for them, and are to- be found now almost across the street from us. They will have a con vention here for the week beginning November 14. Professor Ely's school of economics has brought in a large number of advanced students, among them Brother Jones of Ohio Beta, of whom, however, we have been able to see but very little as yet. Brother E. R. Maurer, '90, was made instructor in engineering, and, from the student the writer knew when a Freshman, has been trans formed into one of those divine beings, a member of the Facultv. Brother R. C. Brown, '89, now an M. D., was married the twenty- sixth of last month, to Miss Jennie A'an Norman of Milwaukee, a former student at Northwestern. Rumors have reached us now and then of the marriage of others of our brothers, but for fear of assign ing a partner to some happy Benedict, no mention will be made of them. Brother Hilbert is assistant manager of foot-ball. Brothers Hunner and Sweet are] on the Daily Cardinal, Brother Turner Fairchild is Captain and Brother Richard Fairchild, Lieutenant in the Battalion, Brothers Curtis and Culbertson are on the Annual and Brother Lewis on the Glee Club. Of those who left, Bro. Turner is in Columbia Law- School, Bro. Hilbert is with his brother in Milwaukee and Bro. Young is telegraph editor of the Madison Democrat and lives in the house with us. The others who have not returned will be with us next term. Wisconsin Alpha feels herself at present to be a member of the Phi Delta Theta family. When the Michigan foot-ball team came up to Madison to beat our team, we were able to greet Brothers Decke and Woodward, and when Minnesota came down for the same purpose, we THE SCROLL. 161 •were able to get the grip from five different pairs of hands. We hope to see quite a number of the Evanston Phis at the Thanksgiving game in Milwaukee. Brothers Kelly, Culbertson and Frank Sweet attended the banquet of the Chicago Phis in Chicago, and assisted officially in what prom ised, for a time, to be a funeral of five of the brightest of Evanston's brightest young men. Illinois Alpha is now on a firm footing, and we of Wisconsin Alpha want its members to understand that if they get in any kind of trouble, they have about thirty big brothers up here in Madison that they can call on. Yours in the Bond, FRANK SWEET. Madison, Nov. 9, 1892. MISSOURI GAMMA, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. It is with peculiar pleasure that this letter is written to the SCROLL, for never in its existence has this chapter been as united as it now is, nor has the true feeling of fraternity good fellowship been more apparent. We have practically no rivals, and although we lose the pleasure resulting from keen competition, we are not forced to pledge men before we thoroughly know them, thus insuring congeniality. We lost six members last June, Bros. Danforth, Hall and Fordyce graduated, Bro. Cole left to attend the Wisconsin State University, and Bro. Steedman has entered Harvard. Bro. Clark has gone into business. Although Bros. Collins and Rutledge graduated last year, they entered the Law School and are still with us. At a recent meeting, Bro. Allen P. Whittemore, of the Sophomore class was initiated into the mysteries of $ A e. He will be followed soon by several men from the Freshman class. Last year we kept out of most of the general elections and turned our attention, in a quiet way, to making the chapter a body whose membership would be highly valued by the best class of men. The policy this year will be much the same. There is a tendency to widen out and take in men from the Law and Medical Schools. The site of the Undergraduate Department is to be changed for one out of the city, where more ground can be obtained, A dormitory system and a respectable campus will be some of the new features that will be welcomed by all and especially by our chapter. The shock of Bro. R. G. Cole's death depressed the spirits of all here. The incidents of this sad affair will no doubt be told in the letter of Wisconsin Alpha. We all of us realize that in Ralph Cole's 162 THE SCROLL. death we have lost a friend whose place will not be soon filled. He had a rare disposition, and his genial nature added much to our so cial life. A more enthusiastic and whole-souled Phi never existed, and our loss is the Fraternity's loss. The chapter sent a floral offer ing in the form of the sword and shield, and the members attended the body to the grave. Two of our men and two from Wisconsin Alpha acted as pall-bearers, the other pall-bearers were Ralph's inti mate friends outside of the Fraternity. Bros. Kelly and Weyer of Wisconsin Alpha, who attended Bro. Cole's funeral, paid us afterwards a most pleasant visit. .Missouri Gamma is always glad to entertain visitors and welcomes all brother Phis to partake of our hospitality. Yours in the Bond, WILLIAM N. CU.-MMI.NGS. St. Louis, November lo, 1892. IOWA BETA, STATE UNI\-ERSITY OF IOWA. The University opened with an encouraging attendance in all de partments, and present indications point to a prosperous year. The Freshman class numbers one hundred and twenty-five, and the total enrollment in the University is a little less than nine hundred. The Chair in English has been improved by the engagement of Prof. Ed ward E. Hale, Jr., who, with his assistant. Prof. Egge, is making that department one of much interest. Our chapter lost by graduation last June. Bros. Stiles, Kahlke and Orton : the two former from the Collegiate and the latter from the Law department. Bro. Stiles recently passed the Supreme Court examination for admission to the bar, and has opened up an office at his home in .Marshalltown. Bro. Kahlke is doing engineering work near Rock Island, 111., and Orton is engaged in the practice of his profession as a member of a San Francisco law firm. We wish to introduce to the Fraternity our two new members: Asher W. Ely, and William Jackson Calvin of Iowa City. We have other good men in prospect, whose initiation we hope to be able to report later. At the beginning of the term we'enjoyed short visits from Bro. Stiles, '92, and Bro. Reimers, '94, who is now located in Chicago, but whom we hope to have with us again next term. We were glad to welcome back Bro. Henry McCaffery, who was out all last year, and also Bro. Fairchild, whom we had not expected this term, but who came in after the second week. THE SCROLL. 163 On last Saturday a game of foot ball was played on the home grounds here, between our boys and the team from Knox College, Galesburg, 111. The visitors, though they had some good men, were outclassed, the game resulting in our favor by a score of forty-four to nothing. Bros. Brenner'91, Brown '91, and Millsex '94, of our own chapter were with us that day, having come to witness the game, and it was indeed a pleasant reunion we enjoyed, and did us good to have some of our old members with us, even for a day. The other fraternities represented here are in a prosperous con dition, especially the sorosis of Kappa Kappa Gamma, which still continues to hold its weekly meetings in our halls, as it has for some years past, and which contains among its members many good Phi giris. W'e have given one party this term, which our young lady friends pronounced a pleasant affair. Cards were in order the first part of the evening, and after serving refreshments, dancing was indulged in to the music of the piano until a late hour. The football team left yesterday for Kansas City, where they play the University of Kansas today, Saturday; and from there go to Columbia, where they contest the field on .Monday, with the eleven of the L'niv-ersity of Missouri. We note the improvement in the make-up of the SCROLL, and congratulate the editor on the neat appearance of the last issue. With best wishes for the success and welfare of our sister chapters, I am, Yours in Phi Delta Theta, HARRY PECK TOOGOOD. Iowa City, Nov. 5, 1892. .MINNESOTA .ALPHA. UNnERSiTV OF .MINNESOTA. .Minnesota Alpha is at present very jubilant and well may she be. Although we have not done as much as some chapters in the way of adding new members to the Fraternity, yet we have added glory and honor to Minnesota Alpha. Owing to the interest taken and the work done in making our foot ball team the champions of the North west we have not been able to attend strictly to the rushing and pledging of new men. We have five men who play on the team and who are deeply interested in its success. The foot ball season now- over, our attention will be turned with as much earnestness and en thusiasm toward the interests and further success of the Fraternity. We have initiated one new man. ToUen F. Kirkpatrick, a senior law: have affiliated Edward W. Mathews, Jr., from Ohio Delta, 164 THE SCROLL. Wooster University, an active enthusiastic Phi worker, and have pledged two Freshmen. Madigan is president of the Law Literary, Buffington of the University Republican Club, Harding of the Delta Sigma, and Bisbee is a member of the Junior Annual Board. We have rented a house and everything points to success. We congrat ulate all the Phi chapters in the accession of another "Phi" to the next important position in the United States. Yours in the Bond, E. P. HARDING. Minneapolis, November lo, 1892. KANSAS ALPHA, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. With the class of '92 we lost two brothers, J. E. Dyche and D. E. Potter. The last named brother is the proud possessor of a * B K key. Besides these losses by graduation, Bros. O'Brien, James and Miller failed to show up at the opening of school. Bros. O'Brien and Miller are teaching, Bro. Playter is in his father's real estate office, and Bro. James is in Texas with the Rock Island engineering corps. He will return to school at the beginning of the second half term. During the summer just passed, two hops in Phi Delt Hall relieved the monotony for the Phis and Sigma Chis in the city. Since the opening of the University we have entertained our friends twice. The tenth anniversary of Kansas Alpha occurs on the 19th of this month, and we will celebrate by a stag banquet. The University has a greatly increased attendance this year. The additions to the faculty are Mr. Hayworth, in Geology; Miss Galloo, in French; Mr. Engle, in German, Mr. Shepard, in Physics, and Mr. Jones, in English. This last named Professor is especially wel comed by Phis as he is a member of Massachusetts Beta. The K. S. U. foot-ball team still holds the record of never having been defeated. The team has played five games this year, the scores were as follows: Denver 6, K. U. 20; Baker o, K. U. 14: Illinois S. U. 4, K. U. 26; Washburn o, K. U. 36; Iowa S. U. 4, K. U. 24. At this Iowa game played at Kansas City, some of our boys had the pleasure of meeting, as well as a number of our own alumni, some K. C. Phis, and hope to get better acquainted in the future. The team goes to Lincoln, Neb., on the nth, and several Kansas Alpha Phis will avail themselves of Nebraska Alpha's invitation to visit them on that occasion. We wish to introduce as our addition to the Phi world, Bro. Brad ford of Topeka. THE SCROLL. 165 Zeta Province Convention is to be held here in April, and we are already making our plans for it and hope by means of it to become better acquainted with our neighboring brothers. LUTE E. THRASHER. Lawrence, November 7, 1892. CALIFORNIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. College opened on August 15, with an entering class of 240. Bro. Edwards, 92, was unable to return to finish his course as he expected. His residence is now at Flagstaff, Arizona. Bro. Lathrop, '95, has en tered Harvard University. We have initiated so far, four Freshmen, and expect to report the initiation of others in the near future. The initiations made by the other fraternities number as follows: z * 4; X Davis, Indiana r, '90; W. H. Anderson, Texas r, '87: Ira D. Orton, Iowa li, '90; J. B. Reinstein, California \, '73, and C. E. Chadsey, California B, '92. HENRY W. STUART. Berkeley, Nov. 10. CALIFOR.NIA BETA, LELAND ST.ANFCJRD. JR., UNRERSITY. Flattering indeed are the prospects of the second year of our Uni versity's life. The faculty has been strengthened by the addition of thirty wide-awake energetic men, men who are recognized as authori ties in their respective lines. The numerical standing of the student body has been raised to seven hundred by the addition of over two hundred students. The students, as a whole, realize that upon them the character and reputation of the institution is to a great extent de pendent, and, in the class room, on the athletic field and in the edi torial sanctum they strive for its honor and glory. Foot ball teams have been organized, a.id the hard conscientious training of the individual members is beginning to tell on their work upon the field. The men understand that the team of the L'niversity of California is in earnest and that it can be defeated again in the inter-collegiate contest only by untiring, thorough training. The enthusiasm manifested bids fair to revolutionize college athletics in the West, and to give to foot ball a rank that it has never before held. The encouragement of our faculty has been an inspiration to the team, not only have the members spoken encouragingly, but they have or ganized a team among themselves so as to be able to give practical aid to the "Varsity eleven." Several of them may be seen nighdy on the field giving suggestions and encouragement. The interests of the students, however, are not all centered in athletics. The LTni- versity is now represented by two college papers, a w-eeklv and a daily. The former, the Sequoia, the latter the Palo Alto, is a new enterprise, but has already assumed a permanent place in the life of the University. Phi Delta Theta has not been sleeping while the University has been progressing. While it has done its little share in upholding the University's name it has striven for success along other lines. The refurnishing of our house, and the initiation of new- men are outward evidences of inijer growth and acti\-ity, and to the heart of a Stanford Phi the cozy parlors of his chapter home are an unfailing source of comfort and happiness. THE SCROLL. 167 We share our fortune with three new men, Roy P. Ballard, Seattle, Washington, J. Paull Fife and C. C. Hill, Pasadena, California all of '96. All three are earnest, pushing, congenial fellows, who promise to be prominent among the students as well as in the class room. We were fortunate not only in securing new men but also in retaining old ones. For although we graduated three loyal Phis last year they are not lost to us. Bros. E. D. Lewis and C. E. Chadsey are taking post graduate work in history. Bro. W. G. Johnson is assistant professor of Entomology. He has given several lectures throughout the State, all of which have been highly praised by the coast papers. Two of our other members have not returned this year. .M. W. Greer is collecting statistics for the Department of Ethnology of the World's Columbian Exposition. Harvey B. Small, '95. has entered upon a business career. While we must be without the friendly and wholesome advice of Brother Fesler, Indiana Alpha, '89, our counselor of last year, we rejoice in being able to claim as brothers four of the new officers of the University, they being L. .M. Hoskins, Wisconsin Alpha, Bro. .Mathews, Indiana Gamma, and two of our graduates. Phi Delta Theta is no longer the only fraternity that enjoys the comforts of a chapter home. Phi Gamma Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon have recently erected comfortable houses, and Phi Kappa Psi is awaiting with impatience the completion of their house which they expect in about a month. Our sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta also have a very beautifully located home. We derive so much pleasure from our chapter home that we cannot help extending our congratulations to our fortunate rivals, and sincerely wish that all might be thus located. Senator and Mrs. Stanford, who have been traveling abroad, par ticularly in Russia, since Spring, have returned to Palo Alto, and have on several occasions been at home to students of the University. They have in many ways evinced their desire of keeping in touch with the internal workings of the institution, and have endeared themselves to the students, who wish them many happy days in pur suit of their noble undertaking. C. .\. FIFE. Menlo Park, November 2, 1892. 168 THE SCROLL. PERSONALS. Vermont A—H. M. Dean, '89, is teaching at Thorndyke, Mass. Vermont A—F. \V. Mould, '91, is in business at Con cord, N. H. Kansas A—F. H. Kellogg, '91, is now located at Em poria, Kansas. Massachusetts B—C. Edward Tilley, '9'2, is teaching at Norfolk, Conn. Kansas A—Neil C. Brooks, '90, is still in Germrny pur suing his studies. Indiana Z—I. E. Neff, '91, is principal of the Crawfords ville High School. Indiana Z—Willits A. Bastian, '91, is principal of the Lagrange High School. Indiana Z—Ernest Moore, '92, is in the lumber busi ness at Mattoon, Illinois. Vermont A—C. H. Hogle, '91, has a position in Chi cago, 111,, as civil engineer. New York A—"W. S. Boynton, '78, has a lucrative law practice at St. Johnsbury, Vt. Kansas A—"W. A. White, '90, is the Kansas correspon dent for the Kansas City Star. Tennessee A—T. P. Murrey, '83, is President of Morrill- ton College, Morrillton, Ark. Tennessee A—J. M. Leveque, 'S9, is a reporter on the New York Morning Advertiser. Indiana Z—Frank A. Preston, '93, is teaching German in the Lagrange High School. Indiana Z—A. R. Priest, '91, is professor in English in McMillan college in Tennessee. Massachusetts B—\V. C. Hodder, '92, is connected with the Lowell Citizen, Lowell, Mass. THE SCROLL. 169 Massachusetts B—Edward N. Billings, '92, is in the Hartford Theological Seminary. Iowa B—C. E. Kahlke, '91, is attending the Hahnemann College of Medicine at Chicago. New Hampshire A—L. E. Pattridge, '92, is principal of the High School at Hinesburgh, Vt. Ohio B—Born to Rev. James F. Steele, '84, and wife, July, 1892, a daughter, Mildred Anita. Tennessee A—C. \V. Scarritt, '92, is attending Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, N. J. Tennessee A—T. L. Thompson, '86, is Assistant Cashier of the People's Bank, Lewisburg, Tenn. Texas B—Harry W. Gilson, '88, and Miss Blanch Clark, married June 22, 1892, at Calvert, Texas. Tennessee A—T. T. Cotnam, Jr., '81, is cashier in the bank of Bonner & Bonner, Tyler, Texas. Tennessee A—F. A. Vincent, '84, is bookkeeper in the First National Bank, Chattanooga, Tenn. Massachusetts A—Russell L. Tarbox, '92, is taking a course of law at the Columbia Law School. Massachusetts A—W. T. Morris, '92, is the city buyer of a leading commission house in St. Louis. Vermont A—E. D. Williams, '88, was married October 11th to Miss Lena Davis Ferrin of Essex, Vt. Massachusetts B—Frederic C. Staples, '92, is teaching in Mr. Taft's school at Peham Manor, New York. Indiana Z—E. Guy Osborne, '92, is now partner in the law firm of Parks & Osborne, Valparaiso, Indiana. Tennessee A—Marvin West, '88, is Professor of English in Kentucky Wesleyan College, Winchester, Ky. Rhode Island A—Harry St. John Filmer, '93, attended the Northfield Y. M. C. A. Conference this summer. Iowa B—A. G. Smith, '91, in the interests of the Iowa University Museum has been traveling through the North ern portions of the British Dominions the past summer. 170 THE SCROLL. Iowa B—W. H. Bremner, '91, has been engaged upon Civil Engineering work with the C. B. & Q. railroad. California A—Maurice S. Woodhams, '88, was married November 2, to Miss Obie S. Bailey of Sanfrancisco. Indiana A—Ulysses Montgomery, '92, was married Nov. 10th at Irvington, the bride being Miss Carrie Weise. Tennessee A—R. H. Burney, '79, is a prominent lawyer at Kerrville, Texas, and a member of the State Senate. Massachusetts A—H. L. Mapes, '92, led the batting list of the Cleveland Athletic Club during the past summer. Tennessee A—R. PI Crockett, 'ST, is Principal of the recenth- established Vanderbilt Training School, Elkton, Ky. Iowa B—Edward F. Wehrle, '91, has recently accepted a fine position with the Yale & Towne Lock Co. at Chicago. Vermont .4—T. C. Cheney, '91, has a position in the Vermont legislature as Private Secertary to the Secretary of State. Massachusetts A—W. R. A. Wilson, '92, is studying medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Cit)'. Kansas A—Fred Funston, who has been in Alaska col lecting botanical specimens for the government, has re turned home. Illinois Z—Rev. George Skilling, '92, has changed his pastorate from Dixon to Princeton, 111., where he has a strong parish. Alabama k—John R. Vidner, '85, is with the Christian & Craft Grocery Co., Mobile, Ala. He is a regular reader of the SCROLL. Tennessee A—Dr. R. Waller Decring, 'So, is professor of Romance Languages, Western Reserve Universit)-, Cleveland, Ohio. Tennessee A—1{. B. Crockett, '93, has adopted archi tecture as his profession. His address is X^enetian Build ing, Chicago, 111. THE SCROLL. 171 Tennessee A—A. S. Ragsdale, 'S3, is editor and proprie tor of the Knoxville Chat, an interesting weekly published at Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee A—J. L. Shearer is proprietor of the Shearer Lecture and Musical Bureau and editor of the Public Platform, Cincinnati, Ohio. Massachusetts B—Frank Adrian Leach, '92, is profes sor of Science and Physical Culture at Williston Semi nary, Easthampton, Mass. Tennessee A—T. S. Meek, '80, is Vice President and Secretary of the Hubbard Publishing Company, 402-40() Race street, Philadelphia, Pa. Rhode Island A—Jesse F. Smith. '95, was one of the delegates to the Northfield Y. M. C. A. Conference this summer from the class of '95. Illinois Z—Jay L. Hastings, '76, of Galesburg, has been elected by the Republicans of the 22d Senatorial Dis trict to the Illinois State Legislature. Ohio B—Married, October 4, 1892, Rev. E. E. McCam mon, '8S, and Miss Rozella Case. Brother McCammon is pastor of the M. Y.. church at Harper, Ohio. Indiana A—C. M. Curry, '91, was married during vaca tion to Miss Mabel Dunlap. He now has an excellent position as instructor in the State Normal at Terre Haute, Ind. Iowa B—G. W. Stiles, '92, has recently been admitted to the Iowa State Bar and enjoys the distinction of being the youngest member of the bar in Marshall county, Iowa. Ohio A—Hon. Elam Fisher, '70, a member of the Ohio Legislature, was elected to the Common Pleas Bench for the District in which he resides, his home being in Eaton, Ohio. New York A—B. M. Sawyer, '92, is with the Westing- house Co., as are about a dozen of his classmates, and all are doing well. He has already had a number of offers of service elsewhere but had, at last accounts, held to his plan of going on with the firm and going later into street railway work. 172 THE SCROLL. Rhode Island A—Arthur T. Swift, '89, formerly Instruc tor in German in Brown is now Master of Modern Lan guages in the Hotchkiss Preparatory School, Lakeville, Conn. Massachusetts A—George L. Richardson, 'SS, who is Rector of St. John's Church in Troy, N. Y., will become Assistant Rector at St. Peter's, Albany, N. Y., on Decem ber 1st. Tennessee A—A. R. Carter is a partner in the firm of Len G. Herndon & Co , dried fruit exporters, and a direc tor in the Carter Dry Goods Company, wholesale, Louis ville, Ky. Ohio B—Harry C. Robinson, '91, of Cleveland, Ohio, after a remarkably short time of study of law, passed one of the best examinations of a large class and was admit ted to the bar New Hampshire A—Wm. P. Earl, '90, who has been teaching the past two years at Sabbana, 111., is complet ing the study of law in the office of Judge Beman, Malone, N. Y. Tennessee A—C. K. Holliday, Jr., '83, who is a promi nent lawyer at Topeka, was Secretary of the Kansas Democratic National Association during the recent polit ical campaign. Kentucky A—Capt. Thomas Speed, '61, assumed con trol of the office as Clerk of the U. S. Circuit and District Courts at Louisville, Ky., on July 11, 1892. The position pays about §5,000 per year. Tennessee A—Morris Brandon, '84, who is making rapid advancement at the Atlanta bar, was President of the Democratic Executive Committee of Fulton County, Georgia, during the recent campaign. Vermont A—R. W. Williams, '91, who last spring grad uated at the Boston University Law School was recently admitted to the Vermont bar, standing first, in a large class, in the competitive examination. Vermont A—B. B. Bosworth, '91, was united in mar riage August 30 to Miss Phoebe L. Marsh, University of Vermont, '91. Miss Marsh, when in the University, was a most active member of Kappa Alpha Theta. THE SCROLL. 173 New Hampshire A—James B. Sargent, '92, is Professor of Mathematics in a College at Glasgow, Mo. He writes to a society chum, " Tell the Freshmen who think of com ing west, to loin Phi Delta Theta." Massachusetts B—J. Romeyn Danforth, '88, was or dained and installed as pastor of the Congregational church at Mystic, Connecticut, on October 25. Bro. D. L. Kebbe, Amherst, '88, sat in the council. New Hampshire A—L. H. W. French, '88, has been appointed Principal of the Maidens, Mass., high school, with a salary of $1,800. Mr. French classmates have pre sented the class cup to his son, Bertrand Carr French. New Hampshire A—Frederick O. Grover, '90, formerly of the St. James Military Academy at Macon, Mo., has accepted the Professorship of Latin and Greek in the Western Reserve Military Academy, Alton, 111. Salary, ^1,000. Pennsylvania B—Clarence J. Reddig, Treasurer of the General Council, 1880-1892, is still at Shippensburg, Penn sylvania, a member of Reddig & Sons Co. His wife is a member of the Woman's Auxiliary Committee of the World's Fair. Tennessee A—Dr. W. H. Park, '82, has been a mission ary physician of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in China since 1882. He is surgeon in charge of the Soochow Hospital and Superintendent of the Soochow Hospital Medical School. Virginia Z—Edward G. Smith, '92, winner of the prize in the Southern Oratorical Contest at Nashville last May, is now an Attorney at Clarksburg, W. Va. He will be glad to meet any Phis who live in that vicinity, and give them a hearty Phi welcome. Vermont A—E. M. Wilbur, '86, was ordained at the re cent Unitarian Conference held in San Francisco and took part in a discussion in company with Pres. Jordan of Stanford, and Dr. Stebbins of the San Francisco First Uni tarian church. His residence is in Portland, Oregon. Tennessee A—Rev. J. H. Moss, '90, who was initiated in Virginia r in 1879, and affiliated with Virginia B in 1884 and with Tennessee A in 1887, is Professor of Modern 174 THE SCROLL. Languages in William and ]\Iary College. He is also pas tor of the Methodist P^piscopal Church at Williamsburg, Virginia. N'irginia P—Rev. T. McX. Simpson was at a recent meeting of the X'irginia Conference M. E. Church, South removed from Farmville, Va., to Portsmouth, Va., where we understand he is giving eminent satisfaction to his congregation. We would advise all Phis in Portsmouth to cultivate Bro. Simpson's acquaintance. Illinois Z.—'81. The Washington Post of October 27, contains a lengthy account of the wedding of Milo C. Summers, '81, and Miss Hattie Zuline Whitney, which occurred on the 2nth of October. The marriage cere mony was was performed by the Rev. Dr. McKim at the Epiphany Church. From the Post we copy the follow ing : •'The bride is the youngest granddaughter of the late Myra Clark Gaines who spent most of her life in Wash ington, conducting the famous litigation against the city of New Orleans. She is from a branch of the family to which ex-Secretary William C. Whitney belongs. The groom is a descendant of Franklin Pierce, and of an old Virginia family which went to Illinois in 1818. He has been a member of the National Rifles for five years, and belongs to other organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Sumners and the bride's mother, Mrs. Whitney, will be at home at 314 Seventh street northeast." Pennsylvania P—On June 1st, at 8:30 p. M., the Rev. Geo. R. Edmondson of the class of '89, was united in maariage to Miss Laura A. Cooper. A few of their most intimate friends were present, and as the bridal couple entered the parlor they were joined for life by Rev. J. L. Ewing of the class of '90. The happy couple left on an extended wedding tour, followed by the sincere good wishes of many friends. New York E—"The Ars Poetica of Horace translated into English Verse by Henry O. Sibley, A. B., Librarian Syracuse University reads the title page of an attractive pamphlet of which Brother Sibley, '89, the Atlanta Con vention Poet is the author. Though undertaken rather as a literary recreation then with the thought of making it a scholarly and critical performance the production will ably stand re\-iew from either standpoint. THE SCROLL. 175 New York A—This note is taken from the Cornell Daily Sun : ••C. A. McAllister, '87, is now in the Consulting Engineer's Office in the Revenue Marine, in the Treasury Department at Washington. He passed, in a competitive examination No. i, in a list of twelve ap plicants, taking the highest percentage yet recorded in that service. He is now engaged on designs of new cuts, the plans of the "Wil liam Windom" having been just completed and a contract sent out. A set of the drawings for this ship will be sent to the Sibley College Graduate School of iMarine Engineering and Naval Architecture. Other collections of drawings and sets of specifications will be sent to Sibley College as they are produced." Ohio Z—-The following note concerning one of the best Phis that ever smiled behind the badge of $ A ® is taken from the Ohio State University paper : "It will be a pleasure to O. S. U. people to know that the chair of Horticulture and Micology at the University of West Virginia is held by Frank W. Rane, '91. He also has charge of the Photography, having taken up that work while at Cornell. He reports himself as nicely sit- ,uated, with pleasant and interesting work." If anybody of the Phi persuasion makes his identity known to said Rane, he is sure of his welcome. Illinois Z—E. J. Edwards, who for some time has been a resident of Minneapolis is now at Chicago, his residence address being 4847 Kimbark ave. He is president of the Hicks Stock Car Co., whose offices are in "The Rookery." It was largely through his efforts that Minnesota Alpha was chartered in 1881, and he is of course delighted with its triumph over its "purged dishonor." He recently visited the Pacific coast, where he was entertained by the Phis of California Alpha and Beta. President Jordan of Stanford is his brother-in-law. He reports the Phis of our new chapter as highly spoken of by faculty and stu dents. Ohio A—"The College of Idaho" is the name of an institution chartered by the Presbyterians of Idaho, and located at Caldwell, a thriving town on the Oregon Short Line Railway. It was hoped that the organization would be sufficiently advanced so that buildings could be erected this fall (1892) and work regularly instituted. As the In stitution seeks money and friends it has been decided that the person donating $10,000 towards the erection of buildings shall have the privilege of naming the Institu- 176 THE SCROLL. tion, such name to be the legal one. Rev. W. J. Boone, '83, now pastor of the Presbyterian church at Caldwell, is President of the College, and John T. Morrison, '87, an attorney at the same place, is to be Professor of History and English. Both are old Wooster Phis. Georgia T—At the Park Hotel, Chickamauga, Ga., William J. Nunnally, '81, was married to Miss Clarkie Lee. The wedding is worthy of more than ordinary men tion in the SCROLL, as it concerns a family that is worthy of the name of Phi Delta Theta, if ever one was. Mrs. J. M. Lee has two sons, Gordon Lee and Tom Lee, both members of $ A 0; and four daughters. Of these latter, Miss Sallie, the eldest, married Clinton R. Gaskill, who together with his brother both in blood and in $ A 0, Charles B. Gaskill, aided in the founding of the Fraternity in Georgia ; Miss Clarkie, the second daughter, was mar ried as above, to a Phi; Miss Pearl, the fourth daughter, is the wife of Phi Trimble of Hogansville, Ga. If any parent has given more of her children to # A 0 let the SCROLL chronicle the fact. Indiana A—Under the heading of "Mayors of Wiscon sin," in the Milzvaukee Sunday Setitinel, May 8, 1892, ap pears the portrait of George Banta, '76, the first President of the Fraternit}', after the abolishment of the National Grand Chapter in 1880. This note is appended: " Among the younger men chosen to preside over municipal affairs in Wisconsin cities at the last election is George Banta, of Menasha, who was born in Covington, Ky., July i6, 1857, and graduated from the Indiana University at Bloomington, in 1876. After leaving col lege Mr. Banta taught school, devoting his leisure time to the study of law. In 1879 he turned his attention to the insurance business, and from the position as local agent for a company at Franklin, Ind., he has steadily advanced until he is now Wisconsin State Agent of a large Eastern company, and is considered one of the best posted men in the business. Having served two years as an alderman of the Menasha council with satisfaction to his constituents, he was nomin ated and elected mayor by the Democrats without opposition." Indiana P—A social event that interested the com munity was the marriage, Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, at the bride's home in Irvington, of Miss Harriet Iden to Mr. Rollin Kautz, $ A ©, of the Bowen-Merrill Company. The Rev. J. H. Lockwood, of Cincinnati, a relative of the bride, performed the ceremony, before a large gathering of relatives and friends. The bridegroom is an honored alumnus of the class of '87 of Butler University, and the THE SCROLL. 177 bride, a sister of Prof. T. M. Iden, <1> A ®, of the same institution. The house was beautifully festooned with golden brown leaves of autumn, arranged with tasteful delicacy. Mr. W. Lee Burns and Mr. Will Iden were the groomsmen and Miss Lona Iden and Miss Kate Hadley, were the bridesmaids. Many handsome gifts were received. Mr. and Mrs. Kautz will take a short wedding tour, after which they will reside in Indianapolis, until the completion of their new house on Downey avenue, Irvington.—Butler Collegian. Kentucky A—J. W. Moss, '58, who contributed the interesting personal reminiscense of Bro. A. E. Steven son, published in the October SCROLL, was one of the catalogue "unknowns" for many years who was unearthed by Brother Marble in preparing the Kentucky Alpha list. This letter is self-explanatory and interesting : OAKLAND, CAL., July 7th, 1892. D. N. .MARBLE, ESQ., DEAR SIR—I have been intending to write you for nearly a year in order to thank you for sending me a Centre College Catalogue. I was very much pleased with it as it revived old memories and old recollections and gave me the whereabouts of quite a niimber of old friends among the students. I enclose this slip of paper taken from the Oakland Evening Tribune of June 30th, to show you that my recollections of Centre College and the different societies, names and dates are still good, but if Mr. Stevenson should happen to see it I know that he will think that I have a wonderful memory. He was in college at the same time that I was and belonged to the same society and I knew and liked him very much and of course his being nominated for Vice President naturally woke me up a little and I happened to say to some of my friends that I had once attended College with him and a reporter from the Tribune office came up to interview me. The reporter was a little inaccurate as we belonged to the same societies but were not classmates. He belonged to class "59," and I to class "58," but we knew the society boys those times much better than we knew our classmates, or some of them. Blackburn was a member of the Chamberlain Society and the "Young" referred to should have been James S. Ewing who was an Athenian but we were all members of the Phi Delta Theta. I have become quite well acquainted with the California Alpha Chapter of the State University of California and have attended two banquets with the Chapter and the Alumni which I enjoyed very much. I take the SCROLL, the organ of the Frater nity, which of course keeps me well posted on Society matters and I take great pleasure when I have leisure in reading the communica tions from the different College Chapters, and now thanking you very much again for your kindness in sending me the Centre College Catalogue. I remain, Yours very respectfully, J. W. MOSS. 178 IHE SCROLL. ITEMS OF INTEREST. FRATERNITIES. Kappa Sigma has decided to admit no more honorary members. A $ is a new comer among the ladies at the University of Michigan. The new Worcester Polytechnic Chapter of 4> P A has rented a chapter house. The Butler Collegian reports the withdrawal of the K 2 charter from Butler University. The Minnesota, Colgate and Stanford Chapters of 4> K * have houses nearing completion. A fraternity named A B $ has been organized in the Law Department of Ohio State University. The chapter of * K • at Columbia College has been revived with nine members. It had been inactive since 1877. W. L. Fairbanks of Springfield, Mass., and a graduate of Tufts College is the new editor of the Quarterly, vice F. M. Crossett, resigned. 2 A E continues to care for her dead, and this fall suc ceeded in reviving her chapter at Emory College, which had been inactive since June, 1890. B 0 n and K A are reported to be without members at Randolph-Macon College and X *, 2 A E, B 0 n and OK* as inactive at University of Mississippi. During the past year the Lehigh, Roanoke and Stevens Institute Chapters of 2 X became e.xtinct, and the \\ ooster Chapter is reported as inactive this fall. The Alpha ol A T A at Allegheny College, for a long time the governing chapter of that fraternity, has tem porarily become inactive. Its revi\al is anticipated. Sigma Nu has appropriated .$2,500 for a Catalogue to be issued by 1S94, and appointed a member of the Ohio State University Chapter as Compiler of a Song Book. THE SCROLL. 179 The K 2 Fraternity chartered a body of petitioners at U. S. Grant University, Athens, Tenn., in April last, thus reviving a chapter that had been established there in 1882. This is the way Sigma Nus are said to yell: "'Hi! Rickety ! Whoopty Do ! What's the matter with Sigma Nu? Hullabaloo! Terraghoo, Ausgezeichnet Sigma Nu ! " The Northwestern Chapter of A Y is reported by the 2 X correspondent to have dismissed from her number three Senior members, because the latter saw fit to take unto themselves wives. The active membership of $ P A for 1891-92 was 615, of whom 215 were new initiates. The fraternity has made a law rendering men " lifted " from other fraternities in eligible to membership. The 2 N convention authorized its officers to present a jewelled badge as a prize to the first Sigma Nu who wins first honor in the Inter-State Oratorical Contest or the Southern Oratorical League. The recent Delta Upsilon Convention initiated 16 men at Bowdoin, thus reviving a chapter that had been inac tive since 1862. Petitions from Wesleyan, Miami, Svvarlh- more, Bucknell and Chicago were refused. Sigma Chi has revived her parent (Alpha) Chapter at Miami University, making the fourth chapter there, so that now all three of the old Miami Triad, B 0 n, * A © and 2 X, are active there for the first time since 1857. The following chapters of 2 X occupy (rented) chapter houses : Northwestern, Michigan, California, Massachu setts Institute of Technology, Beloit, Wisconsin, Cornell, Pennsylvania State College and Minnesota, a total of nine. The Chicago Alumni of A K E have voted 39 to 7 to indorse the chartering of chapters at both Northwestern and Chicago Universities and it is likely that a charter will be given to the applicants from the former place, now organized under the name of T K $. The total active membership of A Y during the year 1891-92 was 587, divided among 27 active chapters. Of these the Harvard Chapter enrolled 52, the largest and the Pennsylvania 10, the smallest. In the 27 colleges there 180 THE SCROLL. were 86 A Y professors. A K E meets her in 18 colleges, B © n and * A © in 15, * Y and 0 A X in 13, and A A *, * r A and Z * in 12. The Alpha Alpha Chapter of 2 X has been established at Hobart College with seven men, four Sophomores and three Freshmen. Of its rivals K A and 2 4> are reported as strong and both owning chapter houses. While 0 A X and OK* are said to be seriously crippled by the loss of a large proportion of their men. The college attendance is small, there being five chapters to 77 men all told. The item to the effect that "Thirty Students have been expelled from Heidelberg University for being identified with Greek-letter fraternities" has travelled about the col lege and fraternity press, with many comments showing that readers have thought the reference was to the great German University of that name, and a comparison made between America's freedom and German intolerance. The Heidelberg referred to is at Tiffin, Ohio, and the stu dents afterward entered Wooster. Observe in the article under " The Voice of the Greek Press," that the high honor of inaugurating a Greek movement which should know no North, no South, no East, no West—only our one and un divided country—is given to Alpha Tau Omega. This is but one of the many instances in which the dear old Fraternity has been the leader in noble, patriotic and philanthropic endeavor.—Alpha Tau Omega Palm. The article referred to was the SCROLL'S " Northern Extension of Southern Fraternities." We are inclined to think that the article shows that the northward movement of A T fl is antedated by the movement of several northern fraternities southward, and therefore that such credit as the Palm mentions belongs rather to them. The tidal movement of fraternities upon the new Chi cago University has met with a coast upheaval in the shape of some faculty opposition. President Harper was opposed to fraternities altogether and favored societies fashioned after the \\ hig and Clio societies of Princeton. Athletic Director A. A. Stagg was active in opposition claiming that fraternities interfered with athletic interests. A number of the faculty favored them without any re strictions whatever. As a result of long discussion of the subject, it has been voted to permit their establish ment under the following conditions : THE SCROLL. 181 "I. Each chapter organized must submit its house rules to the fac ulty for approval. 2. Each must appoint a representative with whom the faculty may confer at such times as may be desirable. 3. Membership in the societies must be restricted to students of the second year, academic colleges and students of the university colleges. 4. The University reserves the right to withdraw from chapters, permission to exist in the University. The faculty is authorized to add any regulations which it thinks wise in consistency with the above." We believe that the rules also require that permission to establish the chapter must be first secured from the faculty. Paragraph 3 of the rules exclude all first year men, or freshmen, from membership. It is not known what effect this will have upon the chapters of B © 11 and * K * already established, both of which are composed almost wholly of freshmen. It has put quite a damper upon the movements of other fraternities who had men pledged. COLLEGES. In the foot ball league composed of Minnesota, Wis consin, Northwestern and Michigan Universities, the first named won the pennent without a single defeat. The dedication of the buildings of the Woman's Col lege of Western Reserve University took place at Cleve land October 24, 1892, President C. F. Thwing presiding. Bowdoin College is to have a fine Science Hall, the gift of Mr. Searle of New York City. The Bowdoin Art Building, costing $100,000, the gift of the Misses Walker, is nearly finished. The Hopkins mansion. Nob Hill, San Francisco, has- been given to the University of California for a museum of art. The art association will retain an interest in its management. Northwestern University opened her new athletic grounds this fall. They are inclosed and include every thing needed for college athletics. The grand stand and buildings cost $3,500. Ground has been broken for the new hall of Science at Buchtel College, for which the Trustees have set aside $50,000. $30,000 of this amount was the gift of one person,, to be used for this purpose. 182 THE SCROLL. There has been some effort on the part of the Metho dist Protestant denomination which controls Adrian Col lege, Michigan, to have the Institution moved to Zanes- ville, Ohio, which city offers grounds and buildings. The salaries of Michigan University professors were raised this year, $300 to $500 according to terms of ser vice. This was done to offset further exodus of good men attracted to other institutions by large salaries. Denison University is erecting two handsome buildings, one to be of stone, and the other stone and brick, at a total cost of $100,(100. The one is for the Scientific de partment, and the other for the Academy (preparatory). Emory College began the year with a number of marked improvements in and about .Science Hall, facil ities for chemical work being greatl}- increased. The de partments of geology, chemistry and physics, heretofore united, have been separated. The San Jose (California) Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions asking the regents of the State Univer sity to depose P^dward H. Holden as Director of Lick Observatory. The resolutions accuse him of maltreat ment of the astronomers under him. The students of Stanford University paid Senator and Mrs. Stanford a visit on their return to Menlo Park from Europe, and were handsomely entertained. The students furnished music and rousing college songs. .Senator Stanford's and President Jordan's talks were enthusias tically received. Chicago University is the recipient of $500,(KX) from Mr. Yerkes, of the Chicago Street Railway Co., with which to build and properly equip a telescope and obser vatory. Numerous newspaper items have differed as to when and where the instrument should be constructed, but every effort will be to get it in place as quickly as possible. All friends of Tuft's College are rejoicing in the fact that the far famed honorar\' society of * B K has granted a charter to that institution. The Saratoga Convention, held September 7, granted applications from the Univer sities of Minnesota and Pennsylvania in addition to the THE SCROLL. 183 one from Tuft's. The key of $ B K promises for many years to be the distinguishing mark of American classical scholarship. The rapidity with which foot ball, as an inter-collegiate sport, has come into prominence is remarkable indeed. Neither college nor professional base ball in their best days could claim an equal prominence. The game comes late in the fall when it interferes with few other out-door sports, and the fact that it involves hand to hand strug gles between the sides, giving an air of personal prowess to the victors, probably accounts for the great interest shown in it by college men and alumni. The principal games of the season have been Yale over Harvard, 6 to 0 ; Pennsylvania over Princeton, 4 to 0 ; Yale over Princeton, 12 to 0; Yale over Pennsylvania, 28 to 0 ; Harvard over Cornell, 20 to 14; Amherst winning over Williams and Dart mouth in the New England league ; Sewanee over Van derbilt ; Cornell over Michigan ; Oberlin over Michigan ; Minnesota over All Comers ; Kansas over Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri ; Union over Hamilton, Syracuse and Colgate; Purdue over Michigan, and Washington Uni versity over Vanderbilt. The California-Stanford game is to be played in San Francisco December 14. The Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, a gift of Mr. Hiram A. Hitchcock of New York City, to the Dart mouth Medical College, now nearing completion is prob ably as fine an institution of its kind in the country. The main building is forty by eighty feet, and three stories in height. On either side, and joined to it by covered cor ridors, or "sun rooms," which are enclosed with glass in winter and open in summer, are single story wings, each containing a ward twenty-eight by thirty-six feet, four single patient's rooms, bath rooms and other accessories. The operating theatre is in the rear of the east wing and is thirty-four feet square with accommodationsfor one hun dred and twentj^-five students. Adjoining this are wait ing, etherizing and surgeons' rooms. A conservatory thirty-five by twenty feet connects it to the east wing. The architecture is Moorish in design combined with the "cottage hospital" style. It is of yellow and brown Roman brick, with terra cotta trimmings. The building is heated by the hot water system and lighted by both gas and electricity. The erection was begun two years ago and the entire cost, including fifteen acres of land, is $150,000. 184 THE SCROLL. EXCHANGES. The Arrotc of 11 B $ is now published by the Ann Arbor chapter, and the first number from the new editors opens with an illustrated sketch of the Newcomb College, Women's Department of Tulane. Among personal no tices in chapter letters we note the marriage of several Phis to members of H B $: J.N. Greene, Keuka College, N. Y. ; Bret H. Brigham, Ventura, Cal., Claude N. An derson, Abingdon, 111. The October Key necessarily has to recount the doings of the Indianapolis Convention and from it we can judge that it was a good time to be a Kappa. Miss Minetta T. Taylor, first editor of the Key, delivered an oration on " The Danger of Imitation." The fact that 2 X held her convention in Indianapolis at the same time made it pos sible to add a very pleasant reception and dance to the social enjoyments of the week. The Delta Kappa Epsiloti Quarterly (November) gives its editorial department to a plea for a revival of the classics. Latin and Greek have suffered in our colleges from the tide of technical, of commercial branches which has risen it such great prominence. We need classicists as well as electricians and engineers ; Tennysons, Low ells, and Hawthornes as well as E^disons. The Quarterly champions a good cause in asking that our classics shall be taught by the ripest scholarship and culture, men of much reading—and not be given over to tyros who may be fine scholars, but who lack classical personality, a thing that can come only with years. The frontispiece is a portrait of James W. Husted, Yale, 54, who died Sep tember 24. He had been a member of the New York State Assembly since 1869, and six times its speaker. The Anchora, like many contemporaries, is giving much space to the question of the Fraternity Exhibit at the World's Fair and is in a position to get news, as Miss Baker, A P, is a member of the Fraternities Exhibit Com mittee and Vice-Chairman of the Woman's Committee on a College Fraternities' Congress. The November takes time to give an article on the "American Girl," and to give some good editorial advice to chapters and corre spondents. The Anchora says, "The business-like way in which the fraternity girls, now-a-days, proceed to fall vio- THE SCROLL. 185 lently in love with the potential new members, is only equalled by the miraculous way in which they discover a thousand proofs of the candidate's ineligibility as soon as it is made manifest that the victim prefers to worship at another Shrine," and argues for mutual sympathy and the natural selection from personal affinity, and fears that these may be lost in the fierce rushing of rivals where fra ternity bonds may be placed upon a girl whose tastes lie elsewhere. A new symbolical steel print is the frontispiece of the September Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. This number re prints from the Utiiversity Magazine the article by Pres. Blanchard of Wheaton College (111.,) against fraternities, which article supports its argument by quotations from a number of eminent men and publications. The Caduceus follows the reprint with good counter argument. There is no doubt that a number of class secret societies under Greek letter names reflect genuine discredit upon the fraternity system. It may be that when Pres. Blanchard was a student the general tone of the system was not what it is today, but we insist that all the charges laid at the door of the fraternity system are denied by weight of present facts and Pres. Blanchard's argument is like that of many others—protects itself by the question " If these charges are not true, why are your societies secret? " We are glad to note that the K 2 Convention, but recently held in Washington, D. C, saw fit to continue the Caduceus under the care of Mr. Warner, at Philadelphia. He has made it in typographical and editorial excellencies far ahead of what it had ever been before, and has put the ambitions of K 2 as a fraternity upon a much higher plane. The November Sigma Chi Quarterly is a Convention number. We would have known it even had such a notice not been printed on the cover. The Convention brought together a total of 116 Sigs, who, the Quarterly claims, had a glorious time and were ready to vote 2 X the earth and actually claimed "Old Gabriel" for a future initiate. The Quarterly not long ago showed a tendency to be facetious when Miami University was mentioned, but now that the grapes have been declared sweet, we are genuinely glad that the maternal instinct has triumphed, and trust the revived Alpha will find many prosperous days for 2 X at " Old Miami." The parent chapter there 186 THE SCROLL. enrolled about 17 names up to the time of its decease. The Convention left the matter of the advisability of entering Hobart with the Cornell Chapter, and this issue announces the favorable action and establishment of this 2 X's second chapter in New York State. In the account of the dinner of the New York Alumni Chapter on Oct. 11th, it says : '' The watchword that night was eastward, and with ringing words every man present pledged him self to put Sigma Chi on the proper plane." Chapter letteis of this issue are all in most enthusiastic and pros perous vein. The Delta Upsilon Quarterly for August reproduces a galop published for A Y by Oliver Ditson & Co., twenty- five years ago, and gives two alumni portraits and groups of the Brown, Tufts, Lafayette, Lehigh and Syracuse Chapters. There is a caustic comment upon the state of affairs which led to the death of Mr. Rustin in his initia tion into A K E at Yale last June, and the suggestion that the pruning knife be used here as with the "Dickey Club " at Harvard. POT=POURRI. September 30, at Boston, there was a call for the patrol to proceed to the historic burying ground in the North End known as Copp's Hill where body snatchers were at work. The ghouls were captured and when the party ar rived at the station house it was found that the captives were a Theta Xi initiation party, two members having been delegated to meet two candidates on that spot. We have heard a great deal about grave j-ard prowling and blind folded parades about various streets in connection with fraternity initiations, and it is just such practices as these that opened the way for, and led up to the death of Mortimer Leggett, in a K A initiation at Cornell in 1873, and that of Mr. Wilkins Rustin, but last June, in the A K E initiatory frivolities at Yale. We sincerely hope that Phi Delta Theta chapters will studiously avoid all such customs and adhere to the spirit of initiation as laid down in our Ritual. We have never heard of a serious accident in a * A © initiation, and there is reason to believe that we never will have one. The item about this Theta Xi prank, which was telegraphed all over the country, is cal culated to draw censure on fraternities generally. THE SCROLL. 18T We are pleased to present to SCROLL readers an excel lent likeness of the woithy President of Alpha Province, J. M. Mayer. He is the same man whose face every lady looking at the Atlanta and Burlington convention picks out, and asks "Who's this?" Numerous Phis have wanted to know his identity, so to give all a chance to see and know, we are glad to give his portrait. He is a graduate J. .M. MAYER, ESQ. of C. C. N. Y., '84, and Columbia Law School, '8(). When the publication of the SCROLL was changed to New York City in 1884, he was made editor, and ably served in that capacity two years. He has been President of Alpha Province since 1889, and it expresses but little of his per sonality to say that he is popular with Phis wherever he 188 THE SCROLL. is known. He is an attorney-at-law, a member of the firm of Woodward and Mayer, Astor Building, 10 Wall Street, New York, N. Y * * * * If it is not considered that Phi Delta Theta is well rep resented in the South, give ear to the following: The Georgia Legislature elected Solicitors of the Superior Court of Georgia, the first week in November. The fol lowing Phis were elected to these offices, which are prom inent ones in Georgia: M. W. Beck, Georgia A, '82; Wm. M. Howard, Georgia A, '77; Wm. G. Brantley, Georgia A, '82; Jas. M. Griggs, Tennesse A, '81; Howard Thompson, Georgia A, '77; Wm. J. Nunnally, Georgia P, '81; S. Price Gilbert, Tennessee A, '83. Possibly there were others, as our catalogue list only goes to 1883. The last named brother, S. P. Gilbert, is well known to all recent conven tion going Phis. He was our T. G. C. from 1886 to 1889, and has been in the Georgia Legislature two terms. No, we are not through. That was only for Georgia. Now hear what Alabama has to say. Of the nine Dis trict Solicitors of the State of Alabama, three are 4> A ©'s —B. F. Elmore, 1st District; J. V. Smith, 3d District, and W. W. Quarles, 4th District. Also A. P. Agee, Solicitor City Court of Anniston—all elected by the Legislature this session. Brother J. C. Compton, of Selma, is Presi dent of the Senate, and J. Craig Smith of Selma, is State Treasurer. What a fine record for three months! Surely it is an evolution that demonstrates the survival of the fittest. We are indebted to Brothers C. B. Gaskill at At lanta, Ga., and F S. Ball, Montgomery, Ala., for the above data. The first two numbers of The College Fratertiity have ap peared and are full of matter that cannot help but be of interest to all fraternity men, while the excellent typo graphical appearance of the magazine, commends itself without any restrictions. If succeeding numbers are of like character the interest of its readers cannot lag. Phis should read its pages. The address of its manager is P. O. Box 2887, New York, N. Y.. and the regular sub scription price is $2 per year. We are pleased to offer to all SCROLL subscribers a club reduction, so that through THE SCROLL, any of our subscribers can get the magazine for $1.50 per year. THE SCROLL. 189 The mutations of politics have decided that another party shall hold the reins of National government from March '93, to '97, and President Harrison becomes Ex- President. No man has stood the test of public life any better than he has. His official life has been character ized by a lofty integrity and an unquestioned ability. He retires to private life an honored son of his country. The Fraternity is proud that one of its members has been chosen by the American people to the Vice-Presi dency, and would congratulate General Stevenson on this new evidence of public confidence and esteem which he has received. We felicitate ourselves that he is worthy of the place which he has been accorded. * * * * Those who looked forward to the November Century for the new serial " Sweet Bells out of Tune," by Mrs. Burton Harrison, were not disappointed. The author sustains her reputation as a society writer by the novel way in which she introduces her characters at a church wedding. The story will be an attraction for several numbers. " An old fashioned Thanksgiving " is a story appropriate to the season, and full of humor. Passages from the correspondence of General and Senator Sherman 1859-1861 is full of historical and political interest. Altogether the number is of unusual excellence. The December number is to be a great Christmas number— 190 THE SCROLL. full of Christmas stories, pictures and poems—and in it will begin the first chapters of a striking novel of life in Colorado, " Benefits Forgot," by Wolcott Balestier, who wrote "The Naulahka" with Rudyard Kipling. This splendid magazine is $4 a year. To all who will subscribe for THE SCROLL and the Century, we will send the two magazines for $4.50 a year. * * * * Into the heart and home of President Harrison, the past month has carried a heavy sorrow. For months he had been moving in the shadow of the coming of Mrs. Harrison's death, and the knowledge that the end was near, did not assuage the pain. President Harrison mar ried Carrie Scott years ago at Oxford, Ohio, and the mu tual affection which has marked their lives, has been the admiration of all those who have known the home life of the family. Her death has taken from him that which has been dearest to him for all these years. And now he has been called upon to mourn the death of her venerable father. Dr. Scott. The warmest and tenderest sympathy of all members of Phi Delta Theta go out to him unreserv edly in these afflictions norsMs ACID PHOSPHATE. 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EXTRACT FROM A RECENT LEfTER—"I am delighted with the beauty and durabil ity of the badges you so d me last winter. They have caused much favorable comment. I am sure that a number will be ordered from our College within a month after the opening of the season." In writing to advertisers mention THE SCROLL. DHEKA Fine Stiitloiieni aiifl Eoiraviiig Housii, 1121 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. COLLEGE INVITATIONS WEDDING INVITATIONS CLASS STATIONERY VISITING CARDS FRATERNITY STATIONERY BANQUET MENUS PROGRAMMES, BADGES DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS STEEL PLATE WORK FOR FRATERNITIES, CLASSES AND COLLEGE ANNUALS. All work is executed in the establishment nnder the personal supervision of "Mr. Dreka, and only in the best manner. Unequalled facilities and long practical ex perience enable us to produce the newest styles and most artistic effects, while our reputation is a guarantee of the quality of the productions of this house. Designs, Samples and Prices sent on application. HALF TONE. 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(^L AUI vs. Selina, All. Secretary—lU'cit Tii. MILLER, P. O. Hox 1"J. IrviiiL;loii. Ind. Treasurer—I. it. IIITT, Jr., Evanston. 111. Historian—D. N. .MMCIUK. 1111 Boylston .street, iiostoii. .M.isv. THE SCROI.I,. [. E. HKOW.N-, 2:;."I East Town Street. Cohiiiilnis, Ohio, Eriiloi. THE SCROLL IS jniblished l>y order of the Mational Coii\ entioii, the Genera! -Conncil acting as advisory board. It issues bi-monthly, from October to June, live numbers e EDITOR OF THE HISTORY. ^\'aller B. Palmer, Nashville, Tennessee. NATION.VL CONVENTION. S\ r.tense, \. Y., Xovember •27-December 1, bS'.i.; ALUMNI CII.MTER .•\DDRESSES. Annual Alumni Day, .Maicti liilt/. .New Vork.N. V.—.•\lpha—F". J, Greene. (H Gold Street. IPittsburgh, Pa.—Alpha—T. (.;. Blai.sdell. 12 Taylor Avenue, .\llegheny. Philadelphia, Pa.—Beta —.M. H. Fehnel, IIOI Swanson Street. Baltimore, Md.—Alpha—Kev. II. II. Weber,31 Patterson .\^enue. Washington, D. C—.\lph.i—iM. C. Summers, Surge,m-tieiuralN Olb. . Kielimond, V'a.—.\lpha—Dr. C. M. Shielils. :!10 E. I''ranUlin Street. •Columbus, Ga.— Alpha—Herbert L. Manson. .•\tlanta, Ga.—Beta—Morris Bramlon. Nashville, Tenn.—.-Mpha—K. F'. J.ieksoii, IIOl'.j \. Clienv sticet. Mimtgomery, Ala.—Alpha—W. X.. Holloway. Selma, Ala.—Beta—A. W. Nelson. Cincinnati, O.—.\l|)ha-Dr. J. .\. Thompson, 11:1 W. Ninth Slicit Akron.C—Beta—W.J. Emery. » I-ouisville, Ky.—.Mpha—I''. D. Sw ope, Bo.v I 111. Franklin, Ind.—.\lpha—T. C. Donnell. Indianapolis, Ind.—Beta—11. V. Brown, cue " tii.tiniiii/'oti.i A, ;••> ' Chicago, III.—Alpha—.\. X. Moore. •_>7:; I Prairie .^senile. (ialeshurg. III.—Beta—J. L. 1 last, i,g,.. Kansas City, Mo.—.Mpha—S. M. .Ml t. I a n iiahan. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn —.\lpli.i—W. V. Hunt, I'.ai ii.ii.l s, boo), si. ]• ,,,. Salt Lake City. Itali-Alpha—W. s. Ferris, Box Isl San Francisco, t'al.— \lpli.i—C. K. Holmes. Pier ;!. Sluwart Street, .l.os Angeles, t al.—Beta—Leslie It. Hewitt. THE SCROLL. COLl.Er.E (.'nAITEll ,\PDRl^Si:s. * .^ Iplia Proz'inre. President—J. M. .Ma>er. Ill Wall Street. New York, N. V. Maine Alpha—Colby Unixer^it). W.iterMlli . Me —John S. Lynch. New Hampshire Alph.i—Dartinouth College. Hanover, N. H.—.\lfred Biitlett. \'ermoiit Alpha—I'ni \ ersity of \*ermont. Burlington, \'t. — F'rank I.. Dunham. Massachusetts .\lpha—Williams College.Williamstown. M.i--.—W. S. FZlder. Massaclui^etls Beta-.'\inhl rst Colleire. Amherst. M ,iss. —Ch.irle.s .\. Andrew s. Phi- Delt.I Theta House. Rhode Island .\lplia—Brown I ni\ei-it\. Providence. K.I.—I. L. b'o-ter. ll'i Hope Hall. New York .\lpha—Cornell l'ii\er~it\. Ithaca, X, "S'.—llol.ert Lathrop. Phi Delta Theta House. New Y'ork Iii^ta—I'liion l'ni\ersit\. Schenectadv, X. Y. — V.. L. ,\ucliampangh, P. (). lio.v -1X1. New York Epsilon—S\raeusc L'niversit\ . S\raciise, N. \.—VV'. VV. Nichols, Phi Delta Theta llouse. Pennsylvania .Vlpll.l —LalaN ette College. Easton. I'.i. —R us,, I H, Colvin. Pennsvlvania Bet.I — Pennsv 1 vania Col leire, (jettysburg. Pa.—D. VV. Van Camp. Pennsvlvania (iamnia—Was|iini:lon and lefferson College, \\'as!lill^toll, Pa.—(Jeo. M. Ry.ill. Pennsylvania Delta—Allegheny College. Me.iiUille. Pa.—K. W. Darragh. Pennsylvania l!;psilon — Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.—Gio, C. Yocum. Penns\I\ania Zeta — Univei>itv of Penns\ l\ania. Phi!adi.:Iphia, P.i.—Waller 1. Cooper. :r2'iO Chestnut Street. Penns\lvaiiia Eta—Lehigh I'liiv ei sit\ , South ISethlehein. Pa. —Robert F'. (Jadd.. Phi Delta Theta House. Bethleliem. Pa. Beta Pi oviuce. President—Fred. S. B.ill. Box "rj.'i, Montgomery, .Via. Viri;iiiia Alpha—Roanoke College. Salem. Va. —M. J. Killian. Virginia Beta—L^niversity of Virginia, ^'a.— H. W, Dent, Virginia Gamma—Randolpli-.M aeon College, Ashl.ind. Va.—J. H. e'reiuhton. Virginia Delta—Richmond College. Ricliniond, Va.—Adolphus Blair. Jr. Virginia Zeta—Washington and Lee V'liiv ersity, Lexington. Va.—S. S. Lambeth, |r North Caiolin.i Beta—l"ni\ersity of North C.irolina, Chapel Hill, .N. C—M. Hoke, South Carolina Beta—.South Carolina College. Columbia, .S. C,— W, C Cothran, Kentucky .Mpha—Centre College. Danville, K\,—R, P, Dow, |r, Kentuckv Delta—Central I'niversilx, Riehnioiid, Ky,—S, H, C .irolliers. Gumma Province. President—Paul M, Jones. V.inderbilt l'iii\ ersity. \asli\ ille, Tenn. (iiorgia .VIplia—University of (Jeiu'ijia. -Vthens.Ga.—S, B, Yow. (ie Delta Province. ' PrL--i.k-iit—e\ H. Tc-lKiuIt, Ir.,T Xorth Mnet, N't-w Orlcaii'-, La. Mi^-i^-sippi .Mplia—I'liivfisitv of Mississippi, L'niversitv P. O., Miss.—W. \V. I.OL Kurd. Louisiana Alplia—Tulane T_fnivLrsit\ of I,ouisi;ui;t. New Orleans. L.i.—>. > Prentiss, Jr.. :;:: Polynnnn ^^trc•^•^. Texas licta—rniversity of Texas, Austin, Tex,—Tom J. Lee. Texas Ciiminn—Soutli\\ esicrn l'^niversit^' (ic()i- Epsilon Pt tn'ince. • Pre^ulerit —I. L. Mitclieil, Jr., tl \'ancc Block, Indianapolis, Ind. •Ohio Alpha—Miauii l'niversity. Oxford, (> —Paul F. Hoffman. • Ohin Beta—Ohio Wesleyan University. Delnwiire, ().—E. L. WIutne> . Ohio Gamma—Ohio l'niversity, Athens, O.—1. M, I-"oster. • Ohio Delta—Universitv of Wooster. Wooster, O.—W. (i. McCullough. • Ohio Epsilon—Buclitel Colleiic, Akron. O.—<). G. Holcomb. • Ohio Zeta—Ohio State l'niversity. Columbus. O.—Walter C. Hrrris. li:: W. 0th Ave, • Indiana Alpha—Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.—H, M. Stoops. Indiana Bet.i—Wabash Collcije, Crawfordsville. Ind.—Paul M. Khoads. Indian.a Gamma—Butler Universit\ . Irvinjjton. Ind.—F. F. Williams. Indiana Delta—Fninklin College, Franklin, Ind.—Daniel Durkin. Indiana Epsilon — Ilaimver College. Hanover, Ind.—W. B. Shirev. - Indiana Zeta—I>e Pauw I'ni\ersity, Greene.istle, Ind,—Will, M. Spaiks. Michigan Alplia—Uni^'ersitv of Miclii Zet^ Province. .President—Walter R. Brown. 702 X. Y. Life Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Illinois Alpha—Northwestern I^niversity. Evanston, 111.—Fred. W. Gillette. .^0 Michigan Ave. Illinois Delta—Knox College, Galesburg, 111,—(ieo. D. Tunnicliff. Illinois Epsilon—Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111.—Arcliie L. Bowei\. illlinois Zeta—Lombard University, Galesburg, III,—R. F. Anderson. \\'i scon sin Alpha—l'niversity of Wisconsin, ^L^disoIl, Wis.— Frank Sweet, Plii Delta Theta House. Missouri Alpha—University of Missouri, Clifford T. Sw it/ler, Columbia, Mo. Missouri Beta—\A'estminster College, Fulton, Mo.—W. H, Forsythe. Missouri Gamma—Washington University, St. Louis, Mo,—W. X. Cumniin{.'s. J Iowa Alpha—Iowa Wesh yan University. Mount PIeas.int, la.—C G. Watkins. [owa Beta—State l'niversity of Iowa, Iowa THE WHITE CARNATION. Air: EATON BOATING SONG. Poets, in adoration, May sing of the lovely rose, Finding an inspiration In the charms her buds disclose; But we deem the white carnation The loveliest flower that grows. Some lavish adulation On daisy and daffodil, Some gaze in admiration On any flower at will; But we chose the white carnation. And she is our choice still. Over the whole creation Of flowers of every hue We place, by acclamation, Queen, as her station due, The peerless white carnation; And we are her vassals true. H. T. M. Jan. 15, 1893. OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRATERNITY WORK. Every initiate of a college fraternity should become an active member. In this connection an active member means not simply an attendant member, but an active worker for the fraternity's interests. He should be active, instead of passive, or, in other words, instead of content ing himself merely with enjoying the privileges and pleasures that his membership affords, he should con tribute in some way toward the welfare of his fra ternity in general and his chapter in particular. Grateful appreciation for the honor conferred on him by initiation 196 THE SCROLL. should make him constantly strive to lift his chapter and fraternity to a higher plane. Probably every mem ber is animated with the laudable desire to add to his fraternity's usefulness and strength, but many can not see in what respect they may become factors in the ad vancement of the fraternity beyond the condition in which they find it. They come in contact with established cus toms, and perhaps it never occurs to them that these cus toms may be improved, or, if it does, that they themselves should attempt innovations for the better. And yet no chapter or fraternity is so well organized but that there are opportunities for members to make the organization more perfect. The responsibility for the strict enforcement of all con stitutional and ritualistic provisions falls on the officers. To other members it may not seem easy to learn what to do for the benefit of the fraternity, outside of making cred itable records in college, regular attendance at meetings, and assistance in spiking during the campaign season. There are, however, many avenues of fraternity enterprise, toward which the efforts of all members of a chapter might be directed. There is an opening for every one to do some good. The officers are not burdened by their specially prescribed duties, and should endeavor to ac complish something beyond the literal requirements of the written law. Each member is adapted to at least one particular line of fraternity work, and should make his ser vices available. Even the youngest initiates may be prof itably employed, but, usually, they wait for instructions from older heads. It is important, therefore, that sugges tions be offered as to what is needed to increase the use fulness of the chapter and to raise the standard of the fra ternity. Undoubtedly there would be more activity if members were informed how they might promote the in terests of the organization whose badge they wear. It is not so much a want of inclination, but a lack of knowledge as to how to proceed, that prevents many members from developing into progressive fraternity men who would not fail on graduation to leave lasting impressions on their chapters. For this reason this article, which may be found suggestive, is written. Chapter improvement is a broad field in which the en ergies of members may be displayed. There are always plenty of things that can be done to place the chapter in better condition. Leaders are necessary, and no one THE SCROLL. 197 should be backward in inaugurating a plan that has not before been started, or in working out a plan that has not been fully realized. For instance, it would be to the chap ter's great advantage if members would devise new forms of literary exercises, special discussions, musical entertain ments, or other means of making meetings more elevating and enjoyable. The ceremonies for different occasions provided in the ritual if observed will give a pleasing va riety to meetings during the year. Some chapters have established the custom of requiring members to study the history of the fraternity, and quizzing them upon it, a form of civil service examination, to successfully stand which is necessary for election to a chapter office. At least as much about the Fraternity as is contained in Baird's "American College Fraternities" should be familiar to every member. He should be able especially to state the title and location of every chapter, the year of its estab lishment, and to name the most prominent alumni, whose achievements are the proud heritage of the fraternity. A general knowledge of the extent and standing of other col lege fraternities, rivals particularly, should be possessed. Attention should be given not only to fraternity history, but also to the constitution ; and each initiate, after being allowed opportunity to study it, should be examined as to the thoroughness of his knowledge on the subject. Correspondence with other chapters will greatly help members to become intelligent in regard to the position of the fraternity in all sections of the country. By cor respondence and exchange of visits, the chapter should keep in close touch with at least the other chapters in the same province. Members in college could do nothing that would more benefit their chapter than by correspondence and other means, to rouse the fraternity loyalty of those who have gone out from college walls. Every attendant member should be sure to form the acquaintance of every correspondent member that lives in the vicinity of the college or that returns to visit his alma mater. Alumni at a distance should receive letters from attendant members, informing them how the chapter is progressing, and assuring them of best wishes for their suceess in life. If such courtesies are shown alumni, their active interest in the chapter will be retained, and they will much more readily respond when their cooperation is asked in an en terprise which requires their assistance. They should be requested to inform chapters about students that expect 198 THE SCROLL. to enter college, and, if the men are worthy, to favorably impress them with the fraternity before they leave home. If the chapter has only broken filesof college and fraternity publications, alumni should be urged, in circular letters and private correspondence, to contribute numbers they may have which would make the collection more complete. Alumni should be solicited to subscribe for the fraternity magazine, because the more extensive is the circulation of the magazine among them, the more stimulated is their interest in the fraternity and their respective chapters. Every member should subscribe for the magazine on leav ing college. Alumni should also be asked to send the chapter their photographs bearing autographs and dates. If in the fraternity catalogue initials with surnames of members appear, special effort should be made to obtain the names in full. It is useless to emphasize the import ance of chapters always keeping posted as to members on the correspondent list. Not less often than once a year attendant members should write to absent alumni about whom no recent personal information has been received ; and, if there have been changes of residence or occupa tion, the new residences or occupations should be learned through correspondence with the alumni themselves or those acquainted with them. Every chapter should have a library ; if it has not, a beginning should be made immediatly. It is hardly nec essary to indicate of what the library should consist. As to works of general character, the foundation, of course, should be books of reference, to which may be added books covering various departments of literature, many of which will be donated by members when arrangements are made for their preservation. There should be a dili gent attempt to secure all publications of the fraternity and the college, including if possible to be obtained, a full series of college catalogues and annuals as far back anyhow as the year of the chapter's establishment. It would be well also to procure the more important publi cations of other fraternities, such as catalogues and song books ; and, if the chapter can afford to subscribe for some of the best conducted magazines of other fraternities and have the volumes bound, they would make an interest ing feature of the library, and one that would constantly increase in value. Members should subscribe for the new pan-Hellenic magazine, The College Fraternity, and the vol umes of it should be bound and preserved by the chapter.. THE SCROLL. 199 All kinds of college memorabilia should be saved, all correspondence with alumni, or with any one on fraternity subjects, should be filed, and a scrap-book should be kept for newspaper clippings, banquet menus, etc. Circular letters of all chapters should be bound by years. Attendant members owe it to themselves, as well as those to whom the active management of the chapter will be handed down, to write a history of the chapter if one is not extant. The facts should be obtained from corre spondent members, from the minutes and other records of the chapter, from files of the fraternity magazine and from college catalogues, annuals, magazines and papers, leaving no source of information unexplored. Special pains should be taken to procure information about the chapter's establishment and noteworthy vicissitudes. With older chapters this will be a difficult task, but it should be begun before the facts are buried deeper in obscurity. Perhaps too much labor is involved for one member, and the duty might be delegated to a committee. W'hen the history has been prepared to date, it should always there after be written by collegiate years. Every chapter should look forward to the time when it will publish its own his tory separate from the more condensed account of it ap pearing in the history of the fraternity at large. All chapters should make their rooms as attractive as possible. The rooms should be so inviting that members would visit them not only on meeting nights, but feel dis posed to spend their spare time surrounded by the con veniences and means of entertainment provided. The more frequent the social gatherings in the chapter rooms, the closer grows the bond of sympathy between the mem bers. However well the rooms are fitted up, improve ments can always be added. To make these improv^e- ments should be the object and pleasure of ever)' member. It is a work in which even the youngest members can en gage without being considered presumptuous by their eld ers. Donations should be solicited, and, when an article of considerable value is desired, subscriptions should be taken to secure it. Many correspondent members, if in formed of the needs of the chapter, would be glad to con tribute either articles or money with which to purchase them. In addition to necessary furnishings, which may be as rich as available means allow, the chapter should without fail provide itself with every piece of parapher nalia required by the ritual, so that the various ceremonies 200 THE SCROLL. can be performed in all their completeness and beauty. Most of the things can be procured in any town, the re mainder through the fraternity's paraphernalia agent. The chapter hall should also be ornamented with the fra ternity insignia specified in the ritual. On the walls should be hung pictures of the founders and other promi nent members, and photographs of chapter houses. With chapters that do not have houses no more import ant enterprise can be inaugurated than a movement to ward possessing them. Without delay, building funds should be started, for the time is coming, indeed has al ready arrived, when, to keep pace with progressive rivals, chapters must own their houses. Enough could be writ ten on this subject to make another article, but it may here be said that experience has shown that the ideals of fraternity life are not attained unless chapters are domi ciled in their own homes. The most prosperous and per manent chapters in the colleges of the country are those that own houses. The chapter-house question has rapidly come to the front during the past decade; from the East the movement has advanced West and South, and wherever the experiment of chapter-house living has been tried its advantages have been fully demonstrated. No plan for acquiring ownership of houses that will apply to all chapters can be given, owing to the diversity of local conditions. However, it may be said, in general, that the ground must be purchased and the house built by contri butions partly from attendant members and partly from correspondent members, and by money obtained from mortgaging the property. If half, or even a third, of the necessary amount be raised in cash, and the remainder by mortgage, the chapter could safely undertake to build, leaving the attendant members of the future to liquidate the indebtedness, for it is but just that, as they are to en joy all the benefits of the house, they should assist in pay ing for it. Of course the ground must be unincumbered before a mortgage can be negotiated. The building of a house requires the concentration of so much effort that many chapters have postponed taking steps in this direc tion, but they can not afford to longer wait. Some mem ber should begin the project in every chapter, even though the realization of the end in view appears far distant. Others will assist him, and when he commences a can vass he will probably be surprised at the support he will re ceive. If a business-like proposition is presented, alumni, THE SCROLL. ' 201 especially those living near the chapter, may be depend ed on to respond to requests for contributions. Sub scriptions should be secured in cash if possible; if not, then in negotiable notes, which may, if desired, be divided into annual payments. Attendant members should be asked to give cash and in addition notes payable annually after leaving college. Let every chapter that does not yet boast of a house take up this matter now. In most localities real estate is steadily enhancing in price, and a building lot should be secured before a further rise. Do not make the mistake of buying too small a lot, or one badly situated with reference to the college. The member who is really seeking to find ways in which to make himself useful to his fraternity can discover many ways not here indicated. He can extend valuable assist ance to the general officers of the fraternity in promoting the general welfare. He can help to make province con ventions successful, and, even if he is not sent as a dele gate to the national convention, he can attend it, and there be imbued with a still deeper love for the fraternity, and become possessed of a still broader comprehension of the benefits he enjoys through his fraternity associations. Only one more suggestion: A member, whether or not elected reporter of his chapter, should offer to his fra ternity magazine some contribution for its pages. The editor is always glad to accept well written articles or poems on fraternity topics, and songs of which the fra ternity is the theme, and which may be given a place in future editions of the song book. A member who has engaged in some of the forms of fraternity activity that have been mentioned here is able from his experience to write articles that it would be profitable for others to read. The fraternity needs a host of energetic workers at all times, and, as members on leaving college are removed from the scenes where they can render their chapters di rect support, the supply must be constantly recruited. The new initiate should be made to feel that an obligation rests upon him to do something to repay the fraternity for the distinction conferred on him by admitting him through its portals. The older members should point out to him a line of fraternity work that he could take up, and seek to inspire him with the same spirit of loyalty and zeal that should prevail in the chapter. There is a place in the fraternity for every collegian that has the required char acter, ability and cultivation and that is attending an 202 THE SCROLL. institution where a chapter is established. There is fraternity work for every member to do. If no one tells him what it is, he should find it out himself, of course doing that for which he has the best qualifications and opportunities. Energy in the fraternity should not be allowed to waste. If all of it were properly directed the fraternity would take such a bound upward as has never been seen in the history of such organizations. WALTER B. PALMER. A BADGING. On the occasion of a recent visit of Vice-President elect Stevenson to Galesburg, Illinois, a very pleasant in cident of the afternoon was that in which the Phi Delta Theta chapters of Knox and Lombard Colleges had a part. The local Phis to the number of twenty-five or thirty gathered in one of the parlors at the Union. The Vice-President-elect, in accordance with an appointment, entered the parlor and was introduced very gracefully to the Phis by Miss Kate Carlton. Mr. R. F. Anderson then introduced Mr. Stevenson in person to each Phi. The presentation was made by Mr. L. H. Jelliff in an impromptu speech. He began by saying that the Phis felt it to be a privilege and honor to greet Mr. Stevenson in a fraternal way. It gratified them to know that one of their number had arisen step by step from among the com mon walks of life until he had been elected to one of the greatest offices in the gift of the people. It was said to be a distinguished pleasure to greet Mr. Stevenson in the capacity of Vice President. Equal pleasure was added by the reflection that Mr. Stevenson is a member of their Fra ternity. After a few more remarks in this strain, the speaker said that in appreciation of the honor conferred by Mr. .Stevenson on his Fraternity, the local chapters pre sented him with this pin. It was believed to be emblem atic. " It is set in pearls," said the speaker, and " you are one of the pearls of the Fraternity." The speaker then stepped forward and pinned on to Mr. Stevenson's coat the dainty favor, and expressed the wish for the assembled brothers that Mr. Stevenson in the future might gain even greater honors. THE SCROLL. 203 Mr. Stevenson replied as follows : ''Brother Phis of Knox and Lombard Colleges: I can say with great truthfulness that I can find no words with which to express my feelings and gratitude for the more than fraternal greeting that you have accorded me. No event in the campaign and its long controversies will be remem bered by me with greater pleasure than this. I appreciate it. What the Fraternity taught me I have tried not to for get in the struggle of this hurly-burly life. I trust you will not forget the lessons thus inculcated. It was kind in you to refer to the position to which the people have called me. I appreciate it, and I do not forget that there comes with it a great responsibility. In a certain sense we are partisans, in a higher sense we are more than par tisans. There comes a time when American is a higher term than either Republican or Democratic. It is a pleas ure to me to meet the people on the high plane of Amer ican citizenship. I am not unmindful of the honor done me by connecting my name with that of Mr. Lincoln. We may forget whether he was a Republican or a Democrat, we cannot forget that he was in the highest sense a true American, or the great service that he rendered his country in the time of its trying period. I shall ever recall this hour with masterly emotions. I can only say that I will wear this pin continually unless it is stolen, and I shall take good care to see that it is not. If at any time during my incumbency of the office of Vice-President, any of you may happen to be in Washington, it will give me a pleasure to meet you and to make returns for the courtesy and kindness you have shown me. I thank you." The close of these remarks was followed by the liveliest applause. The badge was engraved on the reverse, " A. E. Steven son, November 18th, 1892." The closing performance was the hearty fraternity yell, as follows : '"Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! 4>t—Ktua, ! Phi Delta Theta ! 'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! .Stevenson ! He's the man ! " The Vice-President bowed his acknowledgments. He said afterward that the incident was to him a delightful surprise. 204 THE SCROLL. [FROM THE BLOOMINGTON, III., Leader, DEC 8, 1892.] The most delightful dinner party that has been given to any distinguished citizen in Bloomington of late years was that one provided last night by the Illinois Epsilon chap ter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the Folsom Hotel. The arrangements for the affair were very com plete and were delightfully consummated in every detail. From 8 until 9 o'clock last night the reception took place in the parlors of the hotel when all of the more youthful Greeks who had not yet become acquainted with the Vice President personally, were given an opportunity. It was indeed a pleasant gathering. A few minutes after 9 o'clock Mine Host VanSchoick appeared at the outer portals of the reception rooms to inform the guests of the fact that the turkey had been caught, conquered, cooked and cut, and awaited their pleasure in the dining room. The Phi's paired off and filed down the stairway to the banquet hall. The line of march was headed by Toast- master Robt. E. Williams, Jr., and Mr. Stevenson who walked arm in arm, followed by the others of Epsilon Chapter. The dining room was a rare scene of beauty, the ban quet table being arranged as an open parallelogram with the toastmaster and Vice President in the center of the closed end. The tables were lighted by a number of sparkling candelabra located conveniently about the festal board, while here and there was a beautiful fern, fuschia or other plants calculated to assist the hunger of the gentlemen in their disposition of viands that were spread. The menu comprised all of the delicacies that the epi curean might have occasion to call for. The card itself was a handsome one, being a gem as a souvenir. Upon the first page was the portrait of Mr. Stevenson and the shield of the Fraternity, while upon the others were the toasts, committees, etc. As soon as the guests were seated, Mr. W. J. Matthews, Chaplain of the Fraternity, said grace and then the feast began. The following is the menu: New York Counts, with Shaved Cabbage. Scalloped Oysters. Olives. Celery. Shrimp Salad. Chicken Salad Hot Rolls. Roast Turkey. Beef Tongue. Pressed Veal. Cold Ham. THE SCROLL. 205 Lemon Jelly. Claret Jelly. Angel Food. Caramel Cake. Chocolate Cake. Siberian Punch. Fig Cake. Chocolate Ice Cream. Vanilla Ice Cream. Layer Raisins. Mixed Nuts. Bananas. Oranges. Grapes. Coffee. Tea. Cigars. The dinner was relished by every one of the twenty- four who were seated at the festal board and from the time it began until it closed was one continuous round of merriment and brought back to mind the past school days of the older guests. As soon as the dinner was closed, Robert E. Williams, Jr., Toastmaster of the evening, started a fountain of elo quence in its flow by a neat speech of welcome to Mr. Stevenson, saying that it was an honor that every person present felt grateful for to have so distinguished a brother present with them. Mr. Williams then in a jovial man ner introduced Mr. W. B. Merrill, who responded to the toast, "The Phi's." W. L. Miller followed with a response to the toast, "The Illinois Epsilon Chapter," "The Influence of College Life" is the toast that was to have been responded to by Hon. James S. Ewing, who was unable to attend on account of illness. In his stead, Spencer Ewing read a letter of regret from Mr. Isaac Hitt, Jr., Treasurer of the General Council of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at Chicago. It was a well written epistle and one that highly entertained those present. "Prominent Phis" was responded to by Mr. Archie L. Bowen in a magnificent impromptu speech. He enu merated the long list of prominent men in the Fraternity whose reputation reach far out beyond the boundary line of the State in which they live. Toastmaster Williams then made a speech introducing Mr. Wave Miller who responded to the toast, "Our Hon ored Brother," saying that upon that subject everybody present had something to say, but as it would be an im possibility for all to speak at once, that the Chapter would have Mr. Miller act as its mouthpiece. Mr. Miller said : " Mr. Toastmaster, gentlemen. In ancient times, citizens of Rome delighted to say, 'I am a Roman' and considered it an honor para- •20(; IHE SCROLL. mount to all others. The Englishman in his wanderings from home in foreign lands points with pride to his nationality. But what are these claims to the honor and privilege of being an American citizen? A native of a country which is ruled by the choice of the people and indeed it is a high honor to be selected from the great masses to rep resent your countrymen in the high office of leader. We congratu late ourselves in having with us to-night. Brother A. E. Stevenson, the ne.xt Vice President of the United States, characterized somewhat by these lines : Thtrc',-. ;i boy down in Arkansaw, Wi: can >a\v more wood than his ma can saw. Give him an ax and a couple of wliacks. And heMl saw more wood than his pa can saw. "Such a man is Hon. A. E. Stevenson. An ax and a couple of whacks and there is no end to what he can do. '•There is nothing he won't do if he determines to do it and there is nothing he won't determine to do if he believes his duty calls him to do it. Favored among men by being chosen to represent the American public in the second highest office in this great govern ment, we deem it a pleasure and privilege to express our appreciation of the honor conferred upon the Fraternity by the selection of one of its number to so high a rank among men. "We are confident that Brother Stevenson is in sympathy not only with the members of our Fraternity, but also with every student who is striving to attain the education and knowledge which will eminently fit him for the duties and responsibilities of a citizen of America. The association formed and the discipline received in the Fraternity and the college have not only carried him to the \'ice Presidency, but will elevate him to still higher positions of trust. "Brother Stevenson, on behalf of the local chapter. Illinois Epsi lon of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, I present you with this token of our esteem. May it shield you from the blasts of the storms as the all watchful eye of the Phi Delta Theta shields all who are enlisted under the protection of fidelity.'" He then presented Mr. .Stevenson with an elegant silk umbrella with a pure ivory handle, which the chapter had made to order. One side was the shield of the order, be hind which was a heav\- sword of solid gold. The shield was set with rubies and was entirel)' hand-engraved. Upon the other side was the words "Presented to Hon. .\. E. Stevenson, By Illinois Epsilon Chapter, Phi Delta Theta, December 7th. 1892, Bloomington, 111." THE SCROLL. 207 MR. STEVENSON'S RESPONSE. Upon taking the gift, Mr. Stevenson said: "Young gentlemen, my brothers of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, I gratefully accept this beautiful gift, so generously bestowed. It will be treasured by me, and in coming years will pleasantly recall this hour and your cordial and hearty welcome. "How vividly this scene revives the memories of the long ago. The years roll back like a scroll—and again I am in the presence of the brother Phi Delta Thetas of old Centre College, and some of the "Phi's" whose youthful faces come up before me out of the shadows of the past, are Judges Delaney and Simrell and Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky; Rev. Dr. McNair of Missouri, and James S. Ewing of Illinois. Others I recall who, like those I have named, have achieved distinction in the pulpit, at the bar and in the great hall of debate. ".More than a third of our century has passed since my active membership in this our college Fraternity ceased. The rolling years, however, have not weakened the ties that bind me to my brothers of our beloved Fraternity. "Time but tlie inipressi(jn stronger makes. As streams their clianticls deeper clear." "I count myself fortunate in the fact that my name is upon the rolls of the society of which you, young gentlemen, are honored mem bers. I trust I have not in the hurly burly of active life entirely for gotten what has been taught us in the chapter. We are not far from the true path so long as our lives are squared by the precepts of this noble Fraternity. To-night, 'the spirit of the past comes over me.' I realize more vividly than before that a great gulf stretches between this hour and that which witnessed my initiation into the mysteries of this order, standing at a point on life's journey where 'the shadows are beginning to fall to the eastward,' looking into your faces joyous with truth and with hope, as you enter upon careers I trust of useful ness to your country and of honor to yourselves." The speaker closed with a passage from William CuUen Bryant of majestic beauty. At the conclusion of Mr. Stevenson's response to the toast, "Fraternal Spirit," a few words were spoken by Mr. W. B. Carlock and Mr. Stanley Sutton of Paxton. Those present were Messrs. A. E. Stevenson, W. B. Carlock, Stanley Sutton, E. Manley, T. M. Kimball, A. M. Miller, W. Probasco, D. L. Wright, Wave Miller, A. Langstaff, J. A. Bohrer, J. W. Matthews, R. E. William.s, Jr., W. B. Merrill, D. N. Funk, R. C. Fulwiler, L. Whitmer, W. L. Miller, J. H. Shaw, Spencer Ewing, L. B. Probasco, Archie Bowen and two press representatives. 20 S THE SCROLL. REUNION. Tune: EATON BOATI.VG CLUB. Joyous Phis together, .Singing our merry glee; Gathering here for pleasure With our dear Fraternity. CHORUS. For it is sing, sing together, Neath our colors of white and blue; For it is sing, sing together, Neath our colors of white and blue. Meeting the boys of olden. Clasping them by the hand. Feasting to-night with brothers. Strengthening Phi-keia's Band. Soon our course is ended. And scattered afar are we; But still singing the praises Of our blest Fraternity. O. W. WOOD. Syracuse, Feb. 5, 1892. THE SPIRIT OF ALUMNI DAY. The adoption of an Annual Alumni Day for the Fra ternity was not the creation of a moment's idle thought. It is a part of a plan carefully considered, which plan has for its object the perpetuation of fraternit}- loyalty among the alumni, a reminder of the Fraternity's debt to them and a closer sympathy between them and the undergrad uate membership of Phi Delta Theta. The objects then are such as must commend themselves to every interested Phi; and this being the case, it is well worth the while of all those who have the opportunity to join with fellow Phis in celebration of the day—to give their best thoughts to suggestions which, followed out, may make it of great er significance throughout the Fraternity generally. Three times the Fraternity has formalh- celebrated the day, and the fourth anniversary is near at hand. What shall it be to the chapters and alumni? .Shall its obser vance be the more universal, and the manner of this more successful than in the ones past? It is for the chapters THE SCROLL. 209 and alumni to say, and we believe that they mean to have it so. Feeling that there is a desire to make the day a success in its highest and best signification, we have ven tured some suggestions in reference to points that may not have come to the notice of some of the chapters. It should be remembered that the day and its celebra tion is yet a young affair in Phi Delta Theta, although it was the pioneer among such memorials. Up to the time of the adoption of our Annual Alumni Day at the Bloomington Convention in 1889, no other fraternity had formulated such a plan for a general reunion of alumni and undergraduates throughout the country on a common date. The movement was therefore a pioneer one ; had no paths to mark its way or customs to follow. It is yet in its evolution, and although we have already seen ben efits from it, it is certain that as the idea grows more firmly fixed in our Phi Delta Theta calendar, we are to see much greater benefits "accrue from its observance. The imdergraduate chapters should bear in mind that only three classes have gone out from college since the beginning of the plan, and that therefore the great major ity of our alumni Phis are almost wholly unacquainted with the fact there is such a plan in vogue, much less have a distinct understanding as to what the day means and how celebrated. But very few of these old members read the SCROLL, and outside of that they have had little opportunity to become acquainted with the fact that we have a day to honor their memory. Those who have gone out in the last three years are aware that there is such a day, but as said above, the day is not yet as firmly fixed in our calendar as it will be, and these young alumni in their endeavor to crowd themselves in the line of bread and fame winners, are somewhat apt to forget the event and be as sil6nt and absent as elder brothers in the faith if not reminded by the actives. Our organized chapters should therefore make a point of imparting information in reference to the day to all alumni Phis that they can reach. One of the reasons for changing the date to March loth was to bring it shortly after the issuing of the March circular letters by the various chapters, thus ren dering it easy for every chapter to get full word to its alumni as to plans for the celebration of the day. The chapters should bear the importance of this in mind, and make mention of it in their circular letters to alumni. This mention should explain what the object of the day 210 THE SCROLL. is ; that it is celebrated by undergraduate and alumni chapters throughout the whole Fraternity on that date, as well as give full particulars in regard to whatever local celebration the chapter may have arranged for. A warm invitation should be extended to them to be the guests of the chapter for the evening, and if it is out of the ques tion for them to be present, solicit a letter to be read as a part of the exercises of the evening. The alumni have been used to hearing from the chapters in two ways, chiefly; One, a recital in Sophomore rhetoric, of honors the chapter has been heaping upon itself ; and. Two, an appeal for a contribution to help along the "house fund," or to help "refurnish the hall." A genuine, hearty, bona- fide invitation to spend a social evening with the chapter as its guest, to join with it in speech, song, and at the ta ble, is a courtesy that will be appreciated and remember ed. And those chapters who are endeavoring to lengthen chapter-house subscription lists will find that they can enlist the sympathy and aid of members by this means that they could not reach through the direct appeal for financial help alone. .So, too, the chapters should invite to join with them such Phis in their neighborhood, alumni of other chapters who may be unable to visit their own chapters or to be with one of the city alumni organizations. There are many such Phis, too far away to think of going to their old chapters, who, from lack of an invitation, fail to visit those near by, when they would be glad of an oppor tunity to do so. The aim of the day is to get as many Phis together as possible, and no means should be neg lected to accomplish this end. Where a college chapter is located conveniently near some city in which a goodly number of Phis are resident, it would be a good plan for the chapter to join with these at some suitable place in the city, for even if these members are not organized into a regular alumni chapter, it will be of as much benefit to the Fraternity to have them celebrate the day, and they will take as much interest in doing so as their chartered brothers. The constitution requires that all our chartered alumni shall hold some sort of a meeting on that date, and it is a duty that they owe to themselves as well as the Frater nity, that they see that this particular constitutional re quirement is complied with. Formerly the requirement was for monthly meetings, but the unanimity with which THE SCROLL. 211 this was disregarded showed that as a law it was useless. The rule for an annual meeting is certainly as liberal as could be asked for on the point of frequency, and with the added zest which comes from knowing that the whole Fraternity is making the day an unusual one, there should be no backsliders on our list of alumni chapters. The same opportunity presents itself to these also to in vite Phis of neighboring cities or towns to be with them and it will be appreciated in equal measure as above. It doesn't need either an undergraduate or an alumni char ter to make the day a success where these are lacking. Any community with its handful of a dozen, ten, six or four Phis, it matters not how few, can witness a success ful reunion if the men will but get together for an even ing dinner and social hour. All these have been suggestions for a full observance of the day on the part of the chapters. It now comes, how shall this observance be made, by what kind of ex ercises can the spirit of the day be best realized? This could not be satisfactorily settled by quoting a set pro gram to be followed by all the chapters. The General Council announces a subject for discussion, which should be followed by all, but outside of this the latitude is as great as the loyalty and ingenuity of the several chapters can make it. One chapter may choose to make the evening the occasion for a social "hop" to its friends, another for an evening dinner or theatre party ; still an other for a more general reception, and still more, for a special program of exercises within the walls of the chapter house, where Phis shall greet none but Phis. Place and circumstances will have much to do with these plans, and each chapter should strive to make its celebra tion the pleasantest that it could have, and one that the members will look back to with none but the fondest recollections. The colors should be worn by the mem bers during the day, and our various "friends the enemy" should be informed that the day is the one set apart for the alumni. Always an interesting part of the program should be the reading of letters from old members of the chapter. Nothing enthuses the younger collegians so much as a few loyal words from an old time brother, and no oration of an undergraduate can replace the inspira tion of such letters. The letters, however, will not come in of their own accord; they must be solicited. If the matter is properly mentioned in the circular letters they 212 THE SCROLL. will be forthcoming. If not, a special card will have to be sent out to bring them in. Another feature of inter est is to have some alumnus or undergraduate who has followed the careers of the alumni of the chapter to de tail briefly points of interest in regard to these old mem bers—what their characteristics were when in college, and what they have been able to achieve since they have gone out from the chapter. Music should be an integral part of every alumni day celebration. Music hath charms that do good in all our fraternity gatherings, and no meeting of Phis is all that it should be unless the songs of Phi Delta Theta are a part of it. It has been mentioned that our best songs are those written for special occasions, and the occurrence of Alumni Day affords one of the best opportunities for our song writers. It would be a great pleasure to have each one of the celebrations of that day bring forth some new ode written for the occasion, not a few of which would be worthy of preservation to the Fraternity in fu ture editions of our song book. Not all would be repre sentatives of the best poetic art, but the fact that they were written for the particular benefit of those who heard them like any production of home circle talent, would make them appreciated above many that might be of a higher poetic tone. It should not be forgotten while preparing for the pro gram and anticipating the greetings which are to come from Phis who cannot be present, that other chapters and other Phis are to meet elsewhere. .Send greetings to them, by letter if you can, or if too late for that, by tele gram. Give some of these distant Phis your greetings and God-speed, letting them know that while }-ou are en joying yourselves at your chapter fireside, popping, crack ing, eating and drinking all that is good for mind and body, you have not forgotten that the name of Phi Delta Theta is widespread, and that there are other loyal sons celebrating the same rites, so that all are joined in the true spirit of the day. Such messages should be one of the tangible evidences of the union which the day com memorates. Finally, if there is any Phi who finds himself without brotherly company in his community, let him don his best bib and tucker, order an extra steak and cigar, and renew within himself the pledges he is denied from exchanging with his fellows of the faith. * * * IHE SCROLL. 213 CONCERNING AFFILIATIONS—OFFICIAL. I would call the attention of chapter historians and affiliated members to the action of the Atlanta Conven tion in regard to affiliations, a subject which does not seem to be very well understood. The Convention pro vided that each member desiring to affiliate with another chapter mu>t file with the historian of the General Council, a written application containing his full name, class, chapter and residence. When his application is ac cepted by the chapter with which he wishes to affiliate, the historian of the General Council shall issue him a dated certificate of affiliation showing the chapter from which and to which the transfer is made, and full name, class and residence, the date of the certificate being taken as the date of affiliation. Such a provision is nec essary that the name of each member of the Fraternity may appear on the Fraternity records in its proper place, and to avoid the endless confusion which has resulted heretofore from our system of affiliation. The chapters do not seem to understand this action of the Conven tion, as very few applications have been received by me, though I understand that quite a number have affiliated with different chapters since September. I trust that more attention will be paid in the future to that provision of the Convention. When the appli cation of an affiliate has been accepted by the chapter, let him forward me a written application for affiliation, endorsed by the chapter historian, and I will forward him a certificate of afifiliation. A record of these certifi cates is kept by the historians of the General Council, as part of the Fraternity records. In the case of men who have been affiliated since September without under standing this provision, I would request them to forward me at once their application as above, giving full name (no initials), chapter, residence and class, in former and present chapter, together with the date at which they affiliated and I will send them the certificate mentioned above. I would also say that I have a number of the printed forms adopted by the last Convention, for pledging men, which I will forward any chapter on application. DWIGHT N. MARBLE, 491 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. H. G. C. Jan. 8, 1893. 214 THE SCROLL. GREEK LETTER FRATERNITIES AND THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. The writer of these paragraphs has not given much space to matter pertaining to the above named subject, and for some reason there has been little contributed mat ter, with the possible result that some may have considered THE SCROLL and Phi Delta Theta as ajjathetic in regard to the question of a creditable display by fraternities at the P^xposition. He desires that the views herein ex pressed be in no wise considered as promulgated from any official source. They are merely personal views, and are offered to the consideration of those to whom the Frater nity has confided the care of an official display, should the Exposition authorities give assurance of space for the same. The time for the opening of the Exposition is drawing near, and if, as now seems probable, the allotment of space is made, it is necessary that there be prompt de cision in regard to the character of display the Fraternity shall make. Up to this time, many things in regard to this department have been unsettled. Those in charge of the department of liberal arts have not known what ground or building space they were to have at their disposal for the increased demand, and at this writing there is little known among those who are yet seeking to exhibit in this department how they are to be housed or disposed of. There has been a good deal of wild talk indulged in by some in regard to exhibits and display. They have thought that an immense park, with ground space free, was at their disposal, and all that they needed in order to erect their particular Greek temple was the money. Or, if not thusly, that much floor and wall space was to be covered, and that a gorgeous dis play of flags, banners, libraries, et cetera, etc., would be welcomed by the Expositon authorities. .Should the fra ternities concerned desire to so build or exhibit, the}- have learned ere this that their own willingness has nothing to do with the case. Demands for ground and building space are more than commensurate with the scope of the Exposition as a " World's Fair." Gigantic as is the enter prise, with its grounds and vast buildings, the supplj- of space privileges is in no wise equal to the demand. States, mining, agricultural, manufacturing, fine arts, and all branches are able to give their exhibitor applicants but THE SCROLL. 215 small fractions of what space was asked for. This state of affairs has from the first been anticipated by those in authority, and by the many classes expecting to exhibit. It is now being digested by the fraternities, who see what the real state of affairs is, and the small compass to which individual fraternity displays must be brought, in order that the system may have as its own any space whatever. There are genuine advantages to be derived from the display by fraternities. They are to-day an integral part of the educational life of our best American colleges, and should be represented among the various features of this education in the Exposition display. Such representation there would be a tangible evidence of the recognition that has been so widely given by college authorities. It would not likely, however, make any converts among those who are arrayed in opposition to the system, and we cannot but feel that in arguing for an exhibit many articles have greatly overdrawn the advantages which are to result from it. We do not see in it anything that can work wonders. It will be of interest chiefly to college and fra ternity men, and to all who are without this pale, the col lection of heraldry, badges, banners and books would be almost meaningless. Men who have never been to college know very little about Greek letter societies, and no "15x20" display in the midst of the myriad of attractions of the Columbian Fair is going to give these outsiders much of an idea of the spirit and work which pervades Greek letter circles. Of college men, the exhibit will interest the under- or recent graduate, and to him it will teach its best lessons. The gathering together of the several ex hibits will, more forcibly than anything else, impress upon him that each one of the orders with a Greek name and badge is endeavoring to do the same laudable work among college men, that his own is striving after. And after all that is the one lesson, whose catholicity will do more for fraternities than any other. Our greatest triumph will come from the broad elevation of " fraternity principle " among Greek letter men, rather than making converts to the present one. From the foregoing it can be seen that we would con sider a display that savored of either advertising or boast ing, entirely out of taste. It would reflect credit upon neither the individual fraternity or the system. The strength and virtue of a fraternity depends upon the history it has made, the men it has produced, and, to a 216 THE SCROLL. certain extent, upon the property and memorabilia it has been able to accumulate, features which are hard to ex hibit, and for which the insignia of the order are the trappings. Yet we think there are ways in which these features can be modestly exhibited, with the emblems of the order grouped about them. For the display made by Phi Delta Theta, we would suggest the following list, subject to such alteration or abbreviation as might be made necessary by limited space or otherwise. It is our opinion that this list includes all that the Fraternity should include. To go beyond it would enter a field that would teach nothing to the out sider, and could in no wise enhance the value of the ex hibit to Fraternity men. The list we give as follows : 1. A reproduction of the coat of arms, suitably framed or mounted. 2. One of each of the Phi Delta Theta jewels, includ ing regular badge, scarf pin and button. 3. Statuette of Pallas Athene. 4. A chart or map with location of college and alumni chapters. 5. A limited number of grouped or mounted photo graphs, as 12, 16 20 or 24, showing honored members of the Fraternity and chapter houses. 6. One copy of each of the publications of the Fra ternity, including Catalogue, Song-Book, Manual and SCROLL. 7. A four page, 4 x T) card folder. On the first page to be the name of the Fraternity and a heraldic design. Second page, the place and date of founding, open motto, colors, publications, anniversaries, places of National and Province conventions, and total membership of Fraternity. Third page, names of colleges and chapters. Fourth page, roll of honored members of the Fraternity. This card to be a souvenir, and furnished in such quantities that it can be given out to such college and fraternity men, or others to whom it might be of interest, as might desire it. 8. The Fraternity flag and banner suitably draped, or in miniature. This list briefly but completely expresses our idea of a Phi Delta Theta display, and from such a one we believe the best impressions of the Fraternity and fraternity sytem will be received. We must remember that com mercialism does not enter into the Greek letter idea, and THE SCROLL. 217 not enter into a race for the most lavish display of this, that and the other feature. Whether the exhibit is col lective or individual, the above list seems to us the best one. If other orders desire to display otherwise, let them do so, provided they do not use borrowed finery or over step their own alloted space. The same estimate will be put on Fraternities here, that are put on chapters in col leges. The historical and personal equation will enter into the judgment of the reviewer, and a congregation of forms and colors will not alter this. If the several displays of the Fraternities are not grouped individually we can see little advantage to come from the same. We are in hearty sympathy with the plan of a Pan- Hellenic Reunion at the Fair, and desire to see the one announced for July next a success in every particular. Nothing but good can come from such a commingling of fraternity men and the free exchange of opinions on topics that are pertinent to the general welfare of frater nities. We do not expect to see this body assume any legislative functions, as its moral effects will be more beneficent on the fraternities represented in it than the legal powers it could control. J. E. BROWN. 218 IHE SCROLL. HAIL THEE, HAIL THEE, HAIL THEE. Air: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY. Hail thee, hail thee, hail thee! Phi Delta Theta, Loudly 'round these altars our songs shall rise to thee. Only now inspire us, Set thy seal upon us. Regent victorious. Dear Fraternity. Joy be in thy temples, Phi Delta Theta, Send thy gladd'ning presence thy loyal sons to greet. Here in friendship bind us, Cast all care behind us. Thy love do'st guide us, Dear Fraternity. L. D. T. THE SCROLL. 219 EDITORIAL. Annual Alumni Day, Marcli 15, 1893. DISCUSSION : THE POLICY OF PHI DELTA THETA AS A TRAINING FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP. THE determination to be domiciled in houses of their own has not been lost sight of by a number of our chap ters who have evinced interest in the subject. Though little has been said of the matter openly of late, yet work has been going on among chapters. New York Alpha has bought a desirable lot, facing the Cornell cam pus, and ere long will perfect a financial plan for the erec tion of a house. There are hints and whisperings of progress elsewhere. Success is the inevitable reward of faithful and persistent efforts in this line. Let still others bend their energies to attain this result. A COMMUNICATION appears elsewhere in this issue on the subject of " THE SPIRIT OF ALUMNI DAY," for which we would ask a perusal by SCROLL readers. It leaves us little to say on the subject, except to again emphasize the im portance of the celebration which it speaks of. We be lieve we are safe in saying that this day will meet with a more general observance than any of its predecessors. We know that the Phis of to-day, old and young, when they get together are capable of exemplifying the spirit of fraternity in a most excellent manner. You can de pend upon reading lively accounts of numerous reunions in the April SCROLL. "THE Policy of Phi DeltaTheta as a Training for Good Citizenship," is the subject chosen by the General Council for discussion by the several alumni and active chapters on Alumni Day. It is a theme that ought to bring forth 220 THE SCROLL. y fruitful discussion. Phi Delta Theta is not only a society of gentlemen, but it is a society of citizens. Every Phi wants to be a good citizen, to serve his country best in whatever calling he may. If the Fraternity has had and can have anything to do with our value as citizens, it is worth our while as an organization to talk it over, for thereby we can make ourselves better in this respect. The April issue together with an account of the various reunions will contain a symposium upon this topic. TWO new alumni organizations will join in the formal celebration of March 15th, and take their inaugural vows on that day. The Phis resident in Cleveland have already been granted an alumni charter. W'e are unable to state just how many members of the Fraternity are resident in the Forest City, but the information at hand shows the number to be considerably above what we had supposed. They have organized our Ohio Gamma Alumni Chapter, and will give a lively banquet on the night of March 15th The second organization has been affected at Boston, and doubtless the alumni charter which has been asked for will be granted. This organization is not meant to be limited to bona fide residents of the city, but will include those in attendance at the several educational institutions about Boston—such as Harvard, the Institute of Tech nology, Boston University and Tufts. There are alwaxs a considerable number of Phis thus enrolled, no less than twenty-three being at Harvard this year. It is to keep alive Phi Delta Theta associations among these collegians as well as alumni, that the Boston organization has been effected. It has within it possibilities of great good for the Fraternity, and there is no doubt that we are to see some of these at once. The men hope to have their charter by Alumni Day, but at any rate they will banquet on that date without fail. D. N. Marble, 491 Boylston Street, Massachusetts, was president, and D. J. Gallert, 32 Felton Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, secretary of the temporary organization. Any one knowing the ad- THE SCROLL. 221 dress of Phis either in Boston or vicinity would confer a favor upon those interested in this enterprise if they would send the same to one or the other of the above named brothers. So.ME of our esteemed exchanges have been of the opin ion that the December SCROLL was not as liberal in its mention of the results of the November election as the success of a Phi Delta Theta candidate for the vice presi dency would allow. They feared that the SCROLL had Republican proclivities and mourned the defeat of a brother for the Presidency more than it rejoiced over the success of another for Vice-presidential honors. We will say, however, so that our above mentioned E. C. may have full light on the subject, that we had other matter on the topic ready for the December issue which a crowded condition of its pages, compelled us to leave out. We consider this a sufficient prelude to the state ment that a perusal of this issue will reveal some para graphs on our distinguished brother thus overlooked, and the announcement that the present administration has been re-inforced by still another Phi. We should be glad if we could give our readers in our next issue a sketch and portrait of Hon. G. M. Lambertson, Indiana Delta, '72, the new assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Ix THE midst of Chapter House, Worlds Fair, Alumni Day and every day discussions, the chapters should not forget the annual circular letter until the date for its issu ance arrives. In order to send it out properly on March 1st, work should begin on it early in February. The con stitution requires every chapter to issue such a letter, one copy to be sent to each of its correspondent members, each chapter of the Fraternity, each of the Fraternity Officers and the P2ditor of the SCROLL. We were disap pointed at the contents of some of those of last year, but doubtless many were not aware of what was required to go in them. From the SCROLL May, 1886, we take this form. 222 THE SCROLL. 1. Full name, class and home address of each active member. 2. Full natne, class and address of initiates since last re port. 3. Full name, class, address and occupation of members who have been graduated or left college since last report. 4. Changes in addresses and occupations ot alumni which have been made known or reported since last cir cular. 5. All Fraternity news, both in chapter and college at large. The first to include all enterprises and matters of interest in which the chapter or its individual members may have been engaged. The second to include rival Fraternities, their membership and general standing in college. 6. All college news, such as gifts to University ; im provements made; in short, everything that would be of interest to alumni who have gone out from the chapter. 7. Personals, detailing any incidents of interest con cerning members, whether active or alumni ; to which we would also add. 8. Full report of progress made on chapter house movement, and plans for continuing work. With this framework every chapter can get out not only an interesting, but a helpful letter to its alumni. The committee in charge should not fail to read the let ter to the chapter before printing it, for by so doing pos sible errors can be corrected, and forgotten important items inserted. Let the quota of letters be full and punctual to date. THE SCROLL. 223 CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE. ALPHA PROVINCE. MAINE ALPHA, COLBY UNIVERSITY. The chapter is in a prosperous and flourishing condition, none of the members being out teaching this term as in nearly all previous winter sessions since the chapter was founded. Brother Hight, how ever, has left college for a year but will return next fall and complete his course with '94. At no time within the last few years have as many changes been made in college associations as this year. All of the associations, namely, The Base Ball Association, The Foot Ball Association, The Oracle Association and The Echo Association have united in one called the Amalgamated Association. This was done for the purpose of keeping the financial basis on a firmer standing. During the last few years considerable money has disappeared through carelessness or otherwise and the student body decided that it would be more to their satisfaction to have it arranged in this manner and appoint as receiver and collector a resident alumnus who would receive all money from the several collectors of the different associations, audit their accounts and pay all bills. In addition to the above change the constitution of the Echo and Oracle Associations were revised so as to admit the girls of the college with equal representation with the boys on the editorial boards. Extensive improvements have also been made in the gymnasium this year, bath rooms were added which hitherto we were without; the base ball cage also being much improved. The faculty have also decided that the gymnasium exercises for the Juniors and Seniors w-ill henceforth not be compulsory. Yours in the Bond, JOHN S. LYNCH. Waterville, Jan. 12, 1893. VERMONT ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT. The Glee and Banjo Clubs which have done excellent work for the past two seasons are stronger this year than before, and have already MASSACHUSETTS ALPH.\. WILLIAMS COLLEGE. At the very beginning of the winter term, Williams experienced, perhaps, the most disastrous fire in her history. But four burned and charred walls today mark what was once the beautiful and well- equipped Sigma Phi house, which was said to have been one of the finest in the country. The fire occurred early in the morning, and had gained such head way, before the fire apparatus of the college could be got into work ing trim, that the fellows were powerless to stay the progress of the flames. The house was estimated at over f 50,000, and was insured for about $17,000. The ••Sigs" intend to rebuild as soon as the weather per mits, and hope to have a new house by the fall term. The unfortu nate fellows have the sympathy of us all, and especially of the Phi Delta Theta. The dullness of the winter term is to be dispelled in no small de gree by the course of entertainments furnished by our friend .Mr. THE SCROLL. 225 Thompson, which, judging from the first, promises to be equal to those of previous )'ears. Immediately after the Christmas vacation about twenty candidates for the base ball team started in training under the supervision of Capt. Hollister. The training at present consists of light work in the gymnasium, but, before long, the management hopes to be able to secure the services of some able coach, and everything possible will be done to bring out a winning team. On January 7 we initiated Charles Avery Hickey, '96, of Auburn, N. Y., thereby making the total number of our Freshmen, seven. Bro. Hickey is manager of the Freshman base ball team, and Bro. Canedy, '96, is a candidate for the infield of this team. Yours in the Bond, W.M. S. ELDER. Williamstown, Jan. 18, 1893. M.A.SSACHUSETTS BETA, AMHERST COLLEGE. For the first time in her history Amherst has won a foot ball cham pionship. Every Amherst man rejoices at the event. This year sees some considerable changes in the curriculum. More electives are offered and they are open earlier in the course. The scientific course is much strengthened and more men than heretofore have entered it. The chapter is pursuing much the same course as heretofore. Little of general interest has taken place. The chapter meetings of last termi were well attended and creditably sustained. The new- members take an interest in chapter life and the older brothers in turn are doing their part tow-ards the initiates. As the Juniors are few, and have good reasons for rooming elsewhere, three '96 men are this year rooming at the fraternity house. It has been the custom of the chapter in past years to lend social interest to the confining winter term by a number of informal spreads on Saturday evenings. A delegation or a part of a delegation make the arrangements and bear the expense, which of course is small to each man. In this way those who live outside of the house are brought to the house and become more closely acquainted with the other members of the fraternity. We are looking forward to the same arrangement this winter and respectfully suggest the scheme to those chapters who have nothing similar as entirely feasible and pleasant. We enter for the second term upon a scheme of literary entertain ment which is of our own get up. Perhaps it is not yet beyond the experimental stage and so we will not now make it public. 226 THE SCROLL. Most everyone comments favorably upon the new appearance of the SCROLL and we are always ready to welcome each new number. Yours in the Bond, CHAS. AMOS ANDREWS. Amherst, Jan. 9, 1893. RHODE ISLAND ALPHA, BROWN UNIVERSITY. Since the opening of this term Bro. J. F. Smith, '95, has been compelled to return home because of sickness. We all wish him a speedy recovery, as he will be much missed both within and without the Chapter rooms. Gymnasium practice for students as well as the various athletic teams has once again come around and the place only a little time ago comparatively deserted is now the greater part of the time alive with knots of the boys practicing boxing, fencing, or single stick, while the runners and jumpers add variety to the scene. In all this the Phis are well represented. Military Drill is now fairly estab lished at Brown. Under Lieut. Pardee's instruction raw recruits are rapidly becoming things of the past, in the two lower classes espec ially, for with them drill is required. Here, too, it is expected that the Phis will come in for their share in the honors. Our Chapter recently inaugurated the custom of holding informal spreads at the rooms of different brothers once or twice a month, and by this we hope to bind brother to brother more closely with the ties of friendship. We also are trying the scheme of dividing the Chap ter into three sections under leadership of a chairman, each of which is to be responsible for the literary program for one week, while on the fourth week we unite and present a union entertainment. It works well with us and I can gladly recommend it to other chapters. Cards are out announcing the wedding of W. E. Andrews, '91, to Miss Susie Andrews on December 29th. That the happy couple may have a prosperous voyage on life's sea is the hearty wish of this Chapter. We lately moved from our old rooms into more commodious quar ters, and now have apartments among the best, w-here we will be glad to welcome any brother who chances to be in this city, and our latch string is always open. Rhode Island Alpha extends a hearty Christmas greeting to all sister chapters and hopes the year may be full of prosperity for all. In the Bond, IRVING L. FOSTER. Providence, Jan. 11, 1893. IHE SCROLL. 227 NEW YORK ALPH.A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY. The whole chapter has returned in better spirits than usual, owing, I suppose, in no small measure, to the fact that we have with us again Brother Fulton, who has returned to complete his course in Law, which he was forced to leave last year on account of his father's illness. Since our late correspondence with the SCROLL we have affiliated Bro. Abbott, of Wabash College. Bro. Abbott is a fellow in the English Department of the University. Bro. Edmiston, of Nebraska Alpha, ••92, instructor in Latin, frequently calls at the chapter house. Bro. Franklin, of Kansas Alpha, is pursuing a special course of physics here. The chapter is well represented on various committees. Ale.xander is a member of the Senior Ball Committee. Kirby, of the Sophomore Cotillion Committee and Strait is a member of the Athletic Council. In social clubs and societies we have the following men : White, Fen ner and Gilbert are members of Sphinx Head, the Senior society. Freeman is a member of the law society "Chancery." H. Slater, F. R. Slater and Clark are members of the "Senators,"' a club com posed of students from the National Capitol. In the University mili tary organization we have three captains, F. R. Slater, Clark and Gilbert, and one lieutenant, Robbins. The Cornell Glee and Banjo Clubs, to which belong five of our men, will extend their western trip to St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, the home of Bro. Gilbert, the leader for the second time of the Banjo Club. We notice that Lehigh and Syracuse are making good progress with their chapter house efforts, and extend to them our hearty congratu lations. As for our own work in that line, we are pleased to inform the readers of the SCROLL that during the past week we have become possessed of a most beautiful lot, overlooking Cascadilla Gorge, and adjoining the campus. It is the most beautiful spot imaginable for a chapter house, and we hope ere long to report our more mature plans for a house thereon, and in mentioning this I deem it not out of place to take the opportunity of extending the thanks of the chapter to Bro. Professor Bailey, Bro. Gilbert and Bro. Freeman for the sincere in terest taken in, and great amount of time and hard work devoted to, the chapter house project. Especial thanks are due to Bro. Gilbert, whose ceaseless energy and untiring efforts ever since his affiliation here five years ago, for the starting of a chapter house fund have led us from the dark chaos in which we at times found ourselves, and at last placed us on a sure footing so that our most sanguine hopes for a lodge of our own are to be realized. ROBERT L.\THROP. Ithaca, Jan. 13, 1893. 228 THE SCROLL. NEW YORK EPSILON, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. After a three weeks vacation the University opened again yesterday. Mr. Otis Skeele, our gymnasium instructor, and Miss Everett, in structor in vocal music, have resigned, the former to study medicine, the latter because of differences with the Chancellor of the University. The Glee and Banjo club which has been away on a holiday trip will return about January 14. On December i the chapter gave an informal party at the chapter house Twenty couples were present, and games, dancing and light refreshments contributed to the pleasures of the evening. Our an nual reception will probably occur about the first of February. The foot ball season closed with the annual Thanksgiving game between the Syracuse Athletic Association and University teams. The Athletics won 4 to o. Base ball practice will begin soon and the prospects for a winning team are very encouraging. We shall probably have two men on the team. The first University assembly of this college year was held Decem ber 8 in the gymnasium building. The reception committee was composed of members of the Faculty, and the Junior class furnished the ushers. A college orchestra entertained the guests. These as semblies are highly appreciated by the students as being the only oc casions where they meet the Faculty socially. Yours in the Bond, Syracuse, Jan. 11, 1893. W. W. NICHOLS. PENNSYLVANIA ALPHA, LAFAYETTE COLLEGE. During the fall term which closed December 21, 1892, Phi Delta Theta initiated three new men: Bros. Hart, McFetridge, '95, and Darle, '96. We also affiliated one, Bro. Lucas. Pres. Warfield who had been attacked by a bad spell of sickness at the close of last term and had gone South for his health has not yet returned but is expected back within the next three or four days. During this term Pres. Warfield w-ill deliver to the Law members of the Senior class a course of lectures on Constitutional Law. This is a new subject for students of Lafayette College and there is general rejoicing among those who expect to follow Law as a profession that they will be given an opportunity to hear lectures on this important subject. Bro. Davis, '93, who had been called home the latter part of last term by the dangerous illness of his father, has returned. We of THE SCROLL. 229 Phi Delta Theta especially are glad that we can have him among us once more. Bro. Davis's father was prostrated by a stroke of paralysis and though it is feared that he will never entirely recover, yet it is thought that he will become able to walk about. Phi Delta Theta now has an excellent piano in her rooms. We have rented the same for a time and will purchase as soon as possible. We hope to receive some assistance from alumni. Yours in the Bond, Easton, Jan. 13, 1893. R. H. COLVIN. PENNSYLVANIA BETA, PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE. When our chapter assembled for the first time after the summer vacation, upon seeing the vacant chairs of five loyal brothers, we fully realized that we had suffered a great loss. Bro. Keen, whom we lost by graduation, is teaching in Reading. Bro. Cook is pursuing a course of study at the Theological Seminary and often yet our meet ings are enlivened by his witty sayings. Bro. Eberhart is assisting his father at Salina, Kas., and expects to be with us again next year. Bro. Addison is employed in the Census office at Washington. Bro. Beerits graduated at Poughkeepsie as second man in his class and is now taking a special course at the same institution. Since the open ing of the college year our number has been again reduced by the loss of Bro. Krissinger, one of the most active brothers in the Fraternity. He \y3.& called home to engage in business. Out of the class of new students we have been able to find three that meet the requirements of good Phis. From the class of '96 we initiated Bro. Zeigler, from '95 Bro. Cook and from '94 Bro. Barndt. Although in number the loss has only been half made up, yet we feel that these new brothers will do their part in upholding the honor and dignity of 'i' A G. On account of the sudden illness of the delegate chosen to represent us, we failed to have a delegate at the Province Convention. For a long time there has been a growing tendency among the alumni and students to change the name of the institution from Penn sylvania College to Gettysburg College. This has met with general approval and already the name of the monthly has been changed to the Gettysburg College Monthly. A new yell has been devised and adopted. The college has lately been the recipient of a six thousand dollar bequest. Yours in the Bond, D. W. VAN CAMP. Gettysburg, Jan. 19, 1893. 230 THE SCROLL. PENNSYLVANIA (}A,MMA, VVASHixtrroN AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE. On December 2, 1892, we added to our number and initiated into the mysteries of <1> A e James Patterson Linn, Burgettstown, Pa., of the class of '95. We have secured a brother that will ever be an honor to the Fraternity of which he is a member. Your reporter has again been elected by one of the literary societies to represent it in select oration at the contest of '93, which takes place in March. On Monday evening, December 5, Penna. Gamma celebrated her seventeenth birthday—our Chapter being founded here in 1875. The following is the toast program : Toastmaster—S. S. BAKER. Music, ... H. B. HUGHES and M. D. HAYES Progress in W. & J., J. H. CARLINE Our Distinguished Brothers, . . . . J. L. EWING Fraternity Spirit, '. . . . W. R. FARMER Phis in the East, F. R. COATES Young Lawyers of To-day, . . . . . G. E. HESS MUSIC. Give an Account of Yourself, .... A. E. LINHART Benefits of Fraternity Life in and out of College, E. H. BARRINGER Wildcat Banks, . . . . . H. H. MILLER Foot Ball . J. P. LINN Heretics, . . . . . C. G. WILLIAMS Back to See the Boys, C. R. NELSON Any Thing, . . . . . R. F. RoBiNSON SONG. YELL—Rah! Rah! Rah! Phi-kei-a! Phi Delta Theta! Rah! Rah! Rah! You may be sure we gave the above yell with right good will. Besides the above toast, nearly every one of the brothers had some thing to tell, some joke to crack, or something to add to the amuse ment of the evening, so that it was in the small hours of the morning that we sought our couches. We were pleased to have with us at this occasion, besides our ac tive and alumni members, Bros. Dubois and Coates, Pennsylvania Eta; Barringer, Michigan Gamma; and Peffer, Pennsylvania Delta. This annual banquet has become a distinguished feature of our Fra ternity, and is peculiar of it above all the fraternities here, and our boys look forward to it as the time when old friendships are renewed and new brothers met with. W. and J's football team played a splendid game this year, defeat ing all her opponents. She met and defeated all the recognized THE SCROLL. 231 teams of western Pennsylvania, and therefore claims that she is the champion college team of this part of the State. Bro. Linn played left end, and it is the verdict of those that have watched foot ball de velop in W. & J. that he was the best end man that the college ever had. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE M. RYALL. Washington, Dec. i6, 1892. PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE. The present term witnesses thus early, another evidence of the fail ure of the chapter house plan in Allegheny. The Phi Kappa Psis were last week compelled to abandon their quarters: lack of members and consequent financial stringency being the cause. We are glad to announce the revival of two formerly well known Al legheny organizations. The first the Kaldron Publishing Co., whose resuscitation was due mainly to the untiring efforts of Bro. Douthitt who is its new business head: the latter the Glee Club, due likewise in great measure to the work of Bro. Swearer, who is the new leader. We are also further represented on both the Kaldron and the Glee Club by Bro. Stilson. The new system of class grading adopted last term, proved eminent ly successful. The plan is as follows :—all students having a class grade of 45 per cent, (on scale of 50) are exempted from examina tions at the close of the term. As a result not quite half of the stud ents were required to take examinations, and many were thus enabled to reach home several days earlier than usual, and we take pride in saying that a very large percentage of Phis were among the number. We are grieved to announce the death of Bro. Fred. W. Gundy, '91, which occurred Jan. 9th, his illness was of short duration. In his death we loose a true and honored brother and loyal alumnus, a number of the brothers will attend the funeral services which are to be held at his father's residence in West .Middlesex, Pa., Jan. nth. Yours in the Bond, RoBT. W. DARRAGH. Meadville, Jan. 9th, 1893. PENNSYLVANIA ZETA, UXI\-ERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. The last two months have been very quiet at Pennsylvania. It is now between the seasons, from an athletic point of view, and Penn sylvania Zeta is devoting her best energies to college work. Not that 232 IHE SCROLL. we have been leaving fraternity affairs alone, however. We are al ways watching out for good men, and have only recently initiated Bro. June of the Freshman class. He will live at the chapter house and with his room mate has taken the only vacant room that we had. It has been proposed to give a dance eariy in February in order to show our friends how comfortably we are fixed in our home. If it can possibly be arranged we will push it through and I will put a re port in the next issue of the SCROLL. The members of Pennsylvania Zeta have been much interested in class politics of late. At the recent elections in the Senior class Bro. Wright was re-elected Vice President and Bros. Wilford and Cooper chosen for Treasurer and Secretary respectively. Bro. Wilford also has charge of the committee on presentations for Class Day and Bro. Moore is interested in the publication of a collection of essays by his class on "The City of Philadelphia." We have five men on the Glee and Banjo clubs this year who enjoyed a short trip during the holi days, and are anticipating another through the South later in the sea son. The Mask and Wig club has already commenced training for its performances in Easter week which are expected to eclipse all pre vious efforts. Bros. Murtagh, Atmore and Miller will take part. Bro. Hollingshead is training for the 'Varsity Crew and will probably earn a place in the boat. A rowing tank has just been completed for the use of the crew, being the third one to be built in this country. With this aid and under the careful training of Mr. Woodruff we ex pect to produce a winning eight. A number of Phis had the pleasure this morning of attending the wedding of Bro. Lewis Somers who graduated from the Medical School last June. Bros. Shumway, Moore, West and Delaplaine officiated as ushers and report it as a very pretty affair. Bro. Herrity, ex-'93, has recently been made a member of his father's firm, who is a well known manufacturer in this city. It is rumored that several new fraternities are struggling to obtain a foothold in Pennsylvania. It is too early yet to say anything of their probable success, except of Phi Beta Kappa. This is an hon orary fraternity to which several of our faculty belong and to which five Seniors and three Juniors will shortly be elected. With best wishes to all. Yours in the Bond, WALTER I. COOPER. Philadelphia, Jan. 15, 1893. THE SCROLL. 233 PENNSYLVANIA ETA, THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. On the evening of November i8th, our chapter was given a de lightful party by our loyal friends, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smylie. In the early part of the evening cards were indulged in, and at the mid night hour supper was served, when we adjourned to dance. During the course of the evening a beautiful banner was presented to us by Miss Smylie. Our fraternity colors and flower were in many con spicuous places, and the ladies honored us by wearing the same. We are pleased to report the initiation into the mysteries of our Fraternity of Beekman Du Barry, Jr., '95, of Washington, D. C, and Frederic Allyn Daboll, '96, of Plainfield, N. J. Marriages among our alumni seem to be quite popular of late; we add to the list that of Bro. Burkhart. Bro. Purman is now attending Cornel' University; may he meet with success. We are pleased to announce the election of Bro. Hallock, '94, as Junior Manager of The Lehigh Quarterly. ROBERT F. GADD. Bethlehem, Jan. 20, 1893. BETA PROVINCE. VIRGINIA BETA, UNUERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The New Year brought brightening prospects to our chapter and found thirteen active members happily concerted in the welfare of the Fraternity. That is about the usual number, as our chapter has long recognized the fact that quality and quantity often go in inverse pro portion. We are seriously agitating the question of procuring a chap ter house and have it in readiness for our next Fall initiates. Thus far, the A T A, B 9 II and A ^ have preceded us in this respect. The Banjo, Mandolin and Glee Club made its first appearance Jan. 6, before the foot-lights, and the concert was crowned with phenom enal success. It proved to be the social event of the season, and we predict for the Club success on its annual tour. The new gymnasium is rapidly approaching completion, and when completed, will be the finest in the South. The cost of the building and apparatus will be $30,000, and will have all the modern conven iences. Athletics have taken a new impetus since the organization of the Southern Intercollegiate League, and the applicants for the base ball team have gone in training. The series of foot ball games 234 THE SCROLL. played in .Atlanta during Thanksgiving are calculated to awaken much interest in athletics in many of the Southern institutions. The editors of the college annual Corks and Curls, have been chosen. Bro. Arthur T. .McCormack will represent us in his bril liant and characteristic style. We are glad to have Bro. (lilmore Patton of the Law- class of '92 to visit us, and we extend a cordial welcome to all Phis to visit our chap ter when perchance they be this way. With a happy New Year to the SCROLL, and best wishes for the success and welfare of our sister chapters, I am Yours Fraternally, H. W. DENT. Charlottesville, Jan. 8, 1893. VIRGINIA DELTA. RICH.MOND COLLEGE. No doubt the readers of the SCROLL will be agreeably surprised to see in this issue, a letter from Virginia Delta, after a protracted silence of more than two years. It is not necessary to occupy your time with a detailed account of the various incidents that have transpired in the history of the chap ter during that period, or to enumerate and explain the many difficulties and adverse circumstances with which she has had to contend in her recent struggles for a continued existence. Suffice it to say, that we believe she has at last overcome all of them, and that \'irginia Delta still survives, and from present prospects, the session of 1892-3 will prove the beginning of a new and brilliant era in her history. Last year Bro. Blair found himself entirely alone at the beginning of the session, and consequently upon him rested the important responsibility of reviving the chapter. He proved fully equal to the task however, and very soon, with the assistance of several of the city alumni, associated with him Bro. Percy Stuart Bosher, who has not only proven himself a most worthy and enthusiastic Phi, but has also rendered valuable service in the work of reorganization. Realizing the great importance of sending a delegate to the Adanta Convention, they succeeded through the generous aid and co-operation of alumni in the city, in raising the necessary funds, and as it was impossible for either of them to attend, they requested the writer to represent X'irginia Delta in that body. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the pleasant incidents of that memorable meeting, or to attempt a description of the spirit of enthusiasm and fraternal feeling which THE SCROLL. 235 characterized the deliberations of that great representative gathering of Phis from all parts of the Union. • But even after this day they met with disappointments which pre vented them from increasing their number until about the close of the session. During commencement week we initiated Mr. John H. Reid, of Luray, Va., who had been pledged to us for time. Bro. Reid is a man of whom we feel justly proud. He has been in college two years, and is not only a good student, but one of the most deservedly popular men in the institution. He won the all around athletic medal on last Field Day, and for the past two sessions has pulled " stroke " for the college crew in their two successive victories over the Virginia Boat Club of this city. He has also been elected President of the College Athletic Association and Assistant Instructor in the Gym nasium. But a word in regard to our recent initiates. On the 24th of Octo ber we introduced to the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta, as contained in the beautiful and impressive ceremonies of the new ritual, .Messrs. Robert Semple Bosher, Alexander Hamilton Sands, Jr., and Paul McRae, all of whom we believe will prove themselves worthy of the honor thereby conferred upon them. This gives us a membership of six, but as we have one other man pledged, and several more under consideration, we hope by the next issue of the SCROLL, to report a chapter of eight or possibly ten. We had the pleasure of having with us at our initiation, Hro. Cosby of Louisiana Alpha, who rendered us valuable assistance by acting as President on that occasion. He is thoroughly familiar with the ritual and secret work of the Fraternity and impressed all as being a whole souled fellow and a most enthus iastic Phi. About the first of October we enjoyed a very pleasant visit from our efficient Province President, Fred. S. Ball, who gave us much valu able information and advice which has aided and encouraged us greatly in our work. He shows by the energy and enthusiasm which he infuses into all of his undertakings that he is "the right man in the right place," and we think the General Council acted wisely in select ing him to look after affairs in Beta Piovince. A few weeks since, at the game of foot ball between the teams of the University of Virginia and the University of the South, played in this city, we were glad to have an opportunity of meeting with several of the members of Tennessee Beta, w-ho seemed to be quite well represented on the latter team. This fact alone, was enough to enlist our sympathies with the Sewanees, and although they played a plucky 236 THE SCROLL. and scientific game, the avoirdupois of the University men was too much for them. We are always glad to meet with any Phis, either alumni or in college, who happen to visit our city, and just here will say that we believe there are a great many such who do not even know there is a chapter of the Fraternity here. While this may have been to some extent our fault in the past, we are determined that it shall not be so in the future; so if any of you who happen this way, will call on the writer at No. 1103 Bank Street, it will give him great pleasure to introduce you to the chapter and fratres in urbe, and show you the places of interest in the " Capital City of the South." With new greetings on behalf of Virginia Delta for all Phidom, and best wishes for the continued growth and prosperity of our order, I remain. Yours in the Bond, HARRY L. WATSON. Richmond, Nov. 15th, 1892. KENTUCKY DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. The foot ball season has ended, and our team, owing to the excel lent training of Prof. Frew, has acquitted itself most credibly. The last game, and probably the best Kentucky has ever seen, was played with Centre College at Lexington. We were the victors in three out of the four games that we played in the Inter-Collegiate A. A., there by winning the championship. During the holidays Prof. C. E. Saunders and C. G. Crooks, '88, tried their fortune at matrimony. Prof. Crooks is an alumnus of Ken tucky Delta, and his wedding was kept a profound secret. Steps are now- being taken to make up what we were unable to plan previ ously. We are happy to acknowledge a short visit from Bro. Eastman, Ohio Alpha, and regret that he could not stay longer with us. Since our last letter to the SCROLL, Bro. Tuner Wilmore, a bright sopho- moie, has been duly initiated into the Fraternity. Bro. Biggs will not return for the second term. It is with regret that we lose this brother, for though his size is very much in contrast to his name, his love for his Fraternity is quite in proportion. Fraternally yours, S. H. CAROTHERS. Richmond, Jan. 9, 1893. THE SCROLL. 237 QAMMA PROVINCE. GEORGIA BETA, EMORY COLLEGE. Last Commencement in this college was a series of triumphs for Georgia Beta. With five rival fraternities, besides a host of "Barbs," * A 9 won nineteen out of fifty-six speakers' places, two out of six champion debaters, and eight out of sixteen medals. In the college department we won every medal for oratory save one. In one class— the Sophomore—we plucked seven out of twelve places, and both medals. So it was through the whole list of honors. I am, I be lieve, considered a truthful man, but I close the list lest my reputa tion for veracity should suffer among those not well acquainted with Georgia Beta. During spiking season triumphs were uninterrupted. How we *'spike" will always remain a mystery at Emory, for obvious reasons. Our Chapter has surrendered its place as the largest chapter in the brotherhood, having narrowed its membership from thirty-two to twenty-seven. It has been a most prosperous year for old Emory and for Georgia Beta. This college gets out an Annual this year for the first time in her history. Bro. Norman Miller represents us as Editor. In conclusion we introduce to the brotherhood the following most worthy initiates into the mysteries of 4> A Q: Bro. A. Wilkinson, '94; Bros. Merry and Park, of '95 ; and Bros. Dykes, Garwood, Lit tle and Means, of '96. MARVIN WILLIA.MS. Oxford, Dec. 28, 1892. GEORGIA GAMMA, MERCER UNIVERSITY. At this writing the boys are just returning from home, after spend ing some very pleasant holidays, and it is with no great ease that we get settled again to our studies. It is indeed sad for us to find on returning after vacation that our President, Dr. Nunnally in a very few days will bid Mercer good-bye and go to labor in other quarters. We can only hope that our next President will ever sustain Mercer's interests as has the one just re tiring. By the time we receive our February SCROLLS, the boys of Georgia Gamma will have had the pleasure of enjoying a good many additions 238 IHE SCROLL. to our hall, in the way of a new ante-room and paraphernalia closet and several other changes worthy of note. Since my last letter, it has been our pleasure to introduce two new men into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta. Brother E. R. Osborn, who donned the Phi badge on the night of November twelfth, and Bro. Bishin.ski Nov. 26th. Both are of the class of '95. Our chap ter numbers thirteen members. In the game of foot-ball, which came off in this place on Xovember 5th, betw-een the Techs of Atlanta, and .Mercer team, we had two men Bros. Sanford and Stetson. Mercer came out victorious. It has been our pleasure for the last three or four meetings to have with us some visiting Phi. one of whom was Bro. Hardwick, who is now with Georgia Alpha, and reports the same a splendid chapter. Also Bro. Custer Anderson, who is now attending the state Techno logical school at Atlanta, and Bro. Rogers, of Georgia Beta. Wishing the SCROLL a prosperous year, and success to Phis every where. Yours in the Bond, PRESTON B. PEARSON. Macon, Jan. 7, 1893. TENNESSEE ALPHA. A'ANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. After pleasantly spending the holidays, Tennessee Alpha Phis are all together again. They are flushed with the successes of the past few- months, which are consistent with their former record, and now that they are snugly and comfortably housed in their own home, they feel that being a Phi means more to them than ever before. In our spiking this session, in spite of sharp contests, we have been eminently successful, with one man still in doubt. Lately we have been materially strengthened by the initiation of Edwin Ran kin. '96, of Lexington. .Mo., and John P. W. Brown, '96, of Xash ville. They are strong men and were eagerly sought for by other fraternities. Through the generous aid of our alumni and young lady friends, our chapter house is being furnished in a neat and tasteful manner. The latter are exhibiting an interest and loyalty which is highly ap preciated, and many presents from them of various designs adorn the interior of our home. Tennessee Alpha is now an incorporated body under the laws of the State. By this means we hope to obtain exemption from taxa tion. The by-laws of the incorporation provide for an annual meet- THE SCROLL. 239 ing of its directors and members on March 15, and in this manner we expect to observe Alumni Day. On Friday evening, December 10, we were delightfully entertained by Dr. and .Mrs. W. J. \'aughn at their home on the campus. The parlors were tastefully draped in blue and white. The occasion was enlivened by the presence of about twenty-five Phi joung ladies. Most enjoyable refreshments were served. Bros. Webb and Brock- man of "91 were w-ith us, renewing their old friendships. The hosts of the occasion are parents of Bros. E. H. and Harry S. Vaughn. On Wednesday evening, December 28, Mr. O. B. Blackburn and Miss Lillian Palmer were married at the residence of the bride s father, Mr. L. D. Palmer, on South Spruce street. Bishop Fitzger ald officiated in the presence of intimate friends of the family. Mr. Blackburn is a business man well known and highly esteemed in the South and Southwest. The bride is the sister of Bro. W. B. Palmer, and is well known to many who attended the Atlanta convention. She is justly admired for her beauty, culture and goodness, besides being one of the staunchest Phis w-e have ever known. The maid of honor of the occasion w-as Miss Julia Plummer, who attended the Bloomington convention. The happy pair left for an extensive trip to St. Louis, Xew Orleans and Florida. The shadow of intermediates is over us and we are busily engaged in training. With best wishes to all Phis. Yours in the Bond, Xashville, Jan. 9, 1893. JOHN H. DEWITT. TENNESSEE BETA, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. Late in September Bro. Wilder as .Manager of the "\'arsity'' foot ball team secured the services of Mr. F. G. Sweet, A K E. Bowdoin, as coach for our team, and since then the interest in athletics which had already begun to grow- rapidly under the management of our gym nasium instructor, J. E. Miles, has grown marvelously. The first game of the season was with \'anderbilt on September 30, their team had defeated us twice last year, having easy victories, and flushed with hope and confidence, expected the same result this year. .After a hard fought battle the score stood Sewanee 22, Vanderbilt 4. Dur ing the game, Howell, X ALABAMA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. Since my last letter to the SCROLL, Alabama Alpha has added to her number of loyal Phis two initiates, Edward Walter Faith '95, Mo bile, Ala., and Henry Adams .Snow, '96, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Our chapter now consists of twenty-eight members and we expect soon to affiliate Bro. Newman, '95, Alabama Gamma, who is in the academic department of the University. THE SCROLL. 241 Although the foot-ball season in most of our Southern colleges has closed, nevertheless our team is still hard at work training to meet the A. and M. College of Auburn, on February 22nd in Birmingham. Much interest and enthusiasm is shown in this approaching game and it will probably be the battle of the season, since it is a contest for the championship of Alabama- Notwithstanding the defeat that our team sustained from the Birmingham Athletics, the Varsity boys did not despond, but again challenged them and won 14 to o. Now that foot-ball will soon be dispensed with, we are anxiously looking forward for the base ball season to arrive. Mr. Ted Sullivan, the manager of Chattanooga's team of last season, will arrive here next February to coach our team. With best wishes for all the readers of the SCROLL. Yours Fraternally, J. IRWIN BURGETT. University P. O., Jan. 14, 1893. ALABAMA BETA, ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Since our last letter to the SCROLL we have had the pleasure of bestowing the honor of membership upon two most excellent men, whom we hereby introduce to the Phi world at large : Bros. C. H. Feagen of Clayton, Ala., and M. W. Burts of Columbus, Ga. Both belong to the class of '96. In the late promotion of officers in the Sophomore class, we were well represented. Two of our most faithful co-workers have been unable to return to college since the holidays. We refer to Bros. R. E. Spratling of Gold Hill, and J. S. Johnson of Deatsville, Ala. Both were excel lent men and held high offices in their respective classes. Bro. Spratling ranked fourth Captain and Bro. Johnson held a third Ser- geantship. Thev were good staid Phis, faithful to every trust con fided to them, and we hope them all the success that their merit war rants. Our foot ball team is hard at work, training for their contest with the University of Alabama, to take place in Birmingham on the 22d of February. Several of our men are aspirants for positions on the team, and are doing good work. Our college is prosperous, and everything is working smoothly. Out Chapter is energetic and vigorous, and the opening year bids fair to be a most successful one. With best wishes for our sister chap ters. Yours in the Bond, Auburn, Jan. lo, 1893. W. MERRITT RIGGS. 242 THE SCROLL. ALABAMA (;.\M.MA, .SOUTHERN UNU'ERSITV. Since our last letter we have had the pleasure of initiating into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta Bros. E. E. Howell, Uniontown, Ala.; E. C. Jones, .Maplesville, Ala.; R. I. Lacey, Birmingham, Ala., and E. S. Lewis, Scooba, Miss. In our last letter, in the name of Bro. Wittich read Winnich, and that of Bro. Bowen read Brown. Bro. E. S. Lewis, one of our new initiates, was recently elected as an anniversarion of the Belles Lettres Society. Our Chapter is quite prosperous; all of the boys are vigorous in the prosecution of school duties, and we hope to ha\-e quite a goodly num ber on the first term Honor Roll. Athletics in the University are arousing greater interest than here tofore. A foot-ball team has been organized with Bro. Massey as Manager. It is rumored (and there is good ground to the rumor) that there will be erected on the campus two new buildings, one will be the Chapel and Library and the other a Laboratory and Gymna sium. During the Xmas holidays we were more than glad to have with us Bro. Leigh Andrews, '92. Bros. Chestnut and Davis were com pelled to leave college during the first term on account of sickness. We were sorry to part with them, but hope that they will soon return. With best wishes to our sister chapters. Yours in the Bond, FRANK M. DE GRAFFENREID. Greensboro, Jan. 17, 1893. DELTA PROVINCE. MISSISSIPPI ALPHA. UNIVERSITY OF .MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi Alpha deeply regrets the loss of Bro. Jno. D. Hawkins, '96, who has gone to Birmingham, Ala., to take a business course. It is with pleasure that we note the impetus given to athletics by the organization of a splendid foot-ball team, which is soon to meas ure its strength with the team from Jackson, Miss., which is consid ered the best in the State. Our boys are practicing hard, and hope to put up a strong game. Bros. R. H. Bourdeaux, '96, and J. G. Leavell, '94, are members of the team. Mississippi Alpha is holding its own, as evidenced by a recent elec tion of officers in Hermaean Literary Society, when with two excep tions all the officers elected were Phis. THE SCROLL. 243 Dr. H. Schmidt Wartenberg, our genial professor of modern lan guages, is compiling a Gothic grammar soon to be published by Messrs. Heath & Co., Boston. The new dormitory w-ith accommodations for seventy-two occupants has just been completed, and the boys are daily taking possession of the rooms. The debate for places to speak for the Senior medal will take place in a few weeks, as does also the contest for the Anniversarianship in Hermaean Society. Out of five contestants for this latter honor two of them are Bros. F. M. Southworth and J. G. Leavell, both of the class of '94. On Columbian Day, Bro. L. M. Southworth was in vited to deliver the address before the students of .Mississippi's A. and M. College, but declined on account of another engagement Bro. Firman Smith, a brilliant young law-yer from Xashville, Tenn., who made such an enviable reputation w-hen here, being first-honor man in both literary and law, has been visiting his relatives and friends here during the past week. In the contest for Freshman medal this year, A 9 will have at least eight contestants. A few days before Xmas we all met at the library and had a group of the fifteen Phis taken, which is pronounced by all to be excellent. Wishing our sister chapters a prosperous year and a successful tussle with the intermediate examinations, I remain Yours in * A e, W. W. LOCKARD. University, Jan. 6, 1893. LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITY. Xovember the nineteenth, 1892, being the third anniversary of Louisiana Alpha, was a gala day for the chapter. We celebrated our second anniversary by a social gathering, but this year we decided to have, instead, a stag banquet, to which only Phis were invited. We assembled at our hall in the evening, and after a short meeting marched in a body to the "Palais de Bero." .A cozy parlor was in readiness for us, and we were first entertained by piano solos from different members of the chapter, after which a stag dance was in order. The doors of the dining hall were then thrown open, and we seated ourselves to an elegant banquet. There were but twelve of us all told. Xevertheless, a jolly good time we had. During the ban quet wit and humor prevailed, and many w-ere the jokes cracked, the tales told and the Phi songs sung. We finished, of course, with ap- 244 THE SCROLL. propriate toasts and speeches, and parted carrying with us many pleasant recollections long to be cherished. On the night of November 28th, the chapter goat was brought out and John James Potts, '95, was initiated into the mysteries of the Fraternity. Bro. Potts' home is in Monroe, Louisiana. He comes with a bright record from the University of the South and we feel that he is in every way a valuable acquisition. On December 19th, we had the pleasure of a visit from Bro. Cole- aiian Young, of Texas. Tulane University has recently suffered a heavy loss in the death of the Hon. Randall L. Gibson, President of the Board of Trustees. The University Extension Lectures, which were so favorably re ceived last year have been continued this session and are meeting with great success. Six studies are offered, each conducted by one of the members of Tulane faculty. These lectures are doing unspeakable good among the class of people that have neither the time nor the in clination to follow a regular college course. Strange to say, the first game of foot ball that New- Orleans crowds have ever witnessed was played only a week ago at Sportsmans' Park. Tulane has been late in taking to the game that has gained so much popularity in the United States. But she is no longer inactive. The students are organizing an eleven and will play the first game in about a month. They can put up a strong team and feel sure of moderate success at least. Several of our boys are on the team and Bro. Hardie, '93, is Business Manager. No Phi who comes to the Crescent City should fail to make us a visit. In a large city like New Orleans it is next to impossible for us to locate visiting Phis. So if we do not meet them, it is more likely to be their fault than ours. Our chapter hall is always open and we welcome one and all. Ever in the Bond, S. S. PRENTISS, JR. New Orleans, Jan. 9, 1893. Ti';xAs BETA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. Although this is the first report of Texas Beta during the present session, we are progressing steadily and stand second to none of the fraternities with chapters here. At the beginning of the year, six members of the old chapter returned—Bros. Boyce, Etter, Hamlett, Lee, Rains and Robertson. During the month of December our number was strengthened by the return of Bro. P A. Hawthorne, a member of the chapter from '8s-'88. He is a valuable addition to THE SCROLL. 245 Texas Beta both socially and intellectually, and we welcome him back. The canvass for new- men by the various fraternites at the Univer sity has been brisk and spirited this year. Texas Beta entered the campaign with intention of pursuing her usual conservative course. We have initiated into the mysteries of Phidom two men, J. H. Ar- drey and Lew-is Botto, both of Dallas, Tex., and both members of the class of '96. In them the general Fraternity has tw-o staunch and loyal Phis, and our chapter two faithful workers. The number of initiates of other chapters are as follows: Beta Theta Pi, 9; Kappa Sigma, 6: Sigma Xu, 3 : Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 2 ; Sigma Chi, I : Chi Phi, 3 : Kappa Alpha has not thus added to her number of five. The attendance upon the University this year as compared with that of last is somewhat diminished: the total number of matriculates to date being a few more than 300. We are represented in the fac ulty this session by Dr Calloway, Alabama Beta: Dr. J. R. S. Ster rett, Ohio Alpha, who occupied the chair of Greek from '89 to 92, now holds the same position at .Amherst. We commend him to Massachusetts Beta as a courteous and scholarly gentleman, who will take an interest in and be thoroughly in sympathy with all move ments calculated to advance their chapter. Of the members of last year's chapter w-ho did not return, Bro. Pessels is taking a post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins, Bros. Read and Dunnam are in Corsicana, Tex. The former paid us quite a pleasant visit this month. Bro. F. S. Brockman, Tennessee Alpha, spent several days in Austin in November. He was here in the interest of the Y. M. C. A. Fraternally, TOM J. LEE. Austin, Jan. 13, 1893. EPSILON PROVINCE. OHIO BETA, OHIO WESLEYAN L'NI\-ERSITY. Just at present our college is somewhat excited over the theft of the college grade book, with which theft the faculty insist upon connect ing the fraternities. The first action taken by the faculty, after the theft, was to swear out search warrants for the nine Greek letter fra ternity halls, but in none of the halls was anything found. As yet the guilty parties have not been found. 24(i THE SCROLL. Last term Bro. Ed. T. Miller was president of the .Sophomore class and this term Bro. Oasscr uas elected president of the Junior class and Bro. Pond president of the .Senior class. After a lapse of three years the Bijou, our college annual (?) has been resurrected and will be edited this \x-ar under the auspices of the Junior class instead of the fraternities ;is lieretofore. Our reporter was elected business manager of the annual. During the Christmas vacation, those of us who remained in the city w-ere favored with the presence of Bro. Keen, of the Cincinnati Post; Bro. Albright, superintendent of the Belpre. O.. Iiigh school; Bro. Butler, of the Ohio State University Law school and Bro. Holl ington of the Boston School of Theology. Our annual oratorical contest took place Dec. 15 and first honors were secured by \' E. McCaskill. of Delta Tau Delta, who will rep resent us in the state contest. Ohio Beta was not represented on the local contest this year. E. L. WHITNEY. Delaware, Jan. 10. 1893. INDLWA ALPHA. INDLANA UXI\-ERSITV. This term Bro. Harbison answers to the chapter roll call. Our number is now twenty-four, the largest for some years, in fact it is so large that we have almost outgrown our present quarters, and a new- hall or chapter house is now being planned. A new sorority is the latest arrival at Indiana L'niversity. During the past year several young ladies have been trying to establish a chapter of some general fraternity. As the number of girls here is quite large and there being only two sororities, the founding of an other one was urged by all. Unsuccessful in securing the desired alliance, tw-o of the most prominent professors in the University founded Alpha Beta Zeta for the ladies. They now have a member ship of ten, and are encouraged by all the fraternities here. That they will live is evidenced by the fact that three sororities embrace but a small portion of the number of young ladies in college. The attendance at Indiana University is much larger this year than it has ever been in the history of the institution. The enrollment will undoubtedly reach seven hundred before the close of the year. This increase calls for more buildings, and a handsome gift from the .State is expected this year to erect new recitation rooms, laboratories and a new chapel. THE SCROLL. 247 Since our last letter we have initiated Allen Gifford. of Tipton, Ind.. and we take pleasure in introducing him to the Phi world. Yours Fraternally, HARRY M. STOOPS. Bloomington. Jan. 9, 1893. INDIA.\.\ BETA, W.ABASH COLLEGE. Wabash starts out this term with a system of new rules that w-ill make the men toe the mark. Four unexcused absences from class or daily chapel are sufficient to expel a man from college. We have abolished the Sunday afternoon chapel lecture, and instead the stud ents are required to attend church once at any church they may se lect. This gives the boys time to make Sunday afternoon calls; those restful patches of happiness in a man's stern college course. We also have a new man. Dr. Tuttle, from Amherst college, who will fill the chair of sociology during the Spring term and after. The Phis regret the loss of one of their best men—Nathan H. Rich ardson, '96, of Indianapolis, whose health will not permit his return this year. The rest of us are working heartily in our college arena, and believe we are holding our own. Bro. Olive, '93, is assistant in the Biological Department: Bro. (Earner. "93. in Chemistry: Bro. Wilson, '93. is editor-in-chief of our college magazine. The Wabash: Bro. Hammond, '95. is Gymnasium Director in the city Y. AI. C. A. The fraternity world in Wabash seems to be prosperous. B 9 If has 18 men; 1 .\. 7 : INDIANA GA.M.MA. BUTLER UNIVERSITY. Butler University began the fall term with bright prospects. The attendance is increased, and the students in general are of a better class than heretofore. Some of the old buildings have been remod eled, and a new gymnasium and a power-house, from which all the buildings are lighted and heated, have recently been completed. 24S IHE SCROLL. The outlook for Indiana Gamma Chapter at the beginning of the year was not flattering. Six of the last year's thirteen were lost by graduation, and Bro. Ward did not return, thus leaving us with six members with whom to begin the new year. Since then we have added three new names to our list; Jesse B. Williams, A. B. Car penter and Frank Brown, all of the class of '96. Besides these, A-e have pledged Herbert Goe and Willis Blount of '97, and Ed. Brown of '95. We regret to say that Bro. J. A. Lucas of 94. did not re turn after the Holidays. We are glad to have with us again Bro. R. F. Davidson of '92, who is doing post-graduate work in English. In college honors, Indiana Gamma is a leader. Bro. .\Iinnick is Treasurer of the State Oratorical Association. Bro. F. F. Williams is Treasurer of the local Athletic Association, and one of the editors of the Collegian, and Bro. Baker is President of the class of '94. Bros. Baker, Davidson, Robinson and J. B. Williams served with honor on the foot-ball eleven. As captain of the team, Bro. Baker won for himself much glory. Bro. T. .M. Iden, Professor Chemistry, has returned from Berlin. Bro. H. Th. Miller, Professor of the new chair of History, is in Paris. Bro. D. C. Brown, Professor of Greek, is also in Europe, attending the session of the International Archaeological Association. We have just completed arrangements by which the chapter is to occupy new quarters, which will be much pleasanter and more com modious than the old. F. F. WILLIAMS. Irvington, Jan. 18, 1893. INDIANA EPSILON, HANOVER COLLE(;E. Our boys have returned with beaming countenances from their hol iday sports and the roll shows a goodly number in attendance. While we experience some disappointments in not having Bros. Platt and Booker back, what is our loss is their gain. Bro. Platt left us to fill the responsible position of editor of the Madison Democrat. Bro. Booker goes to Louisville to complete his studies in fitting himself for a business life. In Bro. Platt we lost one of our best men. He has always stood at the head of his classes, being one of the best writers and orators, and would have been our representative on the Oratori cal. Our Freshman class, with seven excellent men, looms up as a refreshing scene before us. From this number may be judged our success in spiking, which has been unparalelled—seven spikes— seven men pledged. 777.^ SCROLL. 249 Another good and promising man has been initiated into the mys teries of A 9, Bro. .Moses Jackson Hampton, not the brother of the old Patriarch, but akin to him in sagacity and meekness. He hails from the worthy town of Milton, Kentucky. In athletics we have three men on the foot-ball team and two on the base-ball team. Bro. Hughes will again be in the "box." W. B. SHIREY. Hanover, Jan. y, 1893. .MICHIGAN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. The gaiety incident to commencement month of last year was some what darkened for Michigan Alpha. Brother Frank Muir died after a sudden illness, on June 8th, 1892. Brother Muir was one of the charter members of the chapter here and at the time of his death had almost obtained his Master's degree. So sudden was Brother .Muir's death that members of his family could not be at his bedside, but fraternal bonds had made friends in this time of need. Commencement robbed us of six as valuable men as ever the chapter possessed. They embodied all the qualities that constitute a good Greek and Loyal Phi. One of the six returned, Bro. Frank Di.xon, who is now instructor in political economy here. Bros. Frantzen and Keyes, mechanical engineers, are practicing their pro fession respectively in Chicago, 111., and Bay City, Mich. Bros. Newell and Sones are both teaching; the one at Fresno, California, the other at Pueblo, Colorado. Bro. Fred Mulliken is at w-ork in electrical engineering in Detroit. To offset this loss of good men we found it necessary to seek cor respondingly good freshmen, and we congratulate ourselves that w-e have,made good the deficiency. Geo. K. McMuIlen, Samuel and Allen Wolcott, Fred Bradfield, Leander Steketee, Richard Ewing, all of Grand Rapids, Edward Preston, of Grass Lake and Gail Chap man, of Lansing, were our initiates this fall. The new initiates are a fine set of fraternity men and we are very proud of them. Ohio Zeta's loss has become Michigan Alpha's gain. J. Dudley Dunham, of the former, has affiliated with Michigan Alpha. Prof. Spencer, who now holds the chair of history at our University, is a Phi. Bro. Decke did noble work on the foot-ball team this year and re ports having met many Brothers of the Bond on his trips with the team this fall. Yours in the Bond, J. ARTHUR WHITW-ORTH. Ann Arbor, Jan. 17, 1893. 2r,o THE SCROLL. .MICHIGAN BETA, MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE. .Michigan Beta closed the fall term in fitting manner by the initia tion of Walter G. Amos of Detroit. Bro. Amos is one of the best men in the Freshman class, and it is with pardonable pride that we introduce him to the Phi world. .As we are now in the midst of our winter vacation of fourteen weeks, most of the brothers are at their homes or places of employ ment. Brothers Baker and Leipprandt, how-ever, still remain at Lansing, superintending some important repairs and improvements to our chapter hall. As a "house" is practically out of the question, situated as we are, we are sparing no pains to make our suite of rooms all that it should be as the home of Michigan Beta. Our alumni, especially those who are on the Faculty of our college, have aided us materially in our efforts in this line. We have also to thank our lady friends for many beautiful decorations which make our rooms more home-like than ever before. Iota of Delta Tau Delta, our only rival frat, has about the same number of men as ourselves. We are pleased to say that nothing but the friendliest feeling prevails between the tw-o representatives of Greekdom, and that everything now points tow-ard a continuation of peace. Tau Beta Pi, the Honorary Scientific fraternity, has established a chapter in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at this college. The chapter was established through the influence of Professor Breck- enridge, formerly of Lehigh University. Brother Lowe, '91, is still with us. He has been taking the place of Bro. C. F. Baker, '91, who was for a short time instructor in Entomology, but who is now Assistant Professor of the same study at the Colorado Agricultural College. Bro. Weideman, '91, now in Detroit, paid us a visit in September, and, Bro. Allison, who entered with '93, called on us in October. Bro. Allison has just completed his second year at the U S. Naval Academy. These visits are always enjoyable and we hope that they may be more frequent in the future. Yours in the Bond, W. C. BAGLEY. Detroit, Jan. 7, 1893. THE SCROLL. 251 ZETA PROVINCE. ILLINOIS ALPHA, NORTHWESTERN UNIVESITY. After a vacation of two weeks, w-e have all returned, refreshed in mind and body, and on the qui vive for another term's campaign. We have initiated Bros. .M. A. Clarkson, '94, and F. S. Haven, '95, mentioned in our last letter as pledged, thus making our number nearly equal to the other chapters here. Phi Delta Theta having 11, Delta Upsilon 18, Phi Kappa Psi 15, Beta Theta Pi 12, Sigma Chi 8, Phi Kappa Sigma 7, and Tau Kappa Phi (local) 18. We have had the pleasure of greeting six of our Wisconsin Alpha brothers, who accompanied their foot ball team to Evanston last term. Phi Delta Theta has been re-admitted to the Pan-Hellenic Associ ation here. The Association will hold its regular annual banquet this term, at which Phi Delta Theta will respond to three numbers of the program. The fraternities have turned the publishing of the Syllabus, the college annual, over to the Junior class. Phi Delta Theta is repre sented by the editor in chief and an associate editor. The Glee and Banjo Clubs gave several concerts in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Bros. Taft and Clarkson. of the Glee Club, report a pleasant time, especially in Minneapolis, where the Minnesota Alpha brothers received them with the usual Phi enthusiasm. Yours in the Bond, FRED W. GILLETTE. Evanston, Jan. lo, 1893. ILLINOIS DELTA. KNOX COLLEGE. The prospects for Knox College the present year are very encour aging. The college classes, as well as the academy are large: the Freshman class numbering over one hundred members and <1) A 9 has secured a very desirable addition in the persons of Bros. .M. Brown and H. R. Holland, both of Galesburg. The Seminary Department of the College w-as so crow-ded that it necessitated a large addition. The Seminary building now occupies nearly one-half of the block and is a very imposing structure, heated by steam and fitted with all the modern improvements. The Con servatory of Music, which occupies the east wdng of the Seminary and is under the charge of Professor Bently, is flourishing, and a separate building, we understand, is contemplated in the near future for this department. 252 IHE SCROLL. President Finley has introduced a lecture course of thirty-six lec tures, which is a new feature and very popular. The lectures include Prof. J. C. Freeman, L. L. D. : Richard T. Ely, Ph. D.. of the Uni versitv of Wisconsin, and Prof. Frederick .Starr. Ph. D.. Frederick J. Turner, Ph. D., Harry Pratt Judson, .A. M., and Albion W. Small, Ph. D., of the University of Chicago. Since my last communication the Phis of Knox and Lombard had the honor of calling on one of our distinguished Phis, \'ice Presi dent Adlai E. Stevenson, w-ho was in Galesburg. The two chapters presented him with a very beautiful Fraternity pin, w-hich will be a reminder of his visit and keep fresh his recollections of our Frater nity. The military department of our college under the charge of Lieut. G. O. Cress. U. S. A., has added much to the fame of Old Knox. We have three companies numbering about one hundred students, whose manual and company drill, from the report of the U. S. Inspector, made us rank among the first of the .Military Colleges inspected by him. We also have a military band, numbering thirteen pieces. The competitive military drill for the .Mills medal occurred Dec. i6. Six out of the eight contestants were from Company C, and three of them received the highest honors, your reporter receiving second place. In the person of Bro Humphreys as captain of this company, * A 9 has a worthy representative. The last week of college we were pleased to have with us Bro. Wal ter K. Marsh, of Lacon, who is prospering in his chosen profession as an oculist. Our Fraternity has met with a great loss in the death of James Murdoch, an alumnus of this chapter. He was a very popular young business man and always took a great interest and assisted us in many ways. Most of our members being absent during the Holidays only the resident members attended the funeral, but a beautiful floral offering showed the respect and affections of A 9. \'ours in the Bond. GEO. DUFFIELD TUNNICLIFF. Galesburg, Jan. 5, 1893. ILLINOIS EPSILON, ILLINOIS WHSLEYAN UNUERSITY. The winter term of the We.sleyan commenced January 3d, with the largest attendance in the history of the institution and a large addition to our endowment fund. Several new- students are under surveillance and if acceptable will receive an invitation to become members, which THE SCROLL. 253 is generally all that is necessary as the reputation of the Phis here and abroad makes spiking an easy and fruitful task. The Kappa sorority of the college recently entertained their friends with a chrysanthemum party which was one of the most important social events of the year. Illinois Epsilon members have organized a "mock senate" w-hich is held every week in conjunction with our chapter meeting and lively and interesting scenes are experienced during debates. One of the most important events in the history of the Illinois Epsilon was the banquet tendered Vice President Stevenson and it proved to be a most enjoyable occasion. The new year will be inaugurated in social events of the college by a party and dramatic entertainment by the Phi dramatic club and their lady friends. Yours in the Bond, WAVE MILLER. Bloomington, Jan. i8, 1893. ILLINOIS ZET.A., LO.MBARD UNIVERSITY. Ever since his election in November President Standish has been earnestly working throughout the Northwest in the interests of the University. As a result of his labors, we confidently expect to be supplied with a fine seminary and gymnasium before the opening of another'school year. The college has begun a course of lectures for the special benefit of the students. The first series on the architecture of the churclies and cathedrals of Europe was begun January 5. A considerable stir was created recently in college circles by a class struggle between the Seniors and Juniors, which for a time por tended quite seriously. After several days of lively skirmishing, the faculty succeeded in restoring the accustomed harmony. Bro. E. J. Edwards, '74, of Chicago, recently made us a very pleasant visit. He is still a most loyal Phi and was considerably interested in our progress since he was in college. Bro. Geo. Tapper, also of Chicago, spent a few days among us on his return from his recent western trip. The preliminary contest in oratory for the Swan prizes w-as held in December. Both of our representatives, Bros. J. N. Conger, Jr. and W R. Tapper, received high grades, so we hope to be again honored by taking one of the prizes. For two years now the first prize has been our lot. The visit of Vice President-elect Stevenson to Galesburg, Xov. 18, gave the city Phis an excellent opportunity to meet their distinguished 254 THE SCROLL. brother. Illinois Delta joined with us in tendering him a reception, and as a memento of the occasion, we gave him a very beautiful Phi pin. Bro. .Stevenson is still an enthusiastic follower of the white and blue, and so appreciated the gift deeply. Eight of our boys recently purchased Phi pins, so now- all save tw-o are thus supplied. R. F. ANDERSON. Galesburg, Jan. 7, 1893. .MissoL'Ki ALPHA, MISSOURI UNUERSITY. The University opened in September with the flattering prospects for Missouri .Alpha, as there was good Fraternity material, and then, the chapter had sixteen enthusiastic Phis to return, who showed their spirit in the good work, not only by words but by deeds. In accord ance with a plan which the chapter established some two years ago, we gave a reception to the new barbs, on whom w-e had our eyes, as a means of becoming acquainted with them socially. The affair, as usual, proved a great success, and, deciding on our men, we began operations. Never before was so much rushing done, and with com bined forces, systematic and determined work, the Phis, as it were, formed the "\'" and carried their men safe behind Phi Delta's goal. Our victories have been many and our losses few-. It has been our pleasure and good fortune to initiate six good men, some of whom were veritably snatched from the clutches of our friends, the enemy. In introducing the following brothers, permit me to say that they are looked on by student and by faculty as the very leaders of the new men, and we know they will be true and leading Brothers in the Bond. Bros. Harry S. Jacks, '96, Jas. L. Leonard. "96, Royall H. Switzler, '96, John D. Merriweather. 95. and Frank O. Judgell, '95. There is yet one man in college, w-hom we have been looking after and hope before long to be able to add his name to our chapter roll. Tw-o card parties and one hop have been given by the Phis, and everyone is now talking about the masquerade party that "Knights of the Sword and Shield" are to give in the near future. In school we are. as ever, found in the upper groove which has been the rank of Missouri Alpha for years past. In athletics we are in the lead, we are the only chapter having a man on the \arsity team, but we are represented by S. J. Anderson, quarterback, w-ho holds the reputa tion of being one of the best tacklers and goal-kickers in the West. In this line he is.very efficient, his record in a game last year w-ith THE SCROLL. 255 Drury College being nine straight goals without a single miss. .Mis souri Alpha was represented by fourteen men in the crow-d that w-ent to Kansas City to witness the game. The Brothers from Kansas Al pha, w-hom we met, w-ere surprised to see such a crow-d of us. On this trip we also met a number of our alumni, whom we were much pleased to see, and again give them the grip that binds so many hearts together. The Phis ate Thanksgiving turkey at the home of Bro. Pascal Parker, where w-e had a most enjoyable time. It is our pleasure to have with us, in the LTniversity faculty, Bro. C. L. Hare, Alabama Beta, '92, who is at present assistant in the Chemical Dept. Bro. Hare is a very enthusiastic Phi and well posted on the work of the Fraternity. Owing to a rule governing the faculty, in regard to Fraternities, Bro. Hare is unable to affiliate with us. We have been honored this year by visits from Bros. Macfarlane, .Mitchell, Humphreys, Henderson, Wilkinson and Morrison, of .Mis souri Beta, and Bros. .Moss, '90, McLeary, '91, and Thompson, '92, alumni of our own chapter. We are always glad to have Phis visit us, and to all is extended a most cordial invitation. Yours in the Bond, CLIFFORD T. SWITZLER. Columbia, Jan. 3, 1893. .MISSOURI BETA, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE. In September of '91 but four Phis returned to college and the pros pects of the chapter were not the brightest, but these four by a strong and united campaign secured the best men of the entering class, and before Commencement our chapter was the largest in school, number ing sixteen worthy men. Xot only did she lead in numbers but was at the front in all departments of college work. In the annual Declamatory Contest with three representatives w-e secured both prizes. Bro. E. C. Whaley, first: and Z. J. .Mitchell, Jr., second. Bro. E. C. Henderson was committeeman from West minster in the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest. On Field Day of the Athletic Association we won nine of the fourteen events, the winners being Bros. Baker, Morrison, Smiley and Forsythe. But the greatest victory was at Commencement when the following prizes were awarded; Buckner Medal in Political Economy, C. R. .Mac- farland; Scholarship medal, H. H. Smiley; Wright Bible prize, R. S. .McClintic: Greek prize, H. H. Smiley. .As a fitting close to one of the brightest years of our chapter, w-e gave on June 2, our Annual Commencement Banquet where we had the pleasure of having with us many of our honored alumni. 25G THE SCROLL. Fresh from the victories of last year we entered the present year prepared for a vigorous Fall "rush" and obtained as our share of the spoils five men whom we are proud to introduce to Phi Delta Theta as men that will honor the fraternity of their choice. They are Bros. S. G. \'anMeter of Hot Springs, Ark.; E. C. Gordon, Jr., Fulton, Mo.; R. S. .McClintic, Monroe City, Mo.; Chas. F. Lamkin, Clin ton. Mo., and A. C. Knox, Independence, Mo. On the evening of November i8, we gave an informal quail supper, which for menu and a thoroughly enjoyable time has not been sur passed for a long time in fraternity circles. The absence of our be loved founder, Bro. Robert Morrison, was greatly regretted. We enjoyed a visit recently from Bros. Parker, Leonard, Tapley and Switzler of Missouri Alpha who, accompanied by several mem bers of the Beta Sigma Omicron Society, spent a short time with us. We are always glad to meet a wandering brother and if any such happens to strike Fulton and will make himself known we w-ill do our best to entertain him. With best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to all Phis. Fraternally yours, W. H. FORSYTHE. Fulton, Jan. 2, 1893. MISSOURI G.-VM.MA, WASHIN(,TO.\ UNIVERSITY. In this letter we wish to introduce to the Fraternity at large two new- members. They are Bros. Ralph .McCarty and Robert E. Miller, both of the Freshman class, and the finest of fellow-s. They were initiated last November and have increased our family to six teen. We expect to give a hop on the loth of February. Some important changes in the courses of study have recently been made by the Faculty. The fifth year is no longer obligatory in the -Scientific Department, unless an engineering degree is wanted by the student, a Bachelor of Science degree being given at the end of four years. The courses will be made largely elective, and that in chem istry will be especially attractive. Mention should have been made in our last letter, of the new professors at Washington University. Our Chancellor, Professor W. .S. Chaplin, came to us directly from the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard. He w-as mainly instru mental in bringing this school up to its present standing, and was considered one of Harvard's strongest men. He graduated from West Point and was subsequently engaged in Civil Engineering Work under the Japanese Government. Dr. Chas. R. Sawger, who holds the chair of Chemistry, graduated from Harvard in 1881. After THE SCROLL. 257 studying for two years in Germany and assisting at Harvard, he w-as made Professor of Chemistry at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annap olis, whence he came to us. Prof. J. M. Dickson of the chair of English Language and Literature studied at Edinburgh and St. Andrews' Universities. He has lately occupied the chair of English Literature in the State l'niversity. Tokio, Japan. The chair of Ger man is filled by Prof. Otto Heller, w-ho previously held a similar posi tion in the Boston Tech. Monsieur Henri Dumay has taken the chair of French. He comes from the schools at Paris. Tw-o of our graduates, T. G. Allen and Wm. Sachtleben, have been touring the w-orld on bicycles for the last two years. They started from New York, toured Great Britan, France, Italy, .Austria, Greece, Turkey, Siberia and China. They have recently reached San Francisco and have now started for New York by the Southern route, thus completing the circuit of the globe. Yours in the Bond, \\'ILLIA.M N. CU.MMINGS. .St. Louis, Jan. 15. 1893. IOWA ALPH.A., IOWA WESLEY.VN UNIVERSITY. Each one of our six graduates from $ A © last June have secured fine positions. They are a class of men who will ahvays be an honor to our Fraternity. Bros. Payne, Beers and Brenholts are in Chicago. Bro. Payne is attending the Law- School; Bro. Beers the Dental School, and Bro. Brenholts has a position in a leading dry goods firm. Bro. Longnecker is preaching at Serry. low-a. Bro. Clark is teaching at Red Oak, Iowa, and Bro. Moore is Superintendent and Manager of the Andubon Normal College. At the beginning of the year w-e gave a reception to the Phi girls and a number of the new students. Refreshments w-ere served and the rest of the evening was spent in relating the varied e.xperiences of the summer vacation and singing Phi songs. Our new Chapel and Science building is now completed. It is one of the finest college buildings in the State. The Chapel has a seat ing capacity of 1200, is very handsomely arranged and with good acoustic properties. A new gymnasium has been the latest acquisi tion to the college and one w-hich all the students are justly proud. We expect to send a delegate to the Province convention at Law rence, Kansas. With greeting to Phis everywhere. Yours in the Bond, C. G. WATKINS. Mt. Pleasant, Jan. 17, 1893. 258 IHE SCROLL. low-A l!i-;iA. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. Our chapter has prospered exceedingly since our last letter, and we commence this by introducing to the Fraternity our four new members. On December third we initiated Willard Lincoln Converse and Willis Alvin Lomas, both of Cresco, low-a, and on December seventeenth, Albert Thompson Rutledge and Arthur Hamilton became Phis. Bros. Converse and Lomas are on the staff of the university paper, The Quill and with Rutledge and Hamilton are also members of the Junior Annual Board which publishes The Hawkeye. We gave a card and dancing party the last week of the term which was enjoyed by all present. Bros. Fordyce and Ely spent the holiday vacation w-ith Bro. Fair- child at his home in Ames. The rest of the boys went home, with the exception of Hamilton and Rutledge, who remained in Iowa City. All are back again for another term's work, and Iowa Beta is in bet ter condition than it has been for a long time. All the members are good w-orkers for the Fraternity and believe in the star of Phi Delta Theta. Bro. Frank Hastings, who has been engaged in engineering work at Clinton since last September, is at present at his home here. Yours in the Bond, HARRY PECK TOOGOOD. Iowa City, Jan. 12. 1893. KANSAS ALPHA, KANSAS STATE L'NIVERSITY. Since the last letter, we have initiated Samuel Gillespie of Hia watha, a member of the Freshman class. Bro. Gillespie was an edi tor on the "barb" paper and a member of the Adelphic Literary So ciety, which admits no fraternity men to membership. He is also captain of the second eleven and substitute half back on the first. He brings to us enthusiasm and ability. At the various games in the Western Foot Ball League, we have had the pleasure of meeting Phis from Missouri, .Xebraska and Iowa. The Nebraska game was played in Lincoln, and five of us enjoyed the hospitality of Nebraska Alpha. Especially enjoyable was the party on the Saturday night after the game. We can say from personal observation covering a period of six years, that Nebraska Alpha is prospering. As to local fraternity matters, Cooke is on the Oratorical Contest, the winner of which will represent the University in the State contest. Holmes is one of the two students on the Executive Board of the THE SCROLL. 259 Athletic Association. Case is assistant in the Chemistry Depart ment. Cooke is one of the editors of the Review. McCall sings second basso in the quartette which accompanied the Glee Club on its recent successful tour to Denver, Pueblo, Atchison, etc., and the writer is a member of the Lecture Bureau and the Law Editor of the Annual. At a recent meeting of the Regents it was decided to recommend the use of the Spooner bequest of $90,000 in building a library build ing, which has long been needed. Our foot-ball team defeated Missouri State University by the score of 12 to 6, and Nebraska, by 12 to o, and thus wins the champion ship of the Western League. Efforts were made by alumni in Kan sas City to have us meet the Michigan State University team, but without avail as the latter team had disbanded for the season. Fraternally, W. E. HIGGINS. Lawrence, Jan. 3, 1893. NEBRASKA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Our chapter has been materially strengthened during the past term by the return of Bro. Montmorency and the addition of six new men— Albert H. Farnsworth, Chauncey V. Nusz, Wm. H. Raymond, Julius T. Westerman, John C. Jones and Frank A. Hetzel—all valuable men and worthy Phis. The chapter now numbers thirteen active members. Our only rivals in the University, the Sigma Chi and Beta Theta Pi fraternities, number six members each. The numerical weakness of fraternities in this University was mentioned by the editor of THE SCROLL in the October number in his comments on college annuals. But the rabid anti-fraternity spirit which was so plainly visible in the pages of the Sombrero, our last year's annual has greatly subsided. There are vague rumors afloat that another fraternity is to be established here. Although the material would not be of the best, we would encourage the founding of a new chapter, as it would in the end, greatly increase fraternity strength. Considering the disadvantages under which it labored, the U. of N. foot ball team made a good record this fall. In the Western Inter- Collegiate Foot Ball League, which comprises the State Universities of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, our team took second place. Following are the scores of all the games played by the U. of N. club this fall; U. of N., 6, University of Illinois, o; U. of N., 4, Denver Athletic Club, 18; U. of N., o, Kansas State University, 12; 260 THE SCROLL. U. of N., 10, University of Iowa, lo. The University of Missouri eleven forfeited their scheduled game with us rather than play against our colored half-back, Flippin. While the Kansas team was in the city, Xebraska Alpha had the pleasure of entertaining the two Brothers Larnard and Brothers Hig gins and Gillespie of the Kansas Alpha Chapter. We have estab lished very friendly relations w'XCa our Kansas brothers and hope that we may soon have the pleasure of meeting them again. Early in December. Thomas Keene, the actor, appeared in Lin coln for several nights. We accidentally learned that Mr. Robert Haines, a member of the company, was a Phi; having become acquainted with him we learned that he was a member of Missouri Alpha, class of '89. Both personally and in his profession, Brother Haines is a credit to the Fraternity. Nebraska Alpha has already made quite a reputation, as we con sider it, in educational circles. Bro. Taylor of '91, is principal of the South Omaha High Schools. Bro. H. Edmiston, '92, is instruc tor in Latin at Cornell. Bro. G. W Gerwig. '89, who has been for some years the fraternity "Papa," is now Secretary of the School Board in the city of Allegheny. He is also dramatic critic on the Pittsburg Press. Fraternally yours, WM. L. WESTER.MAN. Lincoln, Jan. 8, 1893. CVLIFORNIA ALPHA, UNI-V'ERSITY OF CALIFOR.NIA. On December 10 the class of '94 held their Junior Day exercises. Following the precedent set by '91 and '92, this class presented a farce in the morning besides other exercises, and held the usual after noon hop in the gymnasium. Our lunch at the chapter house on this occasion was one of the most successful we have ever given. On the eve of the great foot ball game on the 17th, w-e added two more members, Bros. Kierulff of Berkeley, and Warner of Fresno to our Freshman delegation, giving us six men in the class. The initia tory ceremonies were rendered particularly enjoyable by the presence of a large number of alumni, among whom were Bros. Morgan, '87, Holmes, '89, Parker, '90, and Benton and Morgan, '91. On the next day the long-awaited contest between the two Uni versities was played at the Haight street grounds in San Francisco. The attendance was variously estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand, enthusia.stic alumni having come from all parts of the State to witness the game. Messrs Camp and McClung of the Yale team, THE SCROLL. 261 who had been secured to coach the Stanford and Berkeley men, divided the honors of umpire and referee between them. The game was singularly free from unnecessary delays of any kind. At the end of the first half Stanford had scored 6 to o, but in the second the score was tied by Berkeley's scoring lo and Stanfords 4. We had the pleasure of meeting at the game a number of the Brothers of Cal ifornia Beta who were present, with their young lady friends, in the most effectively decorated coach on the grounds. After the mid-year examinations, the fall term closed on December 23, and most of the members of the chapter left for their homes. The College Glee Club had arranged for a vacation tour of the towns in the southern part of the State, and left also to fill their engage ments. Bros. Smith and Parcells were among the number. The Club has just returned and reports an enthusiastic reception every where. Work will begin again at Berkeley on Monday, the i6th. On January lo the Board of Regents held a meeting in San Fran cisco to take action in the matter of choosing a President for the Uni versity. Last September the Nominating Committee which had been appointed a year before and which had canvassed the merits of a large number of educators in all parts of the country, reported in favor of Professor Moses, the head of the History Department at Berkeley. For various reasons the report was laid over until Janu ary, and on being taken up at the appointed time, was rejected. The reasons which led to this action seem in the main, to have been a belief that Professor Moses is too valuable a man to take from the faculty, and a feeling that, in view of the great progress which the University has made during the last two years under Acting-President Kellogg, there is no pressing need for any change. Meanwhile, the choice of a President, w-ho shall be able to mark out a definite policy for the institution and inaugurate further necessary improvements, seems unfortunately to be as far away as ever. HENRY W. STUART. San Leandro, Jan. 11, 1893. CALIFORNIA BETA, LELAND STANFORD, JR., UNI\-ERSITY. The second half of this college year commences today with pros pects for a most successful term. The faculty has been strengthened by able, energetic men. W. R. Dudley of Cornell has accepted the professorship of Systematic Botany. J. H. Comstock, our non-resi dent Professor of Entomology has arrived from Cornell University and will offer a three months course of lectures. This course was very 262 THE SCROLL. popular last year and promises to be even more so this term. The department of Economics will be greatly strengthened by the acces sions of Amos G. Warner, Ph. D. .Mr. Warner is now Superinten dent of Charities, Washington, D. C, but will undertake the duties of professorship in March at the close of the present administration-. .Mr. Warner will probably be accompanied by a man whose name is known and respected by all American citizens and especially by the members of our beloved fraternity—Benjamin Harrison. Mr. Harri son w-ill be a non-resident lecturer in art. The University has been progressing in other lines; two new buildings are now about completed. The larger one is to be used as foundry and blacksmith shop, while the smaller one is to be a power house. The Young Men's Christian Association is making a determined effort to obtain a building, that is greatly needed here. The Inter-Collegiate contest of last year between the University of California and Stanford University foot ball teams gave rise to a great deal of healthy rivalry and enthusiasm. Both Universities put forth their best efforts for the present year, the one to regain lost honors, the other to retain won laurels. To put themselves in better trim both secured Eastern coaches, McClung and Camp of Y'ale; the former worked with the University of California, the latter with Stan ford. On December 17 it was evident to the 12,00a spectators assembled in the Haight street grounds, San Francisco, that the teams were very evenly matched; the weight of the U. C. counter-balancing the quickness of Stanford's rather light team. The game ended with ten points gained by each side. Our chapter, accompanied by lady friends of K .X 0 sorority, witnessed the contest from a coach decorated with the cardinal of Stanford and the blue and white of 4> A 9. The chapter has received an announcement of the marriage of Miss Lillian Palmer, Nashville, Tenn. Miss Palmer and Miss Jean Thomas have been named Godmothers of our chapter on account of their services in the first days of our fraternity existence. California Beta wishes Miss Palmer'much joy and happiness. C. A. FIFE. Palo Alto, Jan. 9, 1893. THE SCROLL. 263 PERSONALS. Vermont A—F. W. Mould, '91, is located at Concord, N. H. Virginia A—R. E. Scott, '80, is a successful attoVney at Roanoke, Va. Virginia B—Lyman Chalkley, '83, is Judge of Giles County, Va. Virginia A—W. O. Hardaway, '78, practices law at Roanoke, Va. Virginia B—Julian W. Kendrick, ^83, is City Engineer, Birmingham, Ala. Michigan B—Ralph G. Root, '95, is at Rockford, 111., employed in a bank. Indiana A—Hoyt King, '92, is Secretary to the Chief of Police at Chicago, 111. Pennsylvania B—Bro. Cook, '92, is now Principal of Bel Air Academy, Md. Indiana A—Clarence Province,'92, is attending Jefferson Medical College this year. Virginia A—Wm. T. Hutchings, '78, is practicing law at Muskogee, Indian Territory. Texas B—Owen P. Hale was married in July, 1S92, to Miss Mattie Allen of Paris, Texas. Virginia A—Rev. J. J. Clapton, '79, is rector of the Episcopal Church at Manchester, Va. Virginia A—R. C. Stevens, '84, is Superintendent of Public Schools, Roanoke County, Va. Virginia A—Conway R. Sands, '79, represents the city of Richmond in the Virginia State Senate. Ohio A—C. C. Long, '91, is located at Schenectady, N. v., where he is studying electrical engraving. Virginia A—Rev. H. C- Smith, '77, of Martinsville, Va., is Secretary of the Baptist Association of Virginia. Indiana B—Campbell F. Coyle, '80, has been installed as pastor of the Centennial Presbyterian Church, Oak land, Cal. 264 THE SCROLL. Virginia A—Chas. M. Shields, M. D., '76, is winning fame and fortune as a practitioner of specialties at Rich mond, Va. Indiana A—R. E. Lyons, '89, Professor of Chemistry in Indiana University since '89, is pursuing advanced studies in Germany this year. Vermont A—D. C. Hawley, '91, and J. Allen, '92, have positions as engineers in the employ of the Illinois Steel Works in Chicago, III. Pennsylvania B—Bro. Black, '88, after only one year's active work in the ministry, has accepted a call tendered to him by the College church. Tennessee A—W. H. EUerbe, '83, who has been Comp troller General of South Carolina for two years, has been elected for another biennial term. Michigan B—Paul Woodworth, '89, is attending the Law School of the University of Michigan. He made a bril liant record on the U. of M. football team. Vermont A—W. D. Parsons, '90, and W. A. Beebe, '89, have recently been appointed on the Board of County Examiners of Public Schools, by the Governor of Ver mont. Tennessee A—William H. Jackson, '85, who is now so licitor of C. & O. Railroad at Cincinnati, is prominently mentioned for the place of United States District At torney at that place. Tennessee A—F. S. Brockman, '91, is College Secretary of the International Committee of the Y. M. C. A., his permanent business address being 40 East Twenty-third street, New York, N. Y. New York A—B. M. Sawyer, '92, has just resigned from a lucrative position in the Westinghouse Electrical Co., to accept the position of Assistant Superintendent of the Alumnium Reduction Co., of Pittsburg. Michigan B—Alva Sherwood, '81, who recently de clined the professorship of agriculture at the University of Idaho, has accepted a position as manager of the ex tensive farm of Hiram Walker, Esq., at Walkerville, Ontario. California B—W. G. Johnson, '92, Instructor at L. S. J. U., has been delivering an interesting series of lectures at IHE SCROLL. 265 several California cities. One on "The Mediterranean Flour Moth " was especially instructive to farmers and mill men, Tennessee A—A. R. Carter, '87, and W. P. Boddie, '90, have each established scholarships at Vanderbilt, each scholarship yielding §150 annually. These are the first donations • of the kind by alumni or ex-students of the university. Tennessee A—R. F. Jackson, '81, is a brother, and W. H. Jackson, '85, and H. E. Jackson, Jr., '90, sons of Judge H. E. Jackson, whom President Harrison recently nomi nated to be an Associate Justice of the United States Su preme Court. Ohio A—Chas. K. Carpenter, '89, has resigned from the Tributie staff and is giving his entire attention to the law, having entered the law office of Chandler & Kremer at 120 Broadway, New York. He expects to be admitted to the N. Y. bar next June. His address is 25 W. 23d St. Ohio B—John P. Ashley, '90, has appropriated about all the honors worth having at the Boston School of Theol ogy this year. He secured the first scholarship, giving him a year's study in Germany, the first speakership in the college, and is one of the speakers who represent his class. Tennessee A—Waller Deering, '85, Ph. D., Leipsic, '89, is Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature in Adelbert College, Cleveland, Ohio. He is author of "The Anglo-Saxon Poets on the Judgment Day," 85 pp., 8vo.. 1889. He is putting finishing touches to an edition of Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell," which will be published by D. C. Heath this spring, and he has nearly completed the MSS. of a translation of Wuelker's "Grundriss der Angel- sachsischen Literature." He is also a contributor to Modern Language Notes. Mississippi A—E. J. Buck, '88, who until recently has been cashier of the Manufacturers' National Bank, Pitts burgh, Kansas, writes from Biloxi, Miss.: Please change my SCROLL address to this place and oblige. I am now located here as cashier of a bank which has just been organ ized, known as "Bank of Biloxi." We will open up .March ist, '93. Back in my native state you will perceive. This is a beautiful place, quite a resort for Northern people in the winter and New Orleans people in summer. It is certainly blessed by nature with everything 266 IHE SCROLL. heart could wish; good hunting, fishing unsurpassed, sailing un surpassed, shell roads for bicycling and driving. Wish you could run down sometime. You would easily think your self in a town in Italy. With best wishes for the grand old fraternity, I am yours in the Bond E. J. BUCK. Wisconsin A—The principle article in the last issue of Puck was written by Warden Allan Curtis, of Madison. Mr. Curtis graduated from the university with the class of 'iS9 with the degree of A. B. He pursued special lines of work in the university for the next two years. .Since then he has been a frequent contributor to many first- class publications. While in the university Mr. Curtis wrote a number of stories and several plays, which were presented to university people by student organizations. — Wisconsin Carditial, Dec. 17, 1892. Michigan A—Prof. John M. Schaeberle, '7r), of Lick Observatory leaves about the 25th inst. for a certain mountain in Chili 6,000 feet high and 40 miles inland, for the purpose of photographing the sun's corona during the total eclipse to take place about 8 A. M., .\pril 16th. The trip necessitates much difficulty, and considering the tak ing of instruments and the necessary building on the mountains, the enterprise is to be commended. In 2 minutes and fifty-si.x seconds the photographing must be done. Prof. Schaeberle made his first trip to South America in 1SS9 for a similar purpose but the work was not a com plete success owing to the inclement weather. The money, which will be no small am-iunt, necessar}- to carry out the plans, has been furnished by a friend of the Observatory. California A—Perry T. Tompkins, '92, was married De cember 28, 1(S92, in Los .Angeles, to Miss Xora A\-ery, sister of Bro. Russ Avery-, '94. "A very pretty wedding took place at the First Congregational Church on Hill street Tuesday noori, the bride being Miss Xora 'Avery of this city, and the groom Mr. Perry T. Tompkins of San Bernardino. Rev. Dr. Hutchins. the pastor of the church in which Miss Avery had been a member and prominent worker for a number of years past, officiated, and conducted the ceremony. The bridal .party was ushered in as the Lohengrin wedding march, finely ren dered by Miss Grace Hubbard, announced its coming at the appointed hour. The party, besides the bride and groom, consisted of Misses Judd and Clark, two sweet little maids, who acted as flower girls; THE SCROLL. 267 .Miss Gertrude Henderson, the maid of honor; and Henry .M. Willis. Jr., California A, '93, and Professor Richardson of San Bernardino, and Messrs. Averill and Hewitt, California A, '90, who were the ushers for the occasion. " The bride, who is the eldest daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. William H. Avery of this city, has been a great social favorite in Los .Angeles, and has a very wide circle of friends. She is a most attractive young lady, a graduate of the high school and has just graduated at the State University. •• Mr. Tompkins resides in San Bernardino, his birthplace, to which he now so happily returns after a four years' course of study at Berkeley, of which institution he is a graduate. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta college fraternity. He holds the position of principal of the Vernon schools at San Bernardino, which city- is to be his home. "Luncheon was served at the home of the bride's parents to a merry company, and at 4 o'clock, when, after covering the bride and groom with a shower of rice, they were all crowded into a tallyho coach and driven to the Santa Fe depot. There the last good-byes were said, and Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins left on the 4;30 train for their future home." Missouri A—Eugene Field, '72, one of the best known of Chicago's literateurs and the author of a book of child's stories and a book of poems under the modest title of "A Little Book of Western X'^erse," is about to appear on the public stage as an entertainer. With Mr. George W. Cable he will give a series of joint readings from their own books in the principal cities of the United States. The following note concerns the first of these readings given in Chicago, January 30 : ".Central Music Hall has seldom contained a finer or more ap preciative audience than that which the first appearance together of Mr. Eugene Field and Mr. George W. Cable as professional enter tainers in the West called out last evening. The greeting w-hich it extended to the humorist and the novelist was cordial and sincere, and it was fullv merited. Mr. Field's deep pathos and the keen sense of humor as reflected by his numerous short poems are brought out forcibly when the author himself reads them. He has an excellent voice and a peculiar manner of bringing his audience into sympathy with himself, and he should meet with success now- that he has en larged the sphere of his work. ••.Mr. Cable has written many admirable chapters of southern life. His dialect is natural and true to the people of whom he has written and his appreciation of southern character is strong. His success in these lines is enhanced when he undertakes to read his own lines, for he is more able to reproduce the peculiar speech of the negro and the southerner than to write it. Mr. Field's choice of his poems was felicitous. It included his • The Conversazzyony ' and • Casey's Table d'Hote," and those of tender feeling and pathos, such as 268 IHE SCROLL. ' Little Boy Blue,' ' Come Hither, Lyttel Childe.' Mr. Cable's se lections were chapters from southern life, such as ' Judge March Car ries Home a Present to His Son,' 'A Chapter in Civics from Cor nelius Leggett, Colored Politician,' and others equally pleasing. "Miss Carlotta Oilman and the Bucklin sisters' quartet diversified the program by some excellent musical numbers." Indiana B—Campbell F. Coyle, '86, was recently in stalled into a new pastorate at Oakland, Cal., of which the following is a note: At 3 o'clock on Sunday, the ceremony of installation of Rev. Camp bell Coyle as pastor was held at the Centennial Presbyterian Church, on Twenty-fourth avenue. The church was tastefully decorated for the occasion and notwith- .standing the inclemency of the weather there was a crowded house. Rev. H. H. Rice, of the Second Presbyterian Church, presided. After an anthem by the choir, Rev. Dr. Ketchum of Berkeley, read a Scripture lesson from the second chapter of Luke. A prayer by Rev, James Curry, of Temescal followed. Singing Gospel Hymn No. 88. Installation sermon by Rev. Dr. R. F. Coyle. His text was from Luke ii;i5. It was a grand and eloquent Christian sermon. The speaker said in the course of his remarks that he was glad to see the old creeds fast giving away to the grand old book, the Bible, that Christian people are more united and Christ-like than formerly. He especially urged his hearers to follow Christ's precepts and become more like him. A duei by Mrs. Eva Wren and J. Q. Glenn, "On the Cross of Christ," was very beautifully rendered. The charge to the pastor by Rev. Dr. E. S. Chapman of Brooklyn Presbyterian Church. He said: "It thrills my heart to know that a young, energetic and eloquent man like you are to be united to this bright young church. You must work and labor to gain the love and affection of these dear people, who are one of the most earnest, per severing and never tiring congregations on this coast. Rev. Dr. Ketchum, of Berkeley, next delivered the charge to the people. "We feel sure,'"" he said, that God has sent you a pastor after his own heart. I must remind you that this relation means work for you as well as for him. We expect to see this church filled to overflowing by your united efforts. Sometimes he will have the headache and sometimes the heartache, and will need your sympathies. Then it will be your duty to step forward and tender to him kind words of cheer. Brethren, I charge you in the name of the Presby tery to be prayerful. Pray for him while he preaches to you. Be punctual to all the services. Do not criticise him too severely. In conclusion I will say I do not know of so promising a field of labor in California. I am glad you have such a grand choir to assist your pastor, and a band of young people full of life and energy." The installation prayer was offered by Rev. H. H. Rice. Gospel hymn No. 49, " Shadow of Blessing," was sung, followed by bene diction by the pastor.—Oakland Calif. Enquirer. IHE SCROLL. 269 ITEMS OF INTEREST. FRATERNITIES. The chapter of X PHI DELTA THETA.—Initial steps were taken Thursday to form an alumni chapter of Phi Delta Theta college fraternity in this city. A meeting of members of the fra ternity was held for that purpose at noon, at the office of John A. Thompson, Esq. Among those present were men who have been out of college for twenty years as well as recent graduates. The veterans had lost none of their old time enthusiasm and were heartily in favor of organizing an alumni chapter of the Order. The fraternity has now over sixty active chapters at the best colleges and uni versities in America, and twent)'-five alumni chapters. It has a large list of prominent alumni. President Harrison was an active member of the fraternity when he was in college and is an active member today of the Indianapolis alumni chapter. Gen. Adlai E. .Stevenson, Democratic Vice President was also a member of the same fraternity. Sena tor J. C. S. Blackburn, General John C. Breckenridge, and ex-Postmaster General W. F. Vilas are active alumni members, as are also Eugene Field, Judge Byron K. Elliott, of Indiana, John W. Foster, Secretary of State, and other prominent Americans. A. A. .Stearns, Esq., was elected chairman of the meet ing Thursday, and Mr. E. S. BarkduU, Secretary. It was decided to apply to the General Council of the fraternity for an alumni charter. A committee, consisting of the Secretary, W. H. Merriam, and John A. Thompson was appointed to secure a list of all members of the fraternity in Cleveland, and take steps necessary to complete the organization. Another meeting will be held at the same place on Saturday, October 1, at 12 o'clock.—Cleveland {Ohio) Leader. COLLEGES. Leland Stanford, Jr., Uniy-ersity hopes to ha\-e President Harrison as a non-resident lecturer in law after his retire ment from office in March. University of M innesota asks the legislature for 8200,000 as an appropriation for a hall and library building.—Daily Cardinal. THE SCROLL. 271 The faculty of the University of Minnesota decided by a vote of sixteen to six to allow an address by some dis tinguished speaker to take the place of orations by the graduates on commencement day.—Daily Cardinal. The students of the University of Michigan meet every Saturday morning for the purpose of singing college songs. The Daily does not want any of the alumni to leave their alma mater without having learned the uni versity song.—Daily Cardinal. Michigan University students sent a challenge to Wis consin for a joint debate, similar to the one recently held by Harvard and Yale. Wisconsin has accepted the chal lenge, and orators are preparing for the meeting to be held in the early Spring. Rev. Wm. Jewett Tucker, of Andover (Mass.) Theo- ological Seminary, was elected President of the Dartmouth College, on Feb. 4th, to succeed Pres. S. C. Bartlett, resigned. Rev. Dr. Tucker was present at the meeting of the board and signified his intention of acceptance. The gifts to Westminster College during the past year amounted to nearly !?150 000. Part of this has been used in endowing a chair of Bible Study. Dr. E. C. Gordon, * K *, of VVashington and Lee, has accepted this chair, also that of acting president. The Studetit is the name of a new monthly, on the staff of which are five Phis. Mt. Union College has a split in oratorical affairs, one faction claiming irregularity in the holding of first con test held another, and the prize man of each faction clamors to be admitted to the State C'ontest as the repre sentative of the college. The dispute arose over techni calities in regard to handing in orations and announce ment of call for contest. The first week in February was Junior Ball week at Cornell, and was marked by the Sophomore Cotillion, Junior Ball, Glee and Banjo Club concert, Junior Ball and numerous fraternity receptions. Thursday afternoon Professor and Mrs. Bailey gave the Phi Delta Theta chapter and its Junior week guests an enjoyable luncheon at their home on the campus. Professor and Mrs. Du- rand. Prof. Alfred Emerson and Instructor Edmiston were also present. 272 IHE SCROLL. The (Illinois) Wesleyan Echo has this year been entirely in the hands of Archie L. Bowen, of our Illinois Epsilon Chapter, who as editor and manager has made it one of the brightest of college weeklies. All the numbers have been illustrated, have contained good locals and personal news, while the editor has worked hard to develop and increase that qualit)- known as "college spirit," which is essential to every flourishing institution. Hon. W. R. Davis, a graduate of the University of Cali fornia, has introduced a bill into the legislature which pro- \-ides that the Governor in appointing regents of the .State University shall hereafter appoint none but graduates of the University to vacancies on the board until a majority of the board shall consist of alumni of the University and that thereafter appointment shall be made so that at all times the majority of the board shall be alumni. By a vote of 502 to 440, Yale students refused to accept the new rules of the Intercollegiate Foot-ball Association, which decided that none but students in the undergrad uate departments of the several universities would be eli gible to positions on the foot-ball teams. The athletic captains had all said they would resign if the new rule was not accepted, and the action has thrown athletics into a turmoil at Vale, as the rule had been proposed by \'ale men. Harvard has likewise refused to accept it. The Daily Cardinal of the University of Wisconsin, on December 21 issued a special Christmas number of eight pages, with half-tone plates of the Wisconsin Foot-ball Team, President C. K. Adams, Dr. Richard T. Ely, ex- President T. C. Chamberlin, E. E. Bryant, Dean of the Law School; the new gymnasium (to be completed with in a year), the Law Building, and Hon. John Johnston, regent of the University. The number contained matter unusual for its general interest, and reflected no little credit on the editors and management of the Carditial. Wisconsin's representative among college dailies is second to none. Li\'ED POOR TII DIE RICH.—The announcement made by the President of Dartmouth College that Dr. Ralph Butterfield, of Kansas City, had left the college < 185,000 in a will, caused much surprise here. Nobody seemed to know- who Dr. Butterfield w-as. After a long search through the records of the Board of Public Health the record of Dr.' Butterfield's death and his late address was found. Then it was found that he was an old miser, who had lived the life of THE SCROLL. 273 a recluse for many years, and died in apparent poverty. He kept a second-hand shop on Grand avenue and had no friends and few acquaintances. His late neighbors tell many stories of his penuriousness. He would follow wagons to their destinations and after the coal had been dumped and carried into the house, he would pick up the few-remain ing coals, place them in a basket and carry them to his shop. In this way he would collect a considerable amount of coal and would sell it by the bushel. He had never been married and nothing is known here of his antecedents. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1859. His property is valued at $185,000, and by the terms of his will it all goes to his alma mater.—Associated Press, Kansas City, Mo. Later investigations reveal the fact that Dr. Butterfield's property all told is worth probably more than 8250.000. "A College Doomed" is the heading of the following dispatch which was sent out by the Associated Press Nov. 20, and appeared in the press of the country quite generally : COLU.MBIA, S. C, Nov. 20.—The South Carolina College must go is the burden of a portion of Superintendent of Education Mayfield's report, to be submitted to the Legislature this week. This comes in the nature of a sensation—one that will wake up a large part of the people of the State, in whose affections this historical institution is deeply imbedded—and the prospect is that it will provoke a great fight. Superintendent Mayfield's report shows the advisability of closing the college and converting it into a normal and industrial col lege for males and females, after the manner of the Peabody Normal College at Nashville. His conclusion is reached from the fact that the institution has at tracted probably 70 students during the last session, while a very large and strong faculty is being maintained and $35,000 is appropriated by the State. For the last five years the college has been a factor in politics, and the last year the administration was curtailed in the thorough branches and removed the agricultural and industrial features to Clemson College, the institution recently established for farmers. A bill embodying the Superintendent's suggestion will be introduced in the Legislature this week. EXCHANGES. The University Magazitie is a monthly publication in its seventh volume that comes to us, handsomely illustrated and devoted to university and society interests generally, A special feature is its biographies and portraits of eminent collegiate alumni. A new department of " University So cieties," by Albert P. Jacobs, will add to its interest. The January number contains the portrait and biography of 274 THE SCROLL. Hon. W. W. Quarles, president of the G. C. Phi Delta Theta. The address of the Yl/rt'_i,'-^/,s7«c is 70 South Street, New York, X. Y. The editorials of the October Phi Gatnina Delta Quar terly were written in anticipation of the approaching con vention of the Iraternity, and concern chiefly matters for the consideration of that assemblage. The editor thinks it may be well for It will matter little to the editor of the Kappa .llplia Theta that we have not read the twenty-nine pages of its January issue devoted to 'The Dramatic Action and Mo tive of King John " before making mention of its excel lencies. From ".Some Ideas on Chapter Life" we are able to reap what we can more consistently transfer to SCROLL readers : " The true fraternity chapter has certain qualities which are neces sary phases of its existence. It is neither, in its essential nature, purely social nor purely literary. These are extremes. The ideal type is a inodified form of the family, adjusted, of course, to the cir cumstances of college life If this conception be true. then, as was already suggested, the social element certainly has its place. .As the family is pre-eminently social, so must be the chapter life. Without its social atmosphere a chapter cannot live. The intellectual element is a necessity likewi.se. .A family composed of members who are weak, dependent, and uncultured, falls far short of the ideal. When we transfer the family to the college, the intellectual element becomes even more important. It is from the constant association of mind with mind that we gain much of what is best in our education. .A chapter made up of broad-minded, deep-thinking women, a chapter 27(i THE SCROLL. which allows full freedom of thought and expression and still pre serves its harmony, is certainly an inspiration."' This pithy paragraph is as full of meaning for Phis as for the members of K A ©. This number of the Journal contains an unusually full quota of chapter letters and well edited exchange clippings. NOTE. The April SCROLL will be held back long enough to enable it to publish full accounts of the observance of .\lumni Day by the various graduate and undergraduate chapters. All chapter correspondence should reach us by March 22. The number will be issued by April 15th. THE SCROLL. POT=POURRI. Vice President-elect .Stevenson attended the Andrew Jackson ball, given by the Ladies Hermitage .Association, at Nashville, January 12. A committee of Nashville citi- izens, including R. Y Jackson, Tennessee Alpha, SI, had met him at St. Louis, and escorted him and his party to the capital of Tennessee. The day folloyving the ball he addressed the Legislature in the House of Representa tives, and later he held a public reception. The ball and public reception were at the Nicholson House, where the Phi Delta Theta National Convention ball occurred in 1S.S4, an occasion yet yvell remembered by- the society ladies yvho participated in it. Bro. Stevenson was toasted a great deal during his visit to hospitable Xashville. While there he yvas called on by a large delegation from Tennessee .Alpha. He received the Phis mo.st cordially, and said he would not forget their visit. Opening his coat, he showed them a badge of the Fraternity pinned to his vest. The boys were highly gratified to see their distinguished brother wearing the sword and shield. On the evening of January 13 a splendid banquet, attend ed by many of the most prominent men in the State, was •given at the Hermitage Club in honor of Gen. Stevenson, Kentucky' Alpha, 'liO, and Judge J. S. Ewing, Kentucky Alpha, '(•)(), who had accompanied him from Bloomington, 111. Among the speakers was Maj. Jo L. Foard, who in a effort related some incidents connected yvith the boyhood of the President-elect that had not before been given circulation. Pope Taylor, 'S9, besides contributing liberally toward the building and furnishing of Tennessee Alpha's chapter house, has presented the chapter a framed silk banner, to yvhich is attached thirteen gold medals, won by him in ath letic contests. The trophies will make a beautiful interior ornament for the neyv house, and are suggestive to others to follow Bro. Taylor's example. Lie was catcher on the A'arsitv base-ball nine, ISSti-U : captain of the nine, 1N,SS 9, and a member of the X'arsity foot-ball eleven, l.S.S()-7. In ISSO he equaled the American college record for lOO yards dash, and his sprinting records for 100, l-")!) and 220 yards remain unbroken at Vanderbilt., He has offered prizes to stimulate members of the chapter to 278 THE SCROLL. greater efforts for honors in oratorical contests and literary- society work, among them a prize of 82-'") a year to the chap ter's treasur)-. conditioned upon the Phis securing represen tation on the list of four students selected Vjy- the faculty at a jM-eliminar)- contest, or " concour" in Vanderbilt vernacular, to s])eak for the l-'oundcr's medal on Commo dore X'anderbilt's birthday, Ma>- 27. which medal is the principal oratorical prize awarded by the Universit}-. Bro. Taylor's whole-souled generosity and loyalty for his Iraternity is deserxing of the highest praise. His chapter has good reasons for being proud of him. The charter members of the Ohio Gamma .Alumni Chapter at Cleveland, for whom charter was granted December 'iO, 1892. are A. .A, Stearns, Ohio E, 'V.t : J. .A. Thompson, Ohio B, SS; H. D. Smith, Ohio E, 'OO; E. S. BarkduU, Ohio B, 'S7; H. H. Henry, Ohio E, 'ST; C. E. Tousley, Ohio B, '91; 11. C. Robinson, Ohio B, 01; Walter U. Merriam, Vermont .A, SO; Julius j. Laisy, loyva .A, '90; C. P. Lynch, Penns)-lvania A, 'Sfi, and 1'. C. Martin, Ken tuckv A, '92. A most enjoj-able occasion was the first ot a series of dances and receptions b)- the Unixersity- of Pennsylvania Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta I'Vaternity, which took place at their chapter house, 32-'")0 Chestnut street, last Tuesday evening. Although at other colleges and universities it is custom ary among the Greek letter societies to entertain during the season of gayety-. it is somewhat of an innoyation at the University of Pennsj-lvania, where outside ot the an nual fraternity banquets, at which only members partici pate, nothing of the sort is given. The affair was ren dered even more enjoyable by the presence of a fair dele gation from l^ry-n Mawr and .Swarthmore Colleges The entire first floor of the spacious chapter house was cony-erted into a dancing floor and yvas tastefully deco rated with the society- banners antl emblems, while in the hallway hidden behind an embankment of plants was the orchestra. The ladies who kindly- consented to act as chaperones were Mrs. E. Hollingshead, of Pemberton, .\. J.; Mrs. .S. W. AA'rav. of Germantown, and Mrs. ). C. Moore, of West THE SCROLL. -11'.^ Philadelphia. While among the merry dancers were i\Iiss P^vans, Miss Sarah McF"adden, Miss .Atkinson, Miss Croft, -Miss Schetki, Miss Dyvinel, Miss Jennie McFadden, Miss Moore, Miss McKnight, Miss Hollingshead, .Miss Calvert, Miss Wray. Miss Sloane, Aliss Codman, Miss Robinson, Miss .Shumway, Miss Zane and Aliss Matlack. Also among the men, l. \A". Hollingshead, j. C. .Moore, Jr., P'. B. A\ilford, H. C. Fritz, H. C. Burr, H. W. Latta, W. I. Cooper, ]. Al. AA'est, fr.. Dr. C. A. P:. Codman, Henrv Delaplaine, AV. PI. Miller, G. F Levan, E. M. West, J. C. Ziegler, Kenjiro Matsumoto, P^ .A. .Shumway, F. P Croft, Dr. H. G. Mcl'adden, George S. P'ox, C. H. Kirk, W. S. Wray, R. P. McReynolds, G. D. Codman and Walter Roberts.—Philadelphia Titties, Febrtiarv '\ 1893. .\dmirers and enemies of Mr. Blaine will alike be in terested in the very full article yvhich appears in the Yeh- ruary Cosmopolitan, reviewing his characteristics as a man and statesman. .A number of fine portraits arc printed with the article. Julian Hawthorne never more distinctly showed himself to be the son of his distinguished father than in the very bright bit of fancy which appeans in the same number. "June lit93," ninety years after the invention of success ful aerial machiner}', is sketched in a witty and philosoph ical way that w ill be found interesting by all classes of readers. * * * * A railway .system, embracing more than ten thousand miles of trackage, is the subject of one of the articles in the February' Cosmopolitan. The story is told of the Atchison, Topeka and .Sante P"e, which at one time formed the only means of access to more than one-fourth the territory of the I'nited States—of the despotic sway yvith which its managers ruled this vast area, keeping their private armies and police force, waging war, electing state governments ahd being, in fact, the autocrats of many states and territories. Alunicipal government and reform is one of the most important studies of today- among those interested in our social and j^olitical problems. No one branch of govern ment has suffered more iniquities of legislation and official 2so THE SCROLL. malfeasance than the municipal. Dr. Washington Glad den has given much study to the question and the current numbers of the Century .Miigiir.iiie contain his vieyvs on the question in an article "The Cosmopolis Club," which has proven of wide interest. ".\ voice for Russia" is a replv to the many criticisms of the Russian attitude toward the Jews of that Empire. )lumbus and Central Ohio will celebrate .Alumni Day by a dinner to be given at the Chittenden Hotel at half-[)ast six o'clock Wednesday evening, March l.">th. .All Phis who can do so are invited to join with them at the table. \A'e would again call the attention of Phis to the new- magazine, The College Fratertiity, purveyor of news of general fraternity interest, a cop)' of which should be ac cessible to every * A © chapter. Those who desire to subscribe can secure both it and THE SCROLL for •'?2.-")0 a year. * * * * A\'or(l comes from Boston that the Beta Sigma Chapter of A T A has severed its connection yvith that fraternity- and again becomes a local society-, it having been such be fore its union with A T A in IsSO. C)ne reason assigned was that the chapter was dissatisfied with the policy of the officials of the fraternity', and another that its members had conscientious scruples against certain practices re cently introducetl into the fraternity. In this latter al- legenient we place no faith whatever. ()n the other hand we have heard rumors that the chapter was not in good fax'or in the fraternity, and judgment sh(juld be reserved until the fraternity spealcs through its organ. .A cha]iter of i; .\ E has been established at Trinity- College, Hartford, Conn. The Mississippi Theta Chapter of the same fratertiity at the .\gricultural and Mechanical College has been bodily e.\i)eiled from the institution. The college has strict anti-fi ,iternit)- laws, and although the men were the leaders among the students, when the existence of the cha[)ter became know-n, the faculty- ex pelled them. THE SCROTAL. 2.M The Cincinnati .Association of Miami University alumni gave its second annual dinner at the Gibson House, Fri day evening. P'ebruar}- 3, 1S93. Charles H. P'iske, of Covington, presided, and a number of the faculty, includ ing Pres. \A'. O. Thompson, were present from O.vford. A PL.MN CASE OF CRimuxd. ORIGINAL. SIG.-\LA CHIS VERSION. " Society and Scientific "College fraternity men circles all oyer the country all over the U. .S. are yvatch- are very much wrought up ing the outcome of a special over the outcome of a con convention, to decide vention called to decide the whether or not President question yvhether or not the elect Cleveland shall be dog yvags the tail or the made an honorary member tail yvags the dog. The de of ^ .X. The principle in cision will be of far reach volved and the decision ing importance, foreyer set reached will have a distinct tling the c[uestion which is bearing upon the whole the stronger, the tail or the fraternity yvorld with its dog, and determining the man)' thousands of college principal upon which wag graduates. * * * fhe ging shall hereafter be more thoughtful members done. of 2 X point out this initia LATER.—-I t has been tion cannot take place with learned that the decision out wrenching the very was that the tail wags the foundations of the organi dog." zation. SPECIAL, J.\N. 2'i.—Pres't- elect Cleveland has been made an honorary member of the .Sigma Chi Frater- nitv." Tuesday- evening, February 7, the Chicago .Alumni held the first of the monthly- dinners tor 1893 at the Grand Pacific Hotel, at which twenty-tyvo members were present. It was one of the most enthusiastic meetings yvhich has been held in four years. The next meeting yvill be held on Alumni Day, March 15, and the committee in charge expect to make it a notable meeting. Allen F. Moore, 2,734 Prairie Avenue, is Secretary. -Those present at the 2S2 I HE SCROLL. last meeting were L. .A. McDonald, D. .AI. lliUis, V B Draper, W. E. .Mien, 1). 1.. (ironer. Leo Wampold, I. R Hitt, It-., A. R. Heckman, II. B. Platt, E. |. Edwards, J C. Ralston, .\. F. Moore, Herbert Till, C. H. Wells. E. F Wehrle, AA'. H. Bniner, Chas. McCoy-, 1- Ci. (Jardner, J T. Bwddie, 1. X. A'an Pelt, G. W. Alueller and F C A\'autrh. Martin Kellogg, on Januar\- 21, was elected president of the L'ni\ersity of California. He is a graduate of Vale, '.">0, and has been with the L'ni\-ersity since before its out growth from the old College of California, occupying the chair of Latin. He has been acting President since the retirement of President Daxis. It is a matter of regret to all fraternity- men that the i .At the last minute we were disappointed in illustrations w-e had expected to have for this issue, and are com pelled to be without them altogether. We will, howeyer, make the deficiency good in our .April and June numbers. I'his wishing to subscribe for any- of the leading maga zines can secure club rates on the same by' means of a regular SCKOI.I. subscription. IHE SCROLL. 283 The National Convention of 5 .A E yvas in session at Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 28-30. Seventy-five yvere pres ent at the banquet Friday night, the toasts being re sponded to by under and recent graduates. The conven tion breakfasted the 'Rutgers Glee Club at the Read House Wednesday morning. Pittsburgh was chosen for place of the next convention. * * * * A T n convened at Nashville the same week, holding their sessions in the State Senate Chamber. The social features were receptions at Belmont (Ladies ) College and at Mrs. Edwards, and the banquet at the Maxyvell. Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook, founder of A T n, and Vice-Chancel- lar T. F. Gailor of Sewanee were present. * * * * Our alumni subscribers can be of great service to THE SCROLL, and we should be glad to have them send us such items as they can, no matter whether they concern other Phis or themselves, or deal in personal reminiscences. They will be welcomed whatever their vein. (READING MATTER ON NEXT PAGE.) ACID PHOSPHATE. Recommended and prescribed by physicians of all schools, for Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, and all diseases arising from imperfect digestion and derangements of the nervous system. It aids digestion, and is a brain and nerve food. Descriptive pamphlet free. Rumford Chemic-il Works, Providence, R. 1. BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES AND IMITATIONS. 2S-1 THE SCROLL. L. F. Hanger, Ohio Delta, '95, noyva student at AA'itten- berg College, won first honor in the local Oratorical Con test and yvill represent Wittenberg in the Ohio Inter-Col legiate Contest at Marietta. This is a high honor for Brother Hanger, as this is his first year at the college and he is but in the Sophomore class. His oration was upon " Mind in Matter." * * * * The editor of THE SCROLL has been in receipt of a num ber of pleasant calls at the hands of Phis from a distance during the present collegiate year, and has greatly enjoyed this contact with Phis yvhose interest in the Fraternity has been of considerable help to him in many yvays. Among these callers, we note D. N. Marble, H. G. C; F. S. Ball, President Beta Province; W. B. Palmer, Editor of the History; F. L. AVells, J. A. Guignon, C. A. Peffer and W. H. Stenger of Pennsylvania Delta, L. F. Hanger, Ohio Delta, and numerous others from members of Ohio's Beta, Zeta and Epsilon. . ^ 'J|t ^ * AVe trust that every Reporter yvill co-operate with us in an endeavor to make the April SCROLL one of unusual alumni interest. Send us all alumni personals, newspa per clippings and items possible, as yvell as carefully ed ited accounts of Alumni Day doings. They will help to make the number complete. Having completed one oi the largest JVIanuf actopics of SOCIETY y BADGES^ BADGES DETROIT, MICH. SENDFOR PRICE UST IN THE UNITED STATES, SUPPLIED WITH IMPROVED MACHINERY, COMPRISING EVERY DESIRED APPLIANCE, WITH A LARGELY INCREASED FORCE OF SKILLED DESIGNERS AND JEWELERS And with a large stock of PRECIOUS STONES PERSONALLY SELECTED IN THE EUROPEAN MARKETS, They are in a position to produce Finer Work in a shorter space of time, and upon more desirable terms than others who manufacture upon a smaher scale, and who are obliged to purchase their materials from the importers of these goods. 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'^ PISO'S CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Dee 1 E in time. Sold by dru^cists. CONSUMPTION -^\ UNMOUNTED PHOTOaRAPHS \¥t~ FAMOUS PAINTINGS PORTRAITS OF CELEBRITIES STATUARY AMERICAN and FOREIGN VIEWS FIGURE STUDIES. —JiL-ANXERN SL_IDE:S MADE TO ORDER.K— Send 10 cents for our Nuw Catalogue and Sample Cabinet Photoo^raph. THE MOULTON PHOTOGRAPH CO., Salem, Mass. Over 1200 BrCYGLES 1 stock. New and second hand. Cash or time. ^A.W.GUMP&GO., DAYTON, OHIO. Send for list. AGENTS WANTED. Bicycles, Guns and Typewriters taken f" Exchange, In writing to advertisers nu'iitinn TllE ScKdI.L. VOL. XVII. APRIL, 1893. No. 4. THE SCROLL OF PHI DELTA THETA, Published by the Fraternity. EDITED AND MANAGED BY JOHN EDWIN BROWN. All correspondence and communications, wliether relating to the Editorial or the Business Management, should be addressed to THE SCKOLL of Phi DeltaTheta, P. O Box 117, Columbus, Ohio. FRATERNITY DIRECTORY. GENERAL COUNCIL. President—WILLIAM \V. QJJARLES, Selmii, Ala. Secretiiry—HUGH TH. MILLER, Room 22, N'ance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. Treasurer—L R. MITT, Jr., Evanston. 111. Historian—D, N. MARBLE, UU Buylston Street, Boston, Mass. THE SCROLL. I. E. BROWN, T.i't East •i()\\ n Street, Columbus, Ohio, Editor. THE SCROLL IS published by order of the National Coiucntion, tlie General Covincil acting as advisory board. It issues bi-monthly, from October to June, five numbers completing" a volinnu. Contributions from active and alumni members of the Fraternity are earnestly requested. College periodicals, newspapers, or clippings containing personals con cerning any members of tlie Erjtcrjiitx', or referring in any way to Fraicrnity or collegiate matters, are requested to be sent to the editor. The subscription price is one dollar per volume. Single copies, 2") cents each. Address all communications to THE SCROLL, P. O. Box 117, Columbus, O. EDITORS OF THE CATALOGUE. Frank D. Swope, P. O. Box ](i, Louisville, Kv. Eugene H. L. Randolph, P. O. Box V.V.t^, Xew York. N. Y. EDITOR OF THK HISTORY. Walter B. Palmer, Nashville, Tennessee. NATIONAL CONVENTION. Syracuse, N. Y., N'o\ ember 27-December 1,1893. ALUMNI CHAPTER .ADDRESSES. Annual Alumni Day, March loth. Boston, ALiss—Alpha—D. N. Marble, 4;il Boylston Street, B ston. New York, N. Y.—Alpha—F. J. Greene. iVl Gold Street. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Alpha—T. C. Blaisdell, 42 Taylor Avenue, .Vllegheny. Philadelphia, Pa.—Beta—J. M. West, Jr., 1524 Swain Street. Baltimore, Md.—Alpha—Rev. H. IL Weber, 31 Patterson Avenue. Washington, D. C.—Al|)Iia—^L C. Summers, Surgeon-GeneraPs Office. Richmond, A'a.—.Mpha—Dr. C. M. Shields, 310 E. Franklin Street. Columbus, Ga.— Alpha—Herbert L. Manson. Atlanta, Ga.—Beta—Morris Brandon. Nashville, Tenn.—Alpha—K. F. Jackson, :\0V,^ N. Cherry ^t^cet. Montgomery, i\la.—Alpha—^^'. K. Holloway. Selma, Ala —Beta—A. W. Nelson. Cincinnati, O.—Alpha—Dr. J. A. Thompson, 113 W. Ninth Street. Akron,0. —Beta-W. |. Enierv. Cleveland, O —(i-imma-C. L. Chalfant, 4H Cory Av<:-nnc. L(niis\ille, Ky.—Alpha^I'. D. Swope, Bo.\ 440. Franklin, Ind.—Alpha—T. C. Donnell. Indianapolis, Ind.—Beta—H. U. Brown, care " Indianapolis A'^(•:f^^." Chicago, 111,—Alpha—A. F. Moon,2734 Prairie .Vvenue. Galesburg, 111,—Bet.i—[. L. Hastings. Kansas City, Mo.—A Iplia—S. M. McCl.mnaliiin. Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.-Alpha—W. F. Hunt, Barnard Sihool, St. Paul. Uenver. Col,—A Ipha—(J. !•:. Preble, V. S. Mini. Salt Lake City, Utah-Alpha—W. S. hen is. Box |S1. S.in Francisco, Cal. —,\Iph:i—C. E. Holmes. l*ier 3. Stewart Street. Los Angeles, C.il.—Beta—Leslie R. Hewitt. THE SCROLL. COLLEGE CHAPTER .ADDRESSES. Alptia Province. President—J. M. Mayer, 10 AVall Street, New York, N. Y. Maine Alpha—Colby University, Waterville, Me.—John S. Lvnch. New Hampshire .-Mpha—Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.—Alfred Bartlett. Vermont Alpha—University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.—Frank L. Dunham. Massachusetts Alpha—Williams College.AVilliamstown, Mass.—W, S. Elder. Massachusetts Beta—Amherst College, .Vmherst, Mass.—Charles A. Andrews, Phi Delta Theta House. Rhode Island Alpha—Brown Universitv, Providence, R. I.—I. L. Foster, 16 Hone Hall. " ' New York Alpha—Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.—Robert Lathrop, Phi Delta Theta House. New York Beta—Union University, Schenectadv, N. Y.—E. L. Auchampaus-h. P. O. Box -1X1. ' 1- s 1 New York Epsilon—Svracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y.—W. W, Nichols, Phi Delta Theta House. Pennsylvania Alpha—Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.—Russel H. Colvin. Pennsylvania Beta—Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa.—D. W. Van Camp. Pennsylvania Gamma—Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.—Geo M. Ryall. Pennsylvania Delta—.Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.—R. W. Darragh. Pennsylvania Epsilon—Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.—Geo. C. Yocum. Pennsylvania Zeta—University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.—Walter I. Cooper, 32,50 Chestnut Street. Pennsvlvania Eta—Lehigh University, South Bethlehem, Pa.—Robert F. Gadd Phi Delta Theta House, Bethlehem, Pa. Beta Province, President—Fred. S. Ball, Box 525, Montgomery, .-Via. \'irginia Alpha—Roanoke College, Salem, Va.—M. J. Killian. Virginia Beta—University of Virginia, Va.—H. W. Dent. Virginia Gamma—Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.—^J. H. Creighton. Virginia Delta—Richmond College, Richmond, Va.—Adolphus Blair, Jr. Viri^inia Zeta—Washington and Lee University, Lexington, \'a.—S. S.Lambeth, Jr North Carolina Beta—University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C.— M. Hoke. South Carolina Beta—South Carolina College, Columbia, S. C.—W. C. Cothran. Kentucky .Alpha—Centre College, Danville, Ky.—R. P. Dow, Jr. Kentucky Delta—Central University, Richmond, Ky.—S. H. Carothers. Gamma Province, President—Paul M. Jones, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Georgia Alpha—University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.—S. B. Yow*. Georgia Beta—Emory College, Oxford. Ga.—Marvin Williams. Georgia Gamma—Mercer University, Macon, Ga.—Preston B. Pearson, 107 Forsyth Street. Tennessee Alpha—Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.—John H. DeWitt, 711 AVoodland Street. Tennessee Beta—University of the South, P. O. Box 13, Sewanee, Tenn.—W. S. Slack. Alabama .Alpha—University of Alabama, Tuskaloosa, Ala.—^J. I. Burgett. Alabama Beta—.Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.—W. M. Riggs. Alabama Gamma—Southern University, Greensboro, Ala.—F. M. de Graftenreid. THE SCROLL. Delta Province. President-C. H. Tel>ault, jr., 7 North Street, New Orleans, La. Mississippi Alpha—l'niversity of Mississippi, l'niversity P. C, Miss.—W. W. Loc kard. Louisiana Alpha—Tulane Universit> of Louisiana, New Orleans, La.—S S. Prentiss, Jr., 33 Polymnia Street. Texas Beta—l^nivcrsity of Texas, ,\ustin, Tex.—Tom J. Lee. Texas Gamma—Southwestern Univernrty. Georgetown, Tex.—Geo. W. Graves. P psi Ion Province. President—J. L. Mitchell, Jr., 22 \'ance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. Ohio Alpha—Miami l'niversity, Oxford, O.—Paul F. Hoffman. Ohio Beta—Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, O.—E. L. Whitney. Ohio Gamma—Ohio University, Athens, O.—L M. Foster. Ohio Delta—University of Wooster. Wooster, O.—W. G, McCullough. Ohio Epsilon—Buchtel College, Akron, O.—O. G. Holcomb. Ohio Zeta—Ohio State University, Columbus, O.—Walter C. Harris, 2.;]W. 9th Ave. Indiana Alpha—Indiana L^niversity, Bloomington, Ind.—IL M. Stoops. Indiana Beta—Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.—Paul M. Rhoads. Indiana Gamma—Butler University. Irvington, Ind.—F. F. Williams, Indiana Delta—Franklin College, Franklin, Ind.—Daniel Durkin. Indiana Epsilon—Hanover College, Hanover, Ind.—W. B. Shirey. Indiana Zeta—De Pauw University, Greencastle, Ind.—Will. M. Spark-. Michigan Alpha—Uni\ersitv of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.—^J. Arthur Wkil- worth. Phi Delta Tlieta House. Michigan Beta—State College of Michigan. Agricultural College (Lansing), Mich.— W. C. Bagley. Michigan Gamma—Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich.—C. B. Chaffee. Zeta Province. President—Walter R. Brown, 702 N. Y. Life Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Illinois Alpha—Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.—Fred. ^^'. Gillette, 20 Michigan Ave. Illinois Delta—Knox College, Galesburg, 111.—Geo. D. Tunnicliff. Illinois Epsilon—Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111.—Wave Miller. Illinois Zeta—Lombard Universitv, Galesburg, 111.—R. F. Anderson. Wisconsin Alpha—University of Wisconsin, Madison, \\'is.—Frank Sweet. Phi Delta Theta House. Missouri Alpha—University of Missouri, Clifford T. Swit/ler, Columbia, Mo. Missouri Beta—\Vestnunster College, Fulton, Mo.—W. H. Forsythe. Missouri Gamma—\\'as]iington University, St. Louis, Mo.—^^^ N. Cummings. Iowa Alpha—Iowa Weslt-yan University, Mount Pleasant, Li.—C G. \\'atkins. ilowa Beta—State I'nfversity of Iowa, Iowa Cit>-, la. —Harry P. I'ooirood. Minnesota Alph:i—Ihuversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.—E. P. Harding, Phi Delta Theta Place, 516 Fifteenth Ave., S. E. Kansas Alpha—Universitv of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.—Samuel T. Gillesino, 1343 Kentucky Street. Nebraska Alpha—Universitv of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nelt.—Wm. L. Westerman, 511 North Sixteenth Street. •California Alpha—University of California, Bcrkele\ , Cal.—H.W. Stuart, Drawer N •California Beta—Leland Stanford Jr. University, Palo -Vlto, Cal,—F.J. B.atchelder. ALSTON ELLIS, PH. D., LL. D., OHIO ALPHA, '67. THE SCROLL. Vol. XVII. APRIL, 1893. No. 4. ALSTON ELLIS. Fort Collins, Colorado, is a prosperous town of 2,500 inhabitants, in Larimer County, on the line of the Colo rado Central Railroad, seventy-five miles north of Denver. Beautifully situated, four miles from the foot-hills, it is in full view of Long's Peak and many miles of the Snowy Range. From the melting snow of the mountains is de rived its water supply. Its streets and buildings are lighted by an electric light plant, while its sidewalks are paved exclusively with the flagstone, quarried at its very doors. Here is located the Colorado Agricultural College which, like other sister colleges, had its origin in the act of Con gress, July :i, 1862, which granted the institution 90,000 acres of land. In ISS:^, the State of Colorado, for the sup port of the college, levied an annual tax of one-fifth of a mill on each dollar of taxable property. In 1891, by reason of the greatly increased tax duplicate of the state, this was changed to one sixth of a mill. Although the college had been duly incorporated in 1870 no buildings were erected until 1878, when Fort Collins was selected as a site, and the corner-stone laid July 27, 1878. In September, 1879, it was first opened for the reception of students. A dor mitory was erected in 1881, and the chemical laboratory in 1882. The buildings that have since been added are : Horticultural Hall, Mechanical Arts Building, Agricultural Hall, Horticultural and Botanical Laboratories. The number of students was at first limited, but has in creased until the session of 1891-'92 saw 146 enrolled, five of these being post-graduates, and the present session (l892-'93) will increase the number to 190. The Faculty numbers twelve full members, the librarian, and five regular salaried assistants. Of these members of the Faculty, three are members of Phi Delta Theta: Alston Ellis, the subject of this sketch. President and Professor of Political Economy and Logic ; Frank J. Annis, Esq., a o a < oc O _i O o o o I- oc o UJ HI o o UJ I- < I- co C3~ z D _1 D CQ Z < THE SCROLL. 293 charter member of Alichigan Beta, Secretary of the Fac ulty, and Charles F. Baker, Michigan Beta, '91, Assistant to the chair of Zoology and Entomology. Alston PLUis is by birth a Kentuckian. He was born, January 26, 1847, near Covington. It was in the common schools of the country that he acquired the rudiments of education, his spare time being more than well occupied by work upon the farm and in the shop. When he was sixteen years of age his parents moved to Covington, and there he entered a private school, taught by Mr. S. Mead, a well-known teacher of that day. It was here that he made his special preparation for entering upon a regular collegiate course. During the winter and spring months of 1864, however, he was engaged in teaching a country school near Carrollton, Ky. This was the first experience in the work to which the later years of his life have been so successfully devoted. His stipulated salary in this school, from the public funds, was eight dollars per month, but by means of private subscriptions this was in creased to forty dollars. After the close of the regular school term he returned to his home in Covington, where he found employment in a factory. In September of this year (1864), he matriculated as a student at Miami Uni versity, Oxford, Ohio, being admitted to the Sophomore class. Here he continuously pursued his studies, gradu ating with the class of 1867. His studious habits, nurtured and strongly developed by the circumstances under which he had pursued his earlier work, at once won him a recognized place in scholarship. His frank manners and gentlemanly qualities likewise placed him high in the esteem of his fellow-students and the faculty of the university. There was never anything of the recluse about him, and while devoted to the pursuit of his studies he was then the easily approached, social, and well-met boy, just as he is now marked by the same qualities in his mature manhood. As a student, he was said to be remarkably proficient in mathematics and the ancient languages. In all branches of the college course he was far above the average of his class. In the literary society, as well as in the recitation room, his leadership had to remain unquestioned. Dominated by a lively in terest in every-day affairs, fired with an ambition to be able to express well that which he knew, and balanced by his scholarship achievements, he was a fluent speaker, a ready debater, and possessed of the powers which make natural < O _i o o o o H a: O UJ C3 UJ _i _i O o ^-UJ < < I _i < cc H _i O CC o < IHE SCROLL. 295 oratory. It is not surprising to know that he had a goodly share of college honors, held high offices in the Erodel- phian literary society, of which he was a member, and rep resented the society as its orator in the annual celebration of Washington's birthday. Like many other Miami students, Alston Ellis found the woman of his choice in one of the colleges at Oxford. On July 23, 1867, a month after graduating from Miami, he was united in marriage to Miss Katie A. Cox, an accom plished young lady, fresh from that old and excellent in stitution, the Oxford Female College, now presided over by a graduate of Miami, and a member of Phi Delta Theta, Dr. Faye Walker, of Ohio Alpha, but then under the charge of Rev. R. D. Morris. It is not a stinting of praise to President Ellis to say that not a little of his success in life has been due to the influence of this cultured wife, who has put into their home life and shown to their large circle of acquaintances only those qualities which stimulate the best that is in man. We cannot say whether Mr. Ellis felt at that time that his life's work lay in the teaching profession. But if that question was not settled then the constancy with which he has held to it, and the success he has achieved, are a suf ficient answer for to-day. He returned to his old home in Covington, where, for two years, he did effective work as principal of the Inter mediate and Third District schools of that city. The thoroughness of his scholarship and the able administra tive powers evinced in this work brought to him then the more responsible position of assistant superintendent of the Newport, Ky., schools, which position he held until 1871. In that year he was called to the superintendency of the Hamilton, Ohio, schools, which position he held for eight years. Shortly after he assumed this position the editor of a Hamilton paper wrote: " When Prof. Ellis was called to his present position the schools were not doing their work in as satisfactory a manner as parents and tax-payers had a right to expect. The scholarship had been suffered to drop, and the discipline had fallen into laxity. To stimulate his pupils, and place before them a higher ideal for attainment, and to es tablish discipline, were the difficult tasks which Prof. Ellis found him self compelled to face. It was not a work to be done in a day. * * In this labor Prof. Ellis displayed alike the accomplishments of the scholar and the gifts of executive ability. To-day, as shown by com- 296 IHE SCROLL. parison with those cities of a similar class, the Hamilton schools in scholarship and discipline have no superiors in our State, and few equals." That statement is true yet to this day, and the high reputation of the schools of that city throughout the state is the impress of the work of Prof. Ellis, and his name is indelibly associated with the knowledge of this excel lence. In 1879, Prof. Ellis gave up the teaching branch of edu cational work, and engaged with the well known firm of Harper & Brothers, with headquarters at Columbus, Ohio, and during this year much of his time was given to ad dresses before college societies, teachers' associations, and to contributions to educational journals. In May, 1880, he was elected to the superintendency of the Sandusky, Ohio, schools, in which place and position he achieved the same enviable record that had been made at Hamilton. In 1887, in response to urgent calls to resume his old field of work, he returned to Hamilton, and continued at the head of the schools there until called to the position which he now holds, at the head of the Colorado State College. In 1891, the trustees of that institution extended to him a unanimous call to become its president. This call was at first declined, owing, likely, to a disinclination to leave the place where were grown up the friends and associa tions of a lifetime, where on every side were the evidences of the highest personal as well as professional esteem. In response to an urgent personal appeal. Dr. Ellis went on to Fort Collins to confer with the trustees and look over the field. He found handsome and commodious buildings, excellent equipment, a well selected and an able faculty, specialists in their respective lines ; a harmonious governing body and a good income. The result was that Dr. Ellis accepted the position, which carried with it a salary of !?6,000. Not only Hamilton, but Ohio, was loth to lose him as a citizen. The newspaper and educational press of the state gave extended notice to the history of his work. This had not, by any means, been confined to his local super intendency of schools. He had been a regular contributor to its educational journals. In 1875, he became a member of the State Board of School Examiners, on which board he was a member ten years, its clerk for the same period. IHE SCROLL. 297 and in 1891 had just been re-appointed to a term of five years' service. No man in the state was better known or more in demand as a lecturer before teachers' and farmers' institutes than was he. He was likewise a member of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, and for five years was a trustee of the Ohio State University. No wonder his adopted state was sorry to lose so valu able a citizen, one who had been identified with so many of her institutions. In Hamilton his departure was the cause of many regrets and brought many expressions of es teem. The "Travelers' Club," of which he had been the only president from its organization, tendered to him and Mrs. Ellis a farewell reception. So, likewise, did the ''Brown ing Club," of which they had been valuable members. February 5, 1892, he retired from the presidency of the "Miami Club," and severed active connections with the organization. After the conclusion of his address to the club and eulogy of Democracy and democratic principles, he was made the recipient of a handsome cane, to serve as a reminder of his old home and political associates. His church relationship, assumed early in life, before he entered college, has been of the pleasantest nature and characterized by an earnestness and steadiness of purpose. In polity he is a Congregationalist, but he has been iden tified with the Congregationalist and Presbyterian, accord ing to where he has been located. It is not usual that a man of the scholarship and attain ments of President Ellis should have them unrecognized in the educational world. As early as 1872, we find his Alma Mater, Miami University, conferring upon him the degree of Master of Arts. In 1879, the University of Wooster gave him the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, which degree the Ohio State University likewise gave him in 1888. In 1890, a still greater recognition of his attain ments was made when he was given the degree of LL. D. from Ohio State University. In 1879, he had been elected a member of the Victoria Institute, the Philosophical Society of Great Britain, of which Queen Victoria is a patron. There are three de grees or ranks in the society—ordinary, associate, and life members. In 1888, he was made a life member of the society. This society is one of the most famous in the world, and has for its members the first men of England, Germany and Australia. At that time, 1888, there were only four members in America, Prof. Ellis being one. o < DC O o_i o o o I- oc o UJ o UJ _i o_i o UJ I- < I- < I CO I- fC < z < I o UJ IHE SCROLL. 299 When Alston Ellis entered Miami University the Ohio Alpha chapter of Phi Delta Theta was extinct. But a classmate of his was James Zachary Moore, now Prosecut ing Attorney for Washington, Spokane Falls, Washington, who had been initiated into Phi Delta Theta at Centre Col lege, Danville, Ky. Young Moore and Ellis associated themselves together and, in the spring of 1866, succeeded in effecting the revival of our present chapter. He has ever since retained a warm and intelligent interest in the Fra ternity. He contributed an article on the revival of the Miami chapter to the SCROLL for October, 1880. He was the Orator at the Indianapolis Convention in 1880, his ad dress on "American Education" being a masterly effort. On the Articles of Incorporation of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, filed with the Secretary of State, of Ohio, March 12, 1881, his name heads the list of signers. Since the revival of Miami and the Ohio Alpha, in 1885, Dr. Ellis has been one of the warmest friends of the chapter, and its members have had reason often to thank him for advice and financial aid. He is one of the well-balanced, all-around men whom it is a pleasure to meet, and he who wears the badge of Phi Delta Theta, or who has any other token of the gentleman, will find in him, on acquaintance, a charming personality, and an unwavering friend. J. E. BROWN. THE POLICY OF PHI DELTA THETA AS A TRAINING FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP. A SYMPOSIUM. I. There is a parallel between the written organic laws of the United States and those of Phi Delta Theta. In the Declaration of Independence our Revolutionary fore fathers set forth the reasons which impelled them to es tablish their separate political existence. In the Bond of the Phi DeltaTheta the founders of the Fraternity declared the principles upon which they established a new college organization. Our forefathers adopted the Articles of Confederation as a basis of united operations. The found ers of Phi Delta Theta adopted the Articles of Union as a code of regulations for united action. The Articles of Confederation having been found not to give the general 300 IHE SCROLL. government sufficient powers, our forefathers, after achiev ing their independence, adopted a Constitution for the United States, which contemplated that each of the States would have a Constitution. After the Articles of Union of Phi Delta Theta had been in force some years, they were supplanted by the Constitution of the Order and the Constitution of Chapters. If the analogy might be car ried further, it could be shown that as the United States government became more centralized, and the power of the states more restricted by amendments to the Consti tution, so the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity v\ as changed by combining the Constitution of the Order and the Consti tution of Chapters into one Constitution, which provided for a more centralized government than that which had before obtained. The Declaration of Independence is the pronunciamento of American freemen, and its bold assertion of inalienable rights has challenged the admiration of the world. The Bond of the Phi Delta Theta is the declaration of objects to be sought in the establishment of a great .American college fraternity, and the language employed in its com position fill those to whom it is familiar with admiration for the men who conceived it. Whatever there may be to commend about Phi Delta Theta the Bond, above all things, is first. Its lofty ex pressions, its elevated sentiments, and its precepts of sound morality, must meet the approval of any right thinking person, and incite him to a faithful performance of what it enjoins. Its threefold aim is to inculcate a deeper friend ship between those who are bound by it, to stimulate them to attain a high degree of intellectual culture, and to en courage a closer adherance to the principles upon which upright character is based. By its own terms, it is made inviolable and unalterable without the unanimous consent of all who have promised to make its teachings a guide of life. Unquestionably the Bond has exercised a beneficial in fluence on the conduct of those who have accepted it. In his initiation vows every person joining Phi Delta Theta pledges himself to uphold it. The same pledge has been taken by every member initiated since the organization of the fraternity. Nearly half a century the Bond has been Phi Delta Theta's fundamental law. No one has yet sug gested wherein it could be improved. y\s long as the fra ternity exists, whatever changes there ma\' be in its forms THE SCROLL. 301 and outward customs, the Bond will remain as it is. At a National Convention of Phi Delta Theta held twenty years ago, Charles O. Perry, the most zealous and active Phi of that time, read a historical sketch of the Fraternity, in which he said : " A people who should adopt the principles set forth in the Bond of the Phi Delta Theta as their political gospel would rise above the com mon station of nations. Such a people would enact before God the drama of mankind in all its grandeur and all its majesty." Phi Delta Theta is proud of being a national fraternity. Its expansion has been in all directions. Its chapters ex tend from ocean to ocean and from the lakes to the gulf. It emphasizes the national idea. Its policy to bind to gether representative college men of all sections instills in the breasts of its members a greater love for our com mon country. A fraternal tie unites members in the North and South and the East and West. It is a tie that over comes sectional divisions and political differences. What will benefit Phis in one part of the Union benefits all in the fraternity. They are anxious to see advancement in every state, because the prosperity of the Fraternity de pends on the general welfare. This makes them better patriots, and more interested in the preservation as a whole of our glorious republic. When a Phi examines the long roll of chapters in many states he must congratulate himself that he belongs to a fraternity whose banner is widely planted. The advan tages he derives are numerous and important. When he goes from one section to another, a brother's welcome awaits him. Inter-chapter visits and correspondence make members more appreciative of the value of membership in Phi Delta Theta, and also remove erroneous impressions they may have formed as to those in other sections with whom they were before unacquainted, and with whom they would not, except through the medium of the Fraternity, acquire intimate relations. Certainly no Phi can attend a National Convention of the Fraternity,where delegates are assembled from all portions of the United States, and wit ness the overflow of good feeling which there prevails, without rejoicing that Phi Delta Theta gives him an op portunity of forming such a large circle of friends, with out thereafter having a better conception of the true worth of those whose homes are far distant from his own, and without being animated by a broader patriotism and a 302 IHE SCROLL. greater loyalty to the greatest government on earth, that government whose emblem is the stars and stripes. The reciprocal obligations that Phis assume help to make them better citizens. The lessons taught by the various ceremonies of the Ritual help to make them better citizens. The duties placed upon them by fraternity mem bership help to make them better citizens. The training they get in chapter work helps to make them better citi zens. The inspiration to high endeavors which the Bond furnishes helps to make them better citizens. Association with members of their respective chapters, and with mem bers in all portions of the Union whom they may meet, helps to make them better citizens. A man who has en joyed the benefits and pleasures of membership in Phi Delia Theta becomes a warmer friend of liberal education and more devoted to his alttia mater ; his regard for the rights of others is increased, his respect for law and order is intensified, and, by reason of his fraternity life, he be comes a more useful member of society. WALTER B. PALMER. II. [Abstract of an address by Marcus G. Evans, Esq., Wooster, ^yy, at the Central Ohio Alumni Day dinner, Columbus, March 15, 1893.] A response to this toast could certainly be more intelli gently made by some one of the more active Phis here tonight. The subject implies a more distinct and clearer knowledge of the Fraternity and its accomplishments, especially during the recent period of its great activity and marvelous growth, than most of us older members could reasonably be expected to possess. While we lack not one whit in enthusiasm, while our love for the dear old Fraternity is as ardent as ever, and our hearts respond with joy to all matters pertaining to its welfare and inter ests, yet in several years absence from active touch with the Fraternity, we are naturally not so well qualified to know fully the scope of its great usefulness and the good training it imparts as are the active members themselves. There has been no material change in the general policy of the Order, nor in the great fundamental principles upon which it was founded, and I have yet to learn that the Fraternity has ever in the least degree failed to fol low the precepts, and faithfully to observe the great ob jects embodied by its founders in the Bond. In the THE SCROLL. 303 Bond it has life, and upon that instrument does it depend for stability and endurance, and upon the observance of the great objects embodied therein do its members de rive that training which prepares them for good and active members of society. Early in the history of the Fraternity, it became a recognized policy that, in order to attain greater results, Chapters should be established in the leading colleges of the West, as the character of such institutions justified. The encouragement met with in this respect, and the great additional strength thereby obtained, elicited the spirit of still further extensions, which resulted in the establishment of Chapters in the most prominent colleges of the Southern States. By this time the Order had as sumed most formidable proportions; it was recognized as a strong rival by the older Greek Fraternities ; it was taking into its fold the best among the young men of all colleges where it was established ; it looked to merit and good character as qualifications for membership. This, then, was the Fraternity that young men possessing those qualifications were seeking ; consequently, the college honors worth going after were obtained, and it became recognized as a distinguished honor to be identified with Phi Delta Theta. This policy of extension had taken deep root in the Order. It was pursued wisely and vigor ously, and nothing short of a National Fraternity was to satisfy its ambition. The way became open for its intro duction in the East, in New York, and finally into the New England States, and Chapters were established which have secured the very best material. And so the Fraternity became national, and throughout the entire Union gained the deserved reputation—as it was in char acter—of the leading Greek Letter Fraternity. The great object in thus nationalizing the Fraternity was at the outset surmised, and its subsequent achieve ment and good results proved the truth of the theory. Young men of character and merit upon entering college, would naturally desire to become affiliated with a fraternity of well-known fame and renown, and the Phis possessing those fundamental principles which would naturally appeal to the tastes and sympathies of men of this class, they were not long in becoming con vinced that the Phi Delta Theta was their crowd of peo ple, and the Phi's were not long in gaining their allegiance. 304 THE SCROLL. I am aware that it has been charged by rival fraterni ties, that we have sought quantity rather than quality ; that our desire has been for numbers, and that we have not exercised sound discretion in the class of colleges, in many instances, where we have established Chapters. This charge has no foundation whatever, in fact ; it is most unjust, and has its origin in a jealous rather than a fair criticism on the part of envious rivals. It is safe to assert, that no Greek Fraternity possessing ambitious as pirations to improve and strengthen itself has made fewer mistakes than we have, either in the class of colleges en tered, or in the personnel of the active members. Among the Alumni we have as large, if not a greater per cent, of prominent men, both in private and in public life than any other Greek PVaternity. They are most conspicuous in all the great professions ; they occupy high places on the bench, in diplomacy, in both houses of Congress, and one of whom has attained the highest position on earth—the Presidency of the United States. In this connection I desire to call atttention to the fact, that our honored and distinguished guest of the evening, Brother Lindley, one of the founders of Phi Delta Theta, had the honor, as well as the pleasure, of assisting in the initiation of the ex-President into the Fraternity. I desire also to call attention to the fact, that all Phis, including all of our prominent Alumni, were reared and grew up in the Fraternity, not one of them has been adopted. That is not one of the policies of the Order. With regard to the prominent men we have in public life, it may be said that they are so numerous, that indeed they sometimes cause embarrassment among the great army of Phis. At the-recent national election we had the very distinguished and unusual honor of having a Phi on each of the presidential tickets of the two great leading parties. It was impossible for the Phis individu ally to vote for both of them, and because of this im possibility, no doubt, a very large number of them were not only perplexed, but sorely embarrassed. They prob ably felt like the young man with two sweethearts, "How happy we could be with either, were 'tother dear charmer away." A further policy of the Fraternity, and that from which its members derive the most direct and beneficial results, is to be found in the grand objects which gave rise to the THE SCROLL. 305 origin of the order, the public motto, " We enjoy life with the help and society of others," is an epitome of the three great objects the founders had in view, and which have ever been the leading and most conspicuous objects of the Fraternity. They are as follows : 1. The cultivation of friendship among its members. 2. The ac quirement individually of a high degree of mental culture. 3. The attainment personally of a high standard of morality. With these great objects in view, is it to be wondered at, my brothers, that our Fraternit}- sends its men into active life better qualified for the high duties of good citizenship? It is seen at once that the great object is to inspire its members to greater efforts, to store their mind with knowledge, to teach them to love and aid others, and to aspire to the highest standard of morality. The very foremost object in the life of a good citizen is to surround himself with true and loving friends. No life is worth living without friendships, and friendships must be cultivated. A young man who goes through an entire college career without cultivating friendships, is very apt to pass his entire life without doing so. This engenders a sordid nature and disposition, and thereby renders life most unsatisfactory to himself and intoler able to others. A young man without friends to aid and encourage him in the pursuit of his studies cannot, as a rule, acquire as high a degree of mental culture as one who has such advantages. No one takes interest enough in him to help him over rugged places, to urge him to greater efforts, to inspire in him the spirit of emulation, and thereby to qualify him for a higher degree of scholar ship. No one puts forth his hand to restrain and check him in tendencies for over-indulgencies, or to set before him examples of good morals. That period of his life is passed when his mind is capable of acquiring the great est beneficial results in these respects, when his moral character is being formed, and he has not derived the good and substantial results that his Phi friends have at tained b\' reason of their associations and the good and wholesome teachings of their Fraternity. Such being the policy of our Order, and such the training that fits the Phis for the great work of life, we should, all of us, lend our aid and encouragement for the further welfare and good of the Fraternity. Many of us have been so long out of college, and living so far away from Phi associa- 306 THE SCROLL. tions, that we have felt the need of a closer contact and affiliation with the Order. We should never get too old, nor too busy, to enjoy such influences, and I must say that no happier thought ever occurred to Brother Brown than when he conceived the idea of calling the Phis to gether here tonight at this Alumni meeting. In and about Columbus there are a large number of us. Let us, at least, once a year, on Alumni Day, continue these meetings, for by so doing, we not only afford great pleas ure to ourselves, but by our example and interest we can more greatly enthuse the active Phis, and impress them with a still greater realization of the honor of member ship in the Fraternity, and the great benefits it has in store for them. III. [An address delivered at the Alumni Day Meeting, Nashville. Tenn., March 15, 1893, by Edwin A. Price, \'anderbilt, '81.] In discussing the policy of Phi Delta Theta as a training for good citizenship, it is well for us to consider what con stitutes the essence and characteristics of a good citizen. At the foundation of our requirements it would be uni versally agreed that sound moral character is a primary requisite for equipping a man to discharge the duties of a good citizen. The policy of the Society, therefore, should be based upon this fundamental principle. It should aim to train young men in those great moral qualities which fit and qualify them for the exalted ofifices of citizenship. It has been said by one of old, that " whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, and whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and any praise, think on these things." So we have in this condensed statement a summary of those great and noble virtues which lie at the foundation of character and life. With truth as the basis, with a keen sense of personal honor, with justness of thought, of opin ion and of action, with moral integrity and purity, with love of whatever is amiable and beautiful, with a vivid sense of the value of an enlightened public sentiment, to gether with these characteristics adorning his life and irra diating his conduct, the young man stands forth fitted for the noblest dignities and greatest responsibilities of human existence. THE SCROLL. 307 If I have rightly understood the spirit of our Society, it lays proper emphasis upon these high motives and excel lent qualities of a vigorous and successful manhood. It is our studious desire to select for association with us, those men who hold truth and honor above life and pelf. We seek as our associates those men who are animated by sen timents of justice and scrupulous regard for the rights of others, an intense desire to see the right and truth always triumphant. We would spurn from our afifiliation the man whose life is steeped in impurity, who is profligate and de bauched, and who is indifferent to a noble and righteous standard of public opinion. If I have not misconceived the whole drift and purpose of our organization, it certainly prepares men for citizenship in the nature and stimulus of these lofty moral ideals. The second requisite for good citizenship is intelligence and education. The day has passed when any great nation will consent to be ruled by any minds except those of the brightest intellectual development. A glance at the polit ical field of the world, as brought before us during the last few decades, will convince us that in every great country the men who have guided and directed national affairs and imperial interests have been men of the largest brain and most liberal culture. The names of Cavour and Gambetta, Beaconsfield, Bismark, Gladstone, Blaine and Grover Cleveland—these, and a thousand others, rise at once to our minds in evidence of this contention. The unscrupu lous demagogue has lost his place and his potency. Edu cation, culture, extensive reading, profound thinking, elevated intellectuality, are the requisites for successful citizenship in the present era of the world. To fit men for citizenship, therefore, the members of our Society should encourage broad scholarship, accurate and extensive learning and keen zest in intellectual pursuits. It has always been, as I understand, the effort of this So ciety, to choose from the students those men who give indications of the best intellectual promise, as well as the highest type of moral excellence. So long as this aim is held steadily in view, the policy of our Society will con stitute an admirable training for citizenship. But a citizen of a free republic should be a man who has not only strong intellectual beliefs, well considered, practical views, earnest convictions on Locial, civil, eco nomic and moral questions, but he should be taught to elaborate his views, to express his sentiments and defend 308 THE SCROLL. his opinions. For this purpose interchange of views in conversation, in essay and debate, is admirably adapted. The exercises of the Society are in themselves a gymnas tic in which the citizen is trained to use the logical weapons of his life and character with skill, force and efficiency. The kindly collision of generous intellects, engaged in the same laudable pursuits, intellectual grapple in the field of vigorous but fraternal controversy, are well calculated to toughen the fiber and harden the manly fabric of the youi g contestants. Out of such an arena men emerge prepared to respect the opinions of others, while valiantly holding to their own cherished con\ictions. In this respect the Phi Delta Theta offers excellent training for citizen ship. Our Country is now so vast in its extent, so varied in its resources and so vigorous in its material growth, that it is of the utmost importance that young men should be taught to take the widest views of the Country as a whole. The time for sectional divisions, for narrow local prejudices, for geographical boundaries and barriers is a thing of the past, our whole Country is the theme of the citizen's pride and the patriot's enthusiasm. In our Society men are brought together who represent every section of our mag nificent domain. There is not a State without its repre sentation, there is not a great cit\- without some favorite son in our body, there is scarcely a hamlet from amidst whose rural shades there has not gone up some strong, hardy son of the soil, and these have mingled together in fraternal association. The flowers that bloom on New England's hillsides have mingled their odors, in our halls, with the orange and jas mine of the South. Through the lips of our representa tives the Great Lakes have saluted the Mexican Gulf. The voices of our strong and vigorous sons have caught at once the tones of two oceans which beat with alternate ' rythm upon our eastern and western shores. Here is a great school of citizenship, in which preju dices are dissipated, narrow sentiments discounted and broad, salutary love of country implanted in manly bosoms. It is true that the spectacle was once presented of members of this Fraternity confronting each other with drawn and dripping swords, upon the bloody fields of internecine strife, but when the clouds of war rolled by, our men were amongst the first to re-unite in fraternal fellowship and in patriotic effort to re-establish the National Union. It is 'THE SCROLL. 309 my firm persuasion that from the mollifying opinions of such associations as the Phi Delta Theta affords, we have the best possible guarantee for the continued good will of the once disunited sections of our common country. Pa triotism is thus fostered in our Society. These noble and most elevating sentiments receive constant strength and support in our ranks. Every revolving decade has placed upon the rolls of fame and fortune scores of bright, cultured and patriotic members of the Phi Delta Theta. Our name is enrolled high upon the records of our National glory. Already we have shown what this Society can do in training for citizenship our distinguished brothers whose names are linked inseparably with our country's history. Benjamin Harrison leaves the White House an exalted pattern of statesmanship, of private virtue and domestic honor, and retires to a private citizen's position, crowned with the good wishes and benedictions of thousands of his fellow- men. As he stejjs down from his high office, Adlai E. Stevenson steps up to the second position within the gift of this mighty people, and in that exalted .station, gives ample evidence of what Phi Delta Theta can do and is doing in qualifying her members for the loftiest responsi bilities of American citizenship. EDWIN A. PRICE. IV. [Abstract of remarks by Rev. Clearfield Park, Lafayette, '76, at the Alumni Day Dinner, Philadelphia, Pa., March 15, 1893.] In the illustrious citizenship of Ex-President Harrison, Phi Delta Theta gives a striking illustration of her policy in the training of the American citizen. The Ex-Presi dent undoubtedly believes in the Divine sanction of civil authority. This was also the cardinal conviction of Abra ham Lincoln. In one of his responses to an address from the representatives of a Christian church, as he was about to assume the responsibilities of the Presidency, he said, " Bless God for the churches; and blessed be God that he hath given us the churches m this the hour of our supreme trial." It is surely the policy of our Fraternity to teach this same doctrine of the state, namely, its Divine sanction. Mr. Park then went on to discuss briefly the aim and basis of the state. He then presented clearly and forci- 310 THE SCROLL. bly the rights and duties of the American citizen. Among other things he said: "The same moral laws that govern the exercise of political patronage govern the exercise of the franchise. Not to vote is to be unfaithful and to hide the talent God has given you. To vote corruptly is fel ony. It is to appropriate to our own uses what we have received as trustees for the city, the state, the nation." He closed by saying: " Facing danger and accepting difificulty in the spirit of unselfish devotion to the good of men, we may say with Lowell: " ' Our country has a gospel of her own To preach and practice before all the world, The freedom and divinity of man, The glorious claims of human brotherhood." '" CENTRAL OHIO RE-UNION. On the 28th of February a circular was issued signed by Emmett Tompkins and J. E. Brown, as committee, calling attention to the custom of the Fraternity in cele brating March loth each year as the Annual Alumni Day of Phi Delta Theta. It announced that, although the Phis of Ohio's capital city held no alumni charter, yet they could muster a goodly number of the faithful, and that they proposed to celebrate the day with a re-union that should not be one whit behind that of any other city in general enjoyment and enthusiasm. It was the desire to make this not merely a Columbus affair but a genuine re-union of the Phis of Central Ohio. There are six active chapters and eight hundred Phis living in the State, a large proportion of whom are in ea.sy railroad reach of the Capital City. Our alumni or ganization in Cincinnati so far as meetings and re-unions are concerned is in a decidedly moribund trance. Cleve land has just organized a lively association, and held her first meeting on Alumni Day, so to her we give the care of the Phis of northeastern Ohio. But aside from that we feel that the whole State is ours. We want to see an Ohio or Central Ohio association that will draw the Phis oi the State in closer union, and stimulate a state pride in promoting the welfare of Phi Delta Theta in our midst. The circular above mentioned was sent out to over a hundred Phis of Columbus and surrounding towns, whose THE SCROLL. 311 addresses the committee had at hand, and letters were sent to each of the active chapters of the State, asking them to send representatives to the dinner. When the committee first approached the manager of the Chittenden Hotel and engaged the ordinary for the dinner, they told the management that they might possi bly run the number up to thirty-five. The private ban quet room engaged would easily seat fifty without crowd ing. So it was thought that the company would neither be a small one lost in a large room, nor one that would overcrowd the capacity of its quarters. Living a retired life at Fredericktown, some fifty miles from Columbus, was located John W. Lindley, Ohio Al pha, '50, one of the original founders of the Fraternity at Miami in 1848. The Phis of this city and State had never met this honored founder at any_of their reunions. Personally, he was unknown to all of them. But as one of those who gave his thought and counsel to the pro duction of the Bond, the foundation upon which the magnificent superstructure of Phi Delta Theta has been built, his name was not unknown, and it would be esteem ed an honor to have him with us. Accordingly an invi tation was sent asking him to be with us as our guest of honor for the evening. To this communication the fol lowing reply was received : FREDERICKTOWN, O., March 7, 1893. J. E. BROWN, M. D., Columbus, O. Dear Bro. Brown:—Yours of the 2d is before me. I assure you I shall be happy to comply with your kind request to be with you as "guest of honor" at the reunion of our Ohio brethren of Phi Delta Theta on the 15th. It has been many years since I have had the pleasure of mingling with Brother Phis, and I am quite sure it will be an occasion of no ordinary enjoyment to me. I cannot sign and return "card" as you request, as I find none in closed. .Shall I meet you at the Chittenden Hotel? I will leave Fredericktown on the noon train for Columbus on the 15th. Very truly yours in * A 6, J. W. LINDLEY. If any doubts had been felt before as to the success of the dinner, this letter dispelled all these, for with the pleasure and stimulus of having one of our patriarchs with us, it was deemed that the dinner was to be a suc cess if only our minimum number turned out. But happy 312 IHE SCROLL. surprises crowded closely upon the heels of one another, and the number of plates engaged for the dinner ran up until the number exceeded si.xty, and the only fear was that all could not be comfortably accommodated in the ordinary. By six o'clock, at the Hotel Chittenden, Brother Lind ley, like Brother Morrison at our National conventions, was at the center of a group of young collegians, all of whom were anxious to hear how the "machine was started and run in those days." The guests from out of the city were made acquainted with the local attendants. Shortly after seven o'clock the party sat down at the tables arranged in a double L, the alumni taking the seats to the outside and the undergraduates filling the inner side of the square. While the appetizing menu was being discussed, Bonnelli's Harp Orchestra, stationed at the door of the lobby, just off the room, kept lively strains of music going until the toastmaster rapped for order and started his program as head w aiter of the liter ary feast. This was the program : TOASTS. Around the fr^itirr board irr inci-l, .\iiil naiicjhf but plra.^^urr knoir; - Ti.-' hrrr our brother Phis to greet. And.frieiiilshiii.-^ lore hr.-ifoir. TOASTMASTER, .... CYRUS HULING. Esq., Ohio WL-slevan, *7s. '• Let him be . Our Ohio Chapters, RESPONSE BY ACTUE MEMHERS, .Miiinii, Ohio Weslfyan, Ohio, Wooster, IJuchtel, Ohio State. " Lon to dwell Miilsl Kkiills and eoO'uis, eiiitaptis and irornis: \Xtiere liijht-lifcled i.ituists unit ri.- Phis as Bread Winners, Hon. T. H. MCCONICA, Ohio Weslevan, "SI. •' (let plaee mid ireatlli: if possible ivitti greice: If not. hii anij iiieiins get wealth eindplaee." Phis and their Girls, . FRED. L. ROSEMOND. Esq., Ohio U'esleyan, "SJ. Oh woman! lovely woman! Iilalnre miuk ttiee To temper man; ire tinel In en Unites without you. .Xni/rh arc Painted fair to look like i/oii." Pot-Pourri, ...... C. R. GILMORE, Esq., Wooster, "S'J. " Unl tliou brightest valor and wit, T wo lliings lliaf seldom fail to hit." IMPROMPTU. " Wliirebcyour rjlbis noiv! )'oiir gambols! Your songs! i'oiirjtashes of merriment tliat irere wont to set the table on a roar." It was a matter of regret that Hon. E. N. Clingman, Miami, '74, a member of the Ohio Senate, who was to have responded to the toast "Phis as Law Givers," was at the last moment prevented from being present, as was also Prof. R. D. Bohannon, Virginia, '75, who was also ex pected to take part in the exercises. The program was, however, in every way a highly successful one, and thor oughly enjoyed by all present. Brother Lindley's re marks were of a personal reminiscent nature, and were listened to with keen interest. The tears that glistened in the corner of his eyes and moistened his cheek, showed that to him the evening was tinctured with an enjoyment which stirred his deepest emotions. He said that they were not six idle boys who tired of leisure, and so got together to organize Phi Delta Theta at Miami. It was the outcome of a desire to reap the fullest benefits from college associations, and a belief that they saw a way to add an element to their college culture which the college did not and could not of itself ever give. December 28, 1848, is considered as the date of founding, yet these six founders spent the most of the six months of the preced ing summer and fall in elaborating and perfecting the Bond, which was to remain, and has remained our unal tered and unalterable basis of union for all time. Yet these men as college men knew it as only a local affair. 314 THE SCROLL. with a total membership of less than a score. Though they had hoped to see the Order spread, their livliest im agination and fondest hopes had never brought to the speaker the possibility that forty-five years later he could sit in the midst of an assembly like the one he then saw, all of whom had accepted the Bond, and were carrying its precepts out in their lives. He thanked them for the privilege of meeting with them to enjoy the occasion. For the toast "Our Ohio Chapters," the roll was called, and a letter of greeting was read from Ohio Alpha Chap ter, which was that evening celebrating at home, and unable to send a representative. The The re-union was considered a thorough success and by consent it was agreed that we should make it an annual affair, and the committee who will have it in charge, hope to repeat the success of this one. The presence of the Phis who came from a distance was greatly appreciated, and the next year it is hoped that the same faces with other new ones may be seen about the festal board. The following held tickets for the evening: Ohio Alpha—J. W. Lindley, '50, Fredericktown ; Bruce P. Jones, '68, London and J. H. Puntenny, '71, Columbus. Ohio Beta—Cyrus Huling, '78, City ; T. H. McConica, '81, Findlay (State Senate); Fred. L. Rosemond, '82, Cam bridge ; J. E. Brown, '84, City ; J. F. Steele, '84, Newark ; E. E. Adel, '86, City ; R. L. Seeds, '86, City ; Dr. W. B. Dawley, '88, Bourneville ; H. V. Stevens, '88, City ; W. L. Van Sickle, '89, City ; A. V. Evans, '90, City ; Paul M. Thomson, '90, City ; undergraduates—H. W. Pond, J. W. Magruder, Edward Gaudern, Aquilla Webb, Roy C. Gasser, E. L. Whitney, C. H. Lewis, J. E. Baker, J. W. Edwards, W. R. Evans, C. C. Vail and Par Anderson. Ohio Gam ma—Emmett Tompkins, '74, City ; undergraduates—H. H. Haning, I. M. Foster, S. L. McCune and F. H. Super. Ohio Delta—M. G. Evans, '77, City, and C. R. Gilmore, '82, City. Ohio Epsilon—Dr. K. O. Foltz, '81, Akron; F. N. Slade, '87, City ; undergraduate—L. F. Lybarger, '93. Ohio Zeta—Prof. V. J. Emery, '87, City ; Prof. Wm. McPherson, '87, City ; Dr. L. H. Brundage, '88, Xenia ; A. W. Jones, '91, city ; Luray Steward, '92, City ; under graduates—E. M. Bloom, Y. W. Matthias, Edward Fran cis, N. L. Burner, L. F Sater, A. G. Baldwin and Carl Howard. Virginia Beta—Prof. R. D. Bohannan, '75. The following ladies were also present—Mrs. Emmett Tomp kins, Mrs. M. G. Evans, Mrs. T. H. McConica, Mrs. J. E. Brown, Mrs. K. O. Foltz, Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. R. L. Seeds and Miss Jesse Armor. J. E. BROWN. INDIANA ZETA CHAPTER, PHI DELTA THETA. IHE SCROLL. 317 EPSILON PROVINCE CONVENTION. The convention of Epsilon Province held with Ohio P^psilon at Buchtel College, last year, left the time and place for the next one in the hands of a committee, of which President J. L. Mitchell, Jr., was chairman. On this authority the convention for 1893 was set for March 17th and 18th, with the Indiana Zeta Chapter, DePauw University. The Phis of Indiana usually hold a banquet at Indianapolis each year at the time of the State oratori cal contest, but this year, owing to the preparations for the Province convention, no plan of this kind was car ried out. The success which attended the convention at Greencastle justified the expectations of those who had looked forward to it. The attendance was a gratifying one as numbers and enthusiasm go, there being over sixty Phis in Greencastle during the convention. Of these, twelve came from In diana Alpha, four from Indiana Beta, two from Indiana Gamma, five from Indiana Delta, one from Michigan Gamma, one from Ohio Alpha, one from Ohio Gamma, the Treasurer of the General Council, and the editor of THE SCROLL. The other Chapters of the Province were un represented in the convention save by letter. All these claimed long distance from place of convention, while several Ohio Chapters had but two days before sent representatives to the Central Ohio Alumni Day re-union at Columbus. The Phis that were on hand were ready for energetic and enthusiastic business, and the program arranged by the local Chapter was well adapted to bring out the re sources of the visitors. Saturday morning was reserved for a purely business session, and Friday night was given up to the initiations of the Purdue University applicants, as members of the Indiana Zeta (DePauw University) Chapter, in accordance with authority conferred by act of the Atlanta convention. The initiation was in charge of the Indiana Zeta, which chapter was assisted in its work by the delegation from Indiana Alpha. Never have we seen the work of the new ritual so carefully carried out and its beauties so well exemplified, as in this initiation by the Indiana Zeta. Not only were the words adhered to, but it seemed that the spirit of the work was carried out as well as the verbal form, and the members of In- 318 THE SCROLL. diana Zeta deserve compliment for their work, as do also the brothers from Indiana Alpha, who contributed their part to Act. II. There were eleven of the candidates for initiation, all of whom Indiana Zeta must be proud to have on her chapter roll. Men who will do honor to Phi Delta Theta wherever they go, and men who expect to soon demonstrate to the Fraternity, that they and the in stitution they represent, are worthy of a charter at the hands of the Fraternity. They represent the best social element, and hold among their number more than a goodly share of the scholarship, literary and athletic honors at Purdue. It was, therefore, with no little pride that Indiana Zeta pinned on them the badge that made them members of Phi Delta Theta. At the con clusion of the ritualistic work, Bro. J. E. Brown, editor of THE SCROLL, at the request of the chapter and Province President, delivered the charge to them, touching upon their duties to the Fraternity, their college and one another in the relations they had assumed in uniting with Phi Delta Theta. This charge was followed by some in teresting remarks from Brother I. R. Hitt, Jr., represent ing the General Council. The session of Saturday morning was devoted largely to business of a routine character. The chapter reports showed a healthy condition of the Province and there was nothing calling for special legislation in this line. A letter was read from Rev. Robert Morrison, founder of the Fraternity, and on motion, the Province President was instructed to write Brother Morrison that it was the sense of this Convention, by unanimous vote, that wines be ex cluded from the table at all the banquets of our National Conventions. Brother Hitt occupied the attention of the Convention with some interesting remarks on the finances of the Fraternity and J. E. Brown spoke on several topics of importance to the Chapters, among these the relation of the Ohio and Indiana Chapters to each other, and on chapter house matters. At noon, adjournment was made and the Convention attended chapel exercises at DePauw in a body, just after which a Convention photograph was taken on the steps of the college building. In the afternoon from two until five o'clock the chapter gave a reception to its young lady friends of the Univers ity and Greencastle, in honor of its visitors. The spacious halls of the chapter had been darkened, and for more than three hours they were made radiant by the beauty THE SCROLL. 319 wit and enjoyment of the large number of guests who moved under the soft light of its lamps. The Greencastle orchestra discoursed music during the reception hours. Dainty ices were served, and the punch bowl with its lemonade, was not forgotten. White carnations were the favors given. The affair reflected great credit upon Indiana Zeta for the perfect manner in which it had been planned and was carried. The chapter is to be congratu lated upon numbering as its friends the ladies who left their cards during the afternoon. Seldom can a college and college town assemble together a more beautiful and cultured company of ladies than those at this reception, and to them the Phis from a distance owed no little of the enjoyment of their visit to Greencastle. The Convention banquet at the Palace Cafe in the even ing was a fitting close to this pleasant series of events. The banquet hall had been profusely decorated in blue and white and presented an inviting appearance to the ninety-nine who sat down to the feast. This was at half- past nine and the clock had gone beyond the half-past eleven point when the Province President, the Toastmaster of the evening, arose to relate a little anecdote about a parrot that once traveled with a show. He endeavored to draw an analogy between the adventures of that unfor tunate bird and the predicament in which he found him self in being called on to act as Toastmaster. Brother Mitchell occupied his position with ease, grace and wit and it is needless to say that his reputation was well feathered rather than plucked of the plumage he was so fearful of losing at thef hands of the toasters. " Our Baby Sister " was the toast assigned to Indiana Alpha, the oldest of our Indiana progeny, responded to by Brother Feible- man, '93. Prof. J. H. Wilkerson, Indiana Zeta, '89, spoke of "Phi Delta Theta in the College World." His remarks among other things touched upon exclusiveness and made a strong argument against the tendency of undue exclu siveness of fratern'ity men among their fellow students. An excellent response to the toast " Our Heritage," was that by M. G. Tingley, representing the Purdue initiates. Bro. Tingley said that it had been uncertain for a very long time just what the heritage of the Purdue men was to be, or whether they were to have any at all at the hand of Phi Delta Theta. But the end justified th« waiting, and as the sentiment of the Purdue men he gave the quo tation under his toast— 320 THE SCROLL. " 'Tis unto her our troth we plight, Ever defending with main and might! Pure as her colors in celestial wreathes That form and melt in the summer breeze— Maid of the blue and white." "The General Council" was responded to by Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., who touched upon the work and achievments of Phi Delta Theta in a way that held the close attention of his listeners. " Our Guardian Angels" was the responsible sentiment assigned to J. Y,. Brown, of THE SCROLL, who endeavored to enumerate the virtues to be venerated in our guardian angels—the Phi mothers. Phi wives, and Phi girls. The program closed somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:30 A. M., and as it had begun on Saturday night, this might explain why the Fraternity yell or other hilarious demonstration was not indulged in. The Fraternit}- has reason to appreciate the courtesies of the preceptress of the ladies hall at DePauw, who gave the ladies not only the privileges of the afternoon, but of the banquet as well. It was a mark of wise discretion on the part of the Indiana brothers that assigned to an Ohioan the pleasant duty of relating the events of the convention. Other wise we fear that if the events had been truthfully de tailed, these brothers would have been judged as gi\en up to adulation of self. As one, however, who comes from without the borders of the state of our hosts, we wish to say that neither Phis nor Phi Delta Theta could in any find flaw in the company or entertainment which marked Epsilon Province Convention. Those in attendance in addition to the members of In diana Zeta Chapters, several of whose alumni were pres ent, were—Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., Chicago ; James L. Mitchell, Jr., Indianapolis ; Dr. J. E. Brown, Columbus; Homer Woolery, W. T. Brown, Isham Taylor, Allen Gifford, Otto Baumgaertner, Chas.P'.Comptom, Isadore Feibleman, John F. Boesinger, Robert G. Miller, W. T. Patten, H. L. McGinnis, Indiana Alpha ; A. G. Work, Ohio Alpha ; H. H. Haning, Ohio Gamma ; Walter I. Snider, H. C. Clark, Chas. Little, Harry Little, Indiana Beta ; C. E. Baker, F. F. Williams, Indiana Gamma ; Frank Martin, Elmer E. Dunlap, Ross W. Payne, C. L. Overstreet, Alva Neal, Indiana Delta ; C. B. Chaffee, Michigan Gam ma, and Y. C. Lingenfelter, M. B. Wells, O. L. Simmons, THE SCROLL. 321 A. B. Dodd, C. L. Grimes, Edward B. Hide, L. Vernon Gould, M. G. Tingley, R. G. Morgan, C. W. Brown, A. S. Richie, Purdue. The following were the alumni of Indi ana Zeta present: I. E. Neff, Principal of Crawfordsville High School ; C. B. Peterson, Instructor in Purdue Uni versity ; J. H. Wilkerson, Instructor in De Pauw Univer sity ; Tom Moore and Smith Matson, of Greencastle, and Elrod, of Danville. J. E. BROWN. FOURTH ANNUAL ALUMNI DAY. BOSTON. Alumni Day was observed in Boston this year in a man ner especially interesting to New England Phis. On that day the first alumni chapter east of New York was organ ized and the first banquet of an alumni chapter was held in New England. The New England chapters of Phi Delta Theta are comparatively young, and hence have not had time to build up a list of alumni as large and strong as those of the chapters in the South and West. Some years ago the idea of an alumni chapter in Boston was discussed, but on looking over the ground so few Phis were found that the plan was abandoned. Last fall it was taken up again and pushed so energetically that on January 27 the application for a charter for Massachusetts Alpha Alumni, signed by some twenty Phis in Boston and vicinity, was sent to the General Council and on Feb ruary 22 the charter was granted. It was decided to formally organize the chapter on March 1st and to celebrate both that event and Alumni Day by a banquet. On the appointed evening twenty-six Phis met in the parlors of the Parker House and after re newing old acquaintanceships and forming new ones, for mally organized Massachusetts Alpha Alumni by the election of the following officers : President, Rev. I. C. Tomlinson, Ohio Epsilon, '80 ; Secretary, D. J. Gallert, Maine Alpha, '93; Treasurer, L. C. Renfro, Tennessee Alpha, '94 ; Reporter, Dwight N. Marble, Kentucky Alpha, '82 ; Historian, L. H.W. French, New Hampshire Alpha, '88 ; Warden, F. M. Parcells, California Alpha, '91. When all the formalities necessary for bringing the new chapter into existence were completed, the members ad- 322 THE SCROLL. journed to the dining rooms and did full justice to the elegant menu provided. After disposing of the more solid and substantial part of the menu, Bro. Tomlinson as toastmaster proposed the toasts which, with their re sponses were as follows : "Our First Meeting," J. P. ASHLEY, Ohio Beta, "90. "Phi Delta Theta," E\'ARTS B. GREENE, Illinois Alpha, '89. "Phi Delta Theta in the Far West," F. M. PARCELLS, California Alpha, '91. "The Phi Girls," C. W BLESSLVG, New York Beta, '88. "Our College Days," CARL F. HENRY, Ohio Epsilon, '91. "Phi Delta Theta in the Far East," Jos. TAKISUGI, Indiana Zeta, "gi. Short speeches were also made by F. D. Aldrich, Rhode Island Alpha, '95, and Nathan Harrington, Mass achusetts Alpha, '95, who represented their respective chapters and gave the greetings of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts active chapters to the new alumni chapter. A telegram was also received from Illinois Alpha Alumni reading "Greetings to our young sister in Phi Delta Theta. May she ever be prosperous and successful." Unfortu nately it was not delivered till after the meeting adjourned, but it was thoroughly appreciated by all who did see it. The necessity of catching the midnight trains com pelled many to leave earlier than they otherwise would. After singing several Phi songs and causing the walls of the Parker House to resound for the first time in their history to the Phi yell, the party adjourned, and the first annual banquet of Massachusetts Alpha Alumni was at an end. Besides those mentioned above there were present Bros. Wm. Henry Hopkins, Rhode Island Alpha ; Chas. W. Lathrop, California Alpha ; F. R. Hodge, New York Epsilon; "G. D. Hammond, New York Epsilon; W. L. Williams, Massachusetts Beta, and A. C. Reccord, Rhode Island Alpha, all of Harvard: R. D. Hollington, Ohio Beta, and Jay Kirkendall, Iowa Beta, of Boston University School of Theology; E. C. Teague, Maine Alpha; B. F. Hurd, New York Alpha, and G. L. MacMasters, Ohio Delta, of Boston ; L. H. W. French, New Hampshire Alpha, of Woburn ; Morgan R. Sanford, New York Epsilon, of Wil- braham; and J. E. Randall, Ohio Beta, of Lynn. D. N. MARBLE. THE SCROLL. 323 PITTSBURG. The fifth annual banquet of the Alpha Alumni Chap ter was held at the Hotel Duquesne, Wednesday evening, March 15. Those present were F. L. Wells, of Wells- ville, O.; W. B. Palmer, Nashville, Tenn.; Lenhart, Tred- way. Haymaker, Farmer, Scandrett, G. N. Chalfant, H. Chalfant, Couse, Gerwig, Noble, Guignon, McElroy, Wright, Hays, Farrar and Beazell. R. B. Scandrett, Esq., made a jolly master of ceremonies and an excellent menu was discussed in an animated fashion. Haymaker, G. N. Chalfant, Couse, Gerwig, Palmer, Guignon, Farrar and Beazell all responded to sentiments appropriate to the occasion. W. T. Tredway, Esq., was chosen President, and G. W. Gerwig, Secretary and Treasurer for the ensuing year. A list of vice presidents to represent the various colleges was selected as follows: Washington and Jefferson, T. C. Noble; Lafayette, G. N. Chalfant; Hanover, R. T. Mc Elroy; Allegheny, F. L. Wells; University of Nebraska, G. W. Gerwig; Lehigh, Theodore Straub; Monmouth, S. H. McKee; Syracuse, T. C. Blaisdell; Vanderbilt Univer sity, W. B. Palmer. Prof. Blaisdell, of the Allegheny High School, was elected delegate to the next National Convention which meets at Syracuse, N. Y. Joseph A. Guignon, Esq., will be delegate to Alpha Province Con vention which will be at Meadville, Pa., with Pennsyl vania Delta next autumn. Alpha Alumni Chapter is enthusiastic and is steadily growing each year. Annual dues of fifty cents are contributed by each member. A new departure, proposed by Bro. Scandrett, to unite the boys more firmly in a social way, has been inaugu rated. Each member, as he feels disposed and able, shall entertain the others in an unostentatious way, and to start the ball rolling, Bro. Scandrett will give a lunch at the Duquesne on Decoration Day. The members of the chapter were pleased with an op portunity of meeting Bro. Palmer. He made an inspiring address and told in an entertaining way how Southern Phis are working for the good of the Fraternity. Bro. Gerwig came to Pittsburg from Nebraska only a few months ago, but has an excellent position as Secre tary of the Board of School Controllers, Allegheny. 324 THE SCROLL. Prof. Blaisdell has been unable to attend to his duties in the Allegheny High School for several weeks on account of illness. Bro. McElroy, of Hanover, one of the latest additions to the chapter roll, is studying law here. EDWIN P. COUSE. PHILADELPHIA. The Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity held their annual reunion and banquet last evening at the house of the University of Pennsyl vania Chapter, 3250 Chestnut street, in commemoration of the birthday of the founder of the Fraternity, Rev. Dr. Robert Morrison, of the class of '49, Miami University. The toastmaster of the occasion was Dr. M. Graham Tull, of Lafayette College, and he filled the position gracefully, announcing the following toasts : " Alpha Province," J. M. Mayer, Columbia College; "The Day We Celebrate," Professor William Bignell, Allegheny College; " Pennsylvania Beta Alumni Chapter," M. H. Fehnel, Lehigh University ; "Pennsylvania Zeta," J. Clark Moore, Jr., University of Pennsylvania ; " The Ladies," Harry C. Fritz, University of Pennsylvania ; "Phis in Na tional Politics," Dr. L. W. Spratling. An oration was delivered by Rev. Clearfield Park on "The Policy of Phi Delta Theta as a Training for Good Citizenship." Among those present were: Dr. M. Radcliffe, Dr. H. B. McFadden, E. M. Sanford, C. H. Wheeler, J. M. West, Jr., Dr. W. S. Carter. M. H, Fehnel, J. M. Mayer, T. H. Baskerville, Henry Delaplaine, H. C. Fritz, J. C. Ziegler, Dr. O. M. Richards, W. H. Miller, Kenjiro Matsomoto, Craig Atmore, Dr. C. S. Potts, H. W. Latta, E. A. Shum way, Clifton Maloney, H. P. Busch, G. D. Codman, H. C. Burr, J. C. Murtagh, W. G. Voung, J. C. Moore, Jr., and Prof. Wm. Bignell. This meeting was one of the pleasantest of the series of annual dinners sustained by the society. WASHINGTON, D. C. Three weeks ago today occurred America's quadrennial pageant. This chapter's most prominent member be came an ex-President of the United States, and returned to his home at Indianapolis, where, of course, he will be claimed by Indiana Alpha Alumni. But we now have THE SCROLL. 325 Vice-President Stevenson with us, and his loyalty to NASHVILLE. It has been some time since Nashville Alumni have held a meeting of their own, and consequently it was a refreshing variation when we were summoned on March 15 to celebrate Alumni Day as guests of the local Vander bilt Chapter at their new home. Though our attendance was comparatively small, the hearty and loyal sentiment for Phi Delta Theta was renewed in our hearts and will not soon pass away. It was a genuine pleasure to be with the "boys" again ; to enjoy their jokes and pleas antries, which reminded us of our college days ; to catch the ardor of their enthusiasm, and to listen with satisfac tion to the account of their plans for future growth. The exercises were opened with prayer by E. H. Hawkins, '93. The program was then as follows : Ad dress of Welcome, A, P. Crockett, '93 ; response by F P. Twiner, '91 ; violin solo by A. E. Howell ; address by E. A. Price, Esq., '83, upon the " Policy of Phi Delta Theta as a Training for Good Citizenship." Remarks were also made by Brothers W. R. and J. W. Manier. The address of Brother Price was admirable and im pressive. It was a fitting conception of the qualities of a good citizen, his duties and possibilities, and the noble principles of our beloved Fraternity. The exercises were closed with music and a general chat around the chapter fireside, during which light refreshments were served. At a late hour the meeting adjourned, and all felt deeply the benefit of being present. Yours in the Bond, W. R. MANIER. 32(J IHE SCROLL. CLEVELAND. The Phis of Cleveland held their first Annual Dinner at the Hollenden, March 15, 1893. Brothers Thompson and Merriam were the committee in charge. A goodly com pany of Phis assembled, Bro. A. A. Stearns, President, being at the head of the table. Prof. Lynch of the Central High -School on his right hand, Prof. Cone, of the Case School of Applied Science on his left. An appropriate menu was discussed, followed by toasts, stories and Fra ternity songs. This being also the inaugural meeting of the Ohio Gam ma Alumni, a committee was appointed to look after the interests of the local association, and to promote the best interests of the Fraternity so far as in our power. By laws were adopted, and officers elected for the ensuing year. The outlook for Ohio Gamma Alumni is bright. We number twenty-six men and "still there's more to follow." All professions are represented among us. The Phi spirit still lives in the hearts of the old college boys ; doctor, lawyer, professor, journalist and minister were all boys again at the banquet. Phis in Cleveland and vicinity should communicate with the President of our Association, A. A. Stearns, 606 So ciety for Savings building, or the Reporter, Chas. L. Chal fant, 49 Cory Avenue, so that a full list of the Phis in or near our city, can be completed. C. L. CHALFANT. CHICAGO. The Chicago alumni members of $ A ® held their second monthly dinner of 1893 on March 15th, in recognition of "Alumni Day." About sixty members assembled at the Grand Pacific Hotel at 6:30 o'clock to partake of a tempt ing dinner and listen to the choice musical and literar}' program which had been prepared for the occasion. From 7:00 to 9:00 may represent to the reader "from blue-points to cigars." When we had reached the satisfied end of the dinner, Chairman Gardner stated the order of business to be election of officers, followed by the program and discussions. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year : E. J. Edwards, President; Herbert Till, Vice President ; Allen F. Moore, .Secretary and Treasurer; Leo Wampold, Reporter, and Frank G. Gardner, delegate to the National Convention at Syracuse, N. Y. THE SCROLL. 327 Mr. Till was chosen Toastmaster, and in a happy speech he thanked the assembly for the greatness thrust upon him. He announced that music was first in order, and after a guitar solo by E. F. Wehrle, all joined in singing Phi songs. D. D. Canfield, of the class of '94, Northwestern Univer sity, was asked to raise his eloquent Junior voice in re sponse to the toast "Alumni Day from the standpoint of an undergraduate." In his remarks he mentioned the de cided boom which the chapter at Northwestern has had this year, and thanked the alumni for the help they had rendered Illinois Alpha last fall. He reported that steps are being taken looking to their location in a Chapter House next year. In calling upon brother E. A. McDowell, the Toastmas ter remarked that during the next six months we will have at the Columbian Exposition many of the rare things of earth, but that the next speaker would inform us in regard to something far more rare than anything we may expect to see there, namely, "An Honest Politician." Mr. Mc Dowell has always been a great favorite at our dinners. He has a pleasant way of telling some of Chauncey M. Depew's old stories so that his auditors are deluded into the belief that they are new, and when he gives something from his ozvti think-tank his fun is irresistable. In his de liberate style, and with Bill-Nye gravity, he illustrated his arguments by some stories that clearly demonstrated his right to the title of Funny-man. He thought the Repub lican convention, in which he had sat that morning as a delegate, had discovered an honest politician to run for World's Fair Mayor of Chicago. Although the committee on program had not followed the SCROLL'S suggestions closely in choosing subjects for discussion, yet "The Policy of Phi Delta Theta as a Training for Good Citizenship" was touched upon by Hon. Fred A. Smith, in his response to the toast, " An Honest Lawyer." He spoke of the standing of the Fraternity when he became a member (1865) and of the influence it has had on alumni when they got out into the grind of the world. He mentioned the fact that in Chicago everything goes with a rush and that there are a great many duties, not only in business, but of a social nature, which take so much time that one hardly has an opportunity to get acquainted with his family; but he was always pleased to be present at all meetings of the 328 IHE SCROLL. Phis when it was possible to attend. He said he was proud to be able to state that wherever he met mem bers of our Fraternity out in the world, he found them at the front, standing for the right, and among the best citi zens of our country. Mr. D. L. Groner, an alumnus of Washington and Lee University, who has been in Chicago for nearly a year as Secretary of the Bureau of Horticulture at the Columbian Exposition, was called upon to speak of "The Exposition and the Chicago Alumni of Phi Delta Theta." He thought that the Chicago members owed it to the Frater nity to do all in their power to assist in the entertainment of visiting Phis. His remarks on this point were very earnest and were received with enthusiasm by all the members present. Later in the evening he was made chairman of a committee which will have general super vision of entertainment for visiting Phis. The committee consists of D. L. Groner, E. A. McDowell, Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., A. R. Heckman, W. H. Condit and J. T. Boddie. Mr. Groner made a request that in the report to the SCROLL, the Secretary should state that he will be glad to answer all communications regarding hotel and other accommo dations for Phis who expect to visit the Exposition. His address is 3222 Groneland avenue. Mr. Groner's position at the Exposition grounds has enabled him to become very familiar with all of the hotels, their schedules of prices and a great deal of other information which may be useful to some who e.xpect to be in Chicago this summer. Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., spoke at length in regard to the Greek Letter Fraternities' exhibit at the Columbian Ex position, and the relations thereto of $ A 0. The ar rangements for the general court, where some 15 to 20 fraternities will exhibit, is in the hands of a committee who have planned to make it a very attractive place. THE SCROLL will probably ha\'e a description which will be more complete than should be given here, and a de tailed report of Mr. Hitt's interesting remarks is there fore omitted. It might be well to add, however, that the cost of fitting out the general exhibit will be !?2,500, and this amount will be furnished by the alumni of the sev eral fraternities which take part in the exhibit. After the regular program, a short business discussion brought the very enjoyable meeting to a close. It was decided to ha\e our next dinner April 11, and at Mr. Gardner's suggestion it was decided to discuss "Chapter Plxtension" at that time. THE SCROLL. 329 Among those present were : W. E. Allen, D. D. Can- field, Y. G. Stubbs. Hon. Fred. A. Smith, I. N. Van Pelt, C. F. Weir, E. A. McDowell, D. D. Thornton, Leo. Wampold, D. L. Groner, J. C. Ralston, I. R. Hitt, Jr., Geo. A. Robinson, W. H. Bremner, Bret H. Brigham, \\'. H. Condit, C. J. Mortimer, Geo. F. Tapper, A. F. Moore, Chas. Wise, M. A. Clarkson, F. S. Payne, E. F. Wehrle, Clarence E. Smith, C. D. Reimers, Herbert Till, A. R. Heckman, F. G. Gardner, J. T. Boddie, Hollis, Kerfoot and Frantzen. Yours in the Bond, ALLEN F. MOORE, Secretary. MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. The Phis of the frozen Northwest met at the West Hotel, Minneapolis, on the night of March 15th, to cele brate Alumni Day, thinking as they did so that Phis every where, in the frigid North and in the sunny South were meeting at the same time around the festal board. We gathered from the prairies of North Dakota and from the head of the "Unsalted Sea," and in fact from all over this great Northwest a goodly number. After an elaborate menu had been discussed, L. A. Straight, Illi nois E, who acted as toastmaster, introduced the intellect ual portion of the program by calling on D. F. Simpson, Wisconsin A, who has just been elected City Attorney of Minneapolis by the Republicans, in a Democratic year to tell how it was done, in response to the toast " Phis in Politics." Other toasts were responded to as follows : " The policy of Phi Delta Theta as a training for good citizenship," the subject chosen by the General Council for discussion on Alumni Day, and most ably handled by William H. Hallam, of W'isconsin Alpha. Wm. Leary of the active chapter, Captain of the famous foot-ball team, which last fall defeated all the colleges as far east as Ann Arbor told of the part which the five Phis on the team took in the great events in response to the toast " Phis in Athletics." R. A. Eaton, of Illinois Epsilon, who had proven his de votion to the Fraternity, by coming five hundred miles to attend the banquet, told us why " Phi friends were the best friends." "Phi Delta Theta as a National Frater nity," was ably handled by Conway McMillan, Professor of Botany at the University of Minnesota." " Fraternity Extension," responded to by Walter R. Brown, closed the 330 THE SCROLL. formal toast programme. Remarks were made by James Gray, Minnesota Alpha ; W. F. Hunt, Ohio Zeta ; J. E. Madigan, Minnesota Alpha and others. The active chapter was out in force, and as a result of the enthusiasm gained they proceeded to initiate the President of the Freshman Class. We expect to assemble in even larger numbers at a banquet to be held during commencement week. All Phis in the Northwest are re quested to send their names to W. R. Brown, Secretary of the Northwestern Alumni Association, New York Life Building, Alinneapolis, that notices may be sent to them. WALTER R. BROWN. THE SCROLL. 331 EDITORIAL. INDIANA DELTA and Illinois Alpha Chapters write en couragingly of chapter house prospects for the coming year. We trust that they will not stop short of success in this, for such success means many other advancements, not least among which is the strengthening of the true spirit of Fraternity. THE accounts of Alumni Day observance on the part of the Alumni and active chapters must, beyond all per- adventure, convince any one who reads them of the bene fits resulting from this anniversary. Interest in it has been growing from year to year, as more of the Alumni find out about the plan of the day. This year has seen an observance that probably deserves to be called the most successful of any yet. We, ourselves, have wit nessed the enthusiasm and interest it has aroused in old- time Phis, long out of college, and seldom at a reunion. The plan has pleased them, and without exception, all want to join in its regular observance. It needs only an active leader in each community to make the day a success. The plan is working out its usefulness in bring ing the interests of the under-graduate body of the Fra ternity to the notice and care of the Alumni. It certainly is a good day for Phis. THE SCROLL would extend its greetings to Brother Robert Morrison on this (March 15th), his seventy-third anniversary. WE DESIRE to call the attention of all Phis to the an nouncements concerning World's Fair Fraternity Con gress and Exhibit to be found under head of Pot-Pourri, this issue. It is needless for us to say, that we hope to see Phi Delta Theta creditably and largely represented at Chicago at these events. We believe the pleasure in volved and the importance of this is firmly impressed on all our readers. It will be a great event in Fraternity annals. 332 THE SCROLL. THE June issue of THE SCROLL will contain, as usual, the full list of initiates for the year, and notes of all initiates of the Chapter Grand. It is to the interest of each individual chapter to see that its list is complete. This feature makes not only a directory of the new mem bers of the Fraternity, but will aid the work of future catalogue editors. The class, name in full, address of each initiate as : '9(), John Charles Smith, New York, N., Y. is what is wanted, and the lists should be sent in not later than May 1st. Of the initiates of the Chapter Grand, the class, full name, address, date of death, and notes in connection with the life of the same, are the data wanted. This list should reach us at the same time as the other. VOLUME XVIII will contain its regular review of the College Annuals, and we hope to be in receipt of favors for this feature as freely as in the past. IT HAS been the pleasure of the editor of THE SCROLL to be present at two notable reunions in the last month. First, the Central Ohio Alumni Day dinner to John W. Lindley, and the other the Epsilon Province convention at Greencastle. The first was enjoyable in every way, and was a good thing for Ohio Phis. The second was no less successful. The honors of the ofifice of host were done so gracefully by Indiana Zeta, that those who were at the convention cannot soon forget the occasion. THE SCROLL desires to compliment Indiana Zeta on the loyal spirit of Phi Delta Theta displayed in arranging for the Purdue initiation and entertainment of the convention, and con gratulate her on the complete success she made the affair. THE SCROLL. 333 CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE. ALPHA PROVINCE. NEW HAMPSHIRE ALPHA, DART.MOUTH COLLEGE. Alumni young and old, under-graduates, friends of the college and the public generally, are congratulating Dartmouth upon the election of Dr. William Jewett Tucker to her executive head. A man of many honors, of wide knowledge and experience, and of great ability is to guide the college into new paths of wider ability and greater usefulness. During the last three months the funds of the college have been in creased by $710,000.00. Included in this sum is the Butterfield be quest of $200,000.00 for the establishment of a chair of archseology, geology, paleology and kindred subjects, and the erection of a build ing for preserving and exhibiting specimens, including Mr. Butter field's private collection, illustrative of these branches of science. By act of the trustees the Chandler Scientific School has been united more closely with the college. Beginning with the collegiate year i893-'94, the college will offer three parallel courses of study, each extending through four years, namely, the Classical course, the Latin-scientific course, and the Chandler-scientific course. The re quirements of admission to the Chandler course have been changed. On February 24, Prof. Charles D. Adams of Drury College, Mo., was elected professor of Greek to take the place of R. B. Richard son, who has resigned in order to accept the directorship of the American School at Athens, Greece; and at the same time Mr. Frank G. Moore of Yale, was elected assistant professor of Latin. Since our last report the society has been working along its lines of literature, athletics and scholarship. Bro. Edwin O. Grover, '94, has been elected editor-in-chief of the Dartmouth Literar-y Monthly. Bro. Lyon, '94, has been elected to a position on The Dartmouth board for '94. Four of our members contributed to the volume of " Dartmouth Sketches," published last term and members of <1> A 0 contribute to the "Lit." as often as do members of any other so ciety in college. Bro. Claggett, '94, was a member of the relay team that met Am herst at the meet of the B. A. .\. at Boston, February 11. Bro. Tux bury, '93, will play first base in the 'Varsity ball team again this year. 334 THE SCROLL. Bro Hapgood, '96, responded to "Our New President" at the Freshman class supper; Bro. Sails, '93, delivered the toast "The Listener," and Bro. Grover, '94, "The Muse," at the first annual banquet of the Dartmouth Press Club, March to. Bro. Cleveland, '95, took the part of " Gag " in " The Rivals," which was recently presented by the Dramatic Club. ALFRED BARTLETT. Hanover, March 15, 1893. MASSACHUSETTS BETA, AMHERST COLLEGE. The winter term, now nearly past, has been a busy one for the brothers of Massachusetts Beta as individuals, and also for the chap ter. I regret to write that there has been considerable sickness in the chapter this winter. The prolonged cold weather has had its effect; but the sickness has not been serious, and the brothers are nearly all at work again with increased vigor. The chapter mourns deeply with Bro. Burnham in the death of his mother. The chapter letter has been sent to all alumni, officers, and to each chapter of We are looking forward to the open life of spring term with much pleasure. We are glad to see at any time any Phi who may come to Amherst. Yours in * A 9. CHAS. A.MOS ANDREWS. Amherst, March 15, 1893. RHODE ISLAND ALPHA, BROWN UNHERSITV. The last two months have passed very uneventfully, both for society and for college. The spring term is at an end and we are in the midst of examinations—that season of hope and fears. \'acation begins March 24, and lasts until April 4. With the approach of spring, athletics are taking a boom, and Brown's prospects in that line never were better. A large and capable team is in training and will go to Worcester to the annual meet of the New England Inter- Collegiate Association, and great things are expected of them. In base ball, the same team that brought honor to Brown last season, are here with a promising substitute list to choose from, and we ex pect even greater things than were done by the nine last year. Hugh Duffy and Tom Lovett have been coaching the men and pronounce them in fine form. The Annual Athletic Exhibition took place March 15. At this time there was a prize drill between squads of men selected from each class for a cup given by Tilden & Thurber, formerly held by '93. This year '96 carried off the trophy, upon whose squad was two men from Rhode Island Alpha, Brothers Kenerson and Gallup. Of the others, Bro. Horton was captain for '95, and Bro. Day played for '93. Because of the above, we had no Alumni Day Celebration. That evening an Alumni Association was formed in Boston, at which we were represented by Bro. Aldrich, ^95. He reports a grand, good time and we wish long life to the Massachusetts Alpha Alumni Chapter. On February 24, we had our annual banquet, when Rhode Island Alpha celebrated her fourth birthday. At this we had the chance to meet Bro. Lynch, of Maine Alpha, and Brothers Gallert and Parcells, of Harvard. Several of our Alumni were also present. The evening passed very pleasantly, enlivened by toasts and music, and at a late hour the meeting broke up with the Phi Delta Theta cheer. Brown will be represented in the college exhibit at the World's Fair by models of the different buildings and specimens of the handi work of the students of the Mechanic Department. Among these will be a set of mandrels made by Bro. Beede. Yours in the Bond, IR\ING L. FOSTER. Providence, March 22, 1893. 336 THE SCROLL. NEW YORK EPSILOIS. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. Since our last letter we have added another member to our chapter roll, and are pleased to introduce Bro. Harry Byron Tilbury, '95, Owego, N. Y., who has already proved himself a true Phi. Our annual anniversary banquet was celebrated on the evening of February 10. Besides the active chapter there were present a num ber of the Alumni, gathered together to renew their pledges and to enjoy our hospitality. An elaborate menu was discussed, and the toasts which followed were especially good. Instead of our regular annual reception the chapter this year de cided to give a series of informal receptions to the societies repre sented here. Two have already occurred, one given to Alpha Phi, and the other to Gamma Phi Beta, both of which were heartily en joyed. The two remaining, to Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta, will be given early next term. The February number of the College Fraternity contains an article on the history of Syracuse University, and is illustrated with cuts of the college buildings and chapter houses. Two lecture courses are in operation this year. The University lecture course consists of five lectures delivered by S. C. T. Dodd, New York: Rev. C. DeB. Willis, Syracuse; Rev. J. H. Vincent, D. D., Buffalo; Gen. Edward F. Jones, Binghamton, and Hon. S. .M. Coon, Oswego. The Graves lecture course is a series of five lectures, delivered by Rev. John Hall, D. D., New York. The annual concert of the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs was given at the Wirting Opera House, March 15. The theatre was handsomely decorated with palms and flowers, and gorgeously festooned with orange, the college color. A most enjoyable concert was given, being fully up to the standard of former years. The clubs this year have been as far south as Florida, and on their Easter trip, go as far west as Akron, O. W. W. NICHOLS. Syracuse, March 22, 1893. PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE. Since our last letter we have added one more very desirable pledged brother to our roll, C. E. Jaynes, Randolph, N. Y., a brother of Bro. E W. Jaynes, '94. On the evening of Alumni Day we all gathered in our fraternity rooms where we passed a couple hours very pleas antly. Bros. Elliott, '89, and Ross, '91, were present with us and THE SCROLL. 337 added much to the enjoyment of the occasion; after the meeting we adjourned to "Trowbridges" where we sat down to a very nice sup per; the whole proceedings were greatly enjoyed by all. In college, matters have been moving quietly and pleasantly. Never in the history of the institution has class work been at a higher level, and we have been active outside the class rooms as well. The athletic spirit has been greatly revived. We will have a trainer dur ing the Spring term, and will make every effort to send a strong team to the Inter-Collegiate Field Day, May 27, 1893, at Pittsburgh, Pa. Bro. Darragh represents Allegheny on the Executive Board of the Inter-Athletic Association and was present at its annual meeting in Pittsburgh. February 24, 1893. The outlook for our base ball team is encouraging. The inter-fraternal spirit is very good this year. A Pan-Hellenic Congress was organized last week, composed of two men from each fraternity, its object will be to arbitrate all matters between the different fraternities and take charge of inter-frat. work in general. Bros. Douthitt, '93, and Crary, '96, represent A 0 in this. The Annual Pan-Hellenic banquet will be held early in April. The College Mandolin Club has made quite a reputation by their playing. Bro. E. W. Jaynes is leader and Bros. Hall and C. E. Jaynes members. Bro. R. R. Ross, '81. made us a very pleasant call a few weeks ago, and on February 28 Bro. Cotton, '92, entertained the Phis of the faculty and Senior and Junior classes at his home in the city. Yours in the Bond, ROBERT W. DARR.\GH. Meadville, March 17, 1893. PENNSVL\ANIA EPSILON, DICKINSON COLLEGE. The day of days for Phis did not pass by the members of Penn sylvania Epsilon without leaving behind pleasant memories. Bro. Lynn Saxton, '96, of Mechanicsburg, Penn., recently came into the knowledge of that which makes the fifteenth the day for Phis. He will prove himself well worthy of the emblems which he wears. The College was well represented at the Inauguration of our new President, and the writer had the privilege of looking into the faces of Phis who are everywhere heard when they speak. Several brothers from the South were met in our rambles about the city, and we are led more than ever to rejoice that wherever we go, the sword and shield are proudly borne. Our College Annual, the Microcostn, has been rescued from the dissentors of '94, and placed under the control of the fraternities. 33S THE SCROLL. Two men have been chosen from each fraternity, one for the Edi torial and the other for the Business Board. Bro. Cleaver, '94, is on the Editorial Board and Bro. Yocum, '93, is Business Manager-in- chief. The fraternities shouldering this cumbersome infant are * K t, 1 .X, 9 A X, 1' A K and PENNSYLVANIA ETA, THE LEHIGH L'NI\EKSITV. Penn.sylvania Eta continues to enjoy her prosperity. She is awake to all the interests of the day. In fraternity work and college affairs each is doing his part. We are not in the habit of boasting, but it is with no little pride that we announce the election of Bros. Douglas and Daboll to editorships on the Burr board, Brother Douglas being business manager. THE SCROLL. 339 The different classes are beginning to prepare for the Commence ment week exercises. The Seniors for their graduation, the Juniors for their ball, the Sophomores for their cremation, and the Freshmen are thinking up something new. Of the Senior assignments, Bro. Knox being President of the class, will preside on Class Day; Bro. Blickle is Chairman of the Class Day Committee and Bro. Gadd is on the Banquet Committee. Bro. Townsend has been elected to the Cremation Committee. The University Supply Bureau is of recent establishment. It is for the purpose of reducing the price of books and also for exchanging them. Each class elects a certain number of representatives. Bro. Hallock of the Junior Class represents us. We take this occasion to introduce to our Brothers in the Bond the following, who have lately been initiated into our Fraternity: Daniel William Yost Blinn, '96, Pottstown, Pa.; Benjamin Franklin Bossert, '96, Phoenixville, Pa. and Charles Parker Wagner, '96, Phoenix- ville. Pa. Alumni Day was celebrated with due ceremony. An informal dance was given to our friends, after which a sumptuous supper was served. The following toasts were responded to : Our Fraternity, H. R. Blickle; The Bachelor, E. P. Van Mater; Alma Mater, Alban Eavenson, '91; Politics, S. B. Knox; Signs of Spring, W. J. Douglas; Beaming Clara, C. F. Townsend; The Chapter, R. F. Gadd. ROBERT F. GADD. Bethlehem, March 25, 1893. BETA PROVINCE. \'iRGiNiA ALPHA, ROANOKE COLLEGE. Virginia Alpha in searching for those who would do honor to $ A 0, found two such worthy individuals, and we introduce James Thomas Smith and Robert Martin Hudson as our initiates. After their initia tion we enjoyed a repast together. Our literary exercises have not been more successfully executed for a number of years past. On meeting every Friday evening, orations and declamations are required from a portion of our number, and the requirements are filled with the spirit of Fraternity. Virginia Alpha celebrated "Alumni Day" with more benefit to her members than for many years past. The whole day was given en tirely to Phi Delta Theta's cause. Speeches were made and talks 340 THE SCROLL. given concerning the chapter and its Alumni members, and the im portance of keeping one's self connected by correspondence with his chapter after having quitted her walls for his life work. In the Bond, M. J. KILLIAN, .Salem, March i6, 1893. VIRGINIA BETA, UNT\'ERSITY OF VIRGINIA. On the night of February 7th, the Phi goat was brought out and William Hartsorne Saunders initiated into the Mystic brotherhood. Bro. Saunders comes from San Francisco, Cat., is an .\. B. of the Uni versity and one of the brightest men in the law class. It is with great pleasure we take in introducing him to the Phi world. Bro. Edrington from Texas Gamma affiliated with us; he too, is a mem ber of the law class, and we are proud to recognize him as a Phi. This swells our number to fifteen. The Phi spirit, harmony and good fellowship which prevail in our chapter have awakened every fiber of interest to the Fraternity. Our men are all popular and stand well in the lecture room, and a goodly share of college honors will fall to * A e. The fourth annual Alumni Day has come and gone, but the occa sion will long remain green in the memory of Virginia Beta. Recog nizing this occasion to be of importance to our chapter, and a time set apart for the commemoration of the Fraternity, and the jollifica tion of Phis at large, we determined to make this a gala day in our history. Notice was sent out to all of our Alumni, urging them to be present, and we anticipated a few of whom would respond in person, and accordingly had made preparations for their reception. We were greatly disappointed that our efforts had failed, and not a single Alumnus was here to cheer us with his presence. However, enthusi asm did not wane, though several changes were made in the program for the evening. At ten o'clock p. M., we were driven down to the City Hotel, where an elaborate menu had been prepared. The ban queting hall was artistically decorated with white and blue bunting. A pyramid of choice flowers bedecked the center of the festal table, around which sat a gay and jolly company. The menu was served in a delightful manner, and would have appeased an epicurean taste. Between the courses, toasts were the order, and Bro. Starley, toast- master, in a few well chosen words, spoke of Alumni Day and the significance of its meaning. After a song was lustily sung Bro. Cock- rell responded to the toast, "The Virginia Beta Chapter." Bro. THE SCROLL. 341 Baughman was called upon to respond to the toast, "The Gallant Phis." Bro. Johnston was next on the program and responded to the toast, "The University Girls,'" which elicited a song and the Fraternity yell. Your reporter drank to the toast, " The New Goat," and quickly to respond were Brothers Longino, Pierce and Martin Bruns. Bro. Merritt read several letters from our absent Alumni, which were appreciated not a little. Bro. .McCormack was called upon and responded to the toast, "Fraternal Spirit," and his per oration, which was the finale, marked the evening a splendid success. Virginia Beta acquitted herself right loyally, and every member will look forward to the next Alumni Day with no small degree of pleas ure, and we hope to entertain on that occasion several of our Alumni. Tlie University ball team are showing up well in their daily practic* on the new campus, and the results of the games scheduled with Yale, Harvard, University of Vermont and other Northern universities, are an.xiously awaited. In May the games for the Southern champion ship will be played, and we predict that the flag will be won by the Varsity team. Our Fraternity has organized a club, and will enter the Inter-Fraternity games this spring. Bro. Napton is serving on the Executive Committee of the General Athletic Association. Bro. Cockrell holds an important trust in the Jefferson Literary Society, and has been appointed as a delegate to the (General Convention at Syracuse. Bro. Greer Banghman, by popular vote, is " the greatest dude in college," and sustains his position excellently. Bro. R. .M. Bruns contributed largely to Corks and Curls. Near a dozen of his sketches will appear in the next volume. Bros. Edrington and Saun ders are prominent members of the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. With best v^fishes to THE SCROLL, which we consider the best Fra ternity journal published, I am yours fraternally, H. W. DENT. Charlottesville, .\larch 19, 1893. VIRGINIA GAM.MA, RANDOLPH-.MACON COLLEGE. Since our last letter there have been no material changes in the college or fraternity world at Randolph-Macon. There have been one or two initiations by the other fraternities, but we have not added to our numbers. The only item of interest in the Greek cir cles at present is the re-appearance of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, which has been seemingly dead since the close of last session. They have one initiate and one affiliate, so they claim representation here once more. 342 THE SCROLL. Our chapter is well represented in the different departments of the college. Bros. Boyle and Talbott are on our base ball team, and in the literary societies we have received our share of honors. Bro. Langley has been chosen as one of the speakers at Public Debates, and also to speak for the Sutherlin medal at Commencement. We have been equally successful in the other elections of the literary so cieties, and several positions as presidents, marshals, etc., will be held by Phis. Our base ball team is better than it has been for years, and we hope this year to be able to make athletics such a success at Ran dolph Macon that the faculty will see that it is for the good of the institution to encourage them. The college has not as many students this year as usual, but this decrease in numbers is probably due to the fact that the two prepara tory schools, one at Bedford City and the other at Front Royal, have taken off many who before would have entered the college. The Randolph-.Macon Woman's College, with an endowment of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) will be opened at Lynch burg in September. This college for women will have the same course as Vassar and Wellesly, and will fill a long felt want for such an institution in the South. Yours in the Bond. J. H. CREIGHTON. Ashland, March 20, 1893. KENTUCKY ALPHA, CENTRE COLLEGE, Our foot ball team closed the season December 22, at Lexington. We played the Central University team, the winners of the State League, for the championship of the State, and won the game by a score of 24 to 8. Candidates for the base ball team went into train ing March i, and are now doing good work. From present prospects we will have a better team this year than we have ever been able to send out before. Bro. W. C. Scott, "95, is a candidate. An indoor tournament was held in the gymnasium March 2. Bro. J. T. Wil son, '94, carried ofl the first prize. Work will be commenced on the new Hall of Science as soon as the weather permits. The Inter-ColIegiate Oratorical Contest will be held in Lexington Friday, April 7. Centre College has captured three out of five medals, and she stands a good show for the one in April. Since you last heard from us, we have initiated into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta, another worthy man, George P. Rivers, '96. THE SCROLL. 343 Bro. Rivers comes from near Hopkinsville, Ky., and is an enthusias tic worker. All of our old members returned after Xmas, and we are now fourteen strong. Our chapter was never in a better condition than at present, and our prospects were never brighter. Alumni Day was observed by Kentucky Alpha this year for the first time. We had the pleasure of having with us, besides the home Alumni of our own chapter. Bros. J. M. Worrall. and C. B. H. Martin of Ohio Alpha. Bro. Worrall gave us a very interesting, as well as a very instructive talk, and told us of the many happy days he had spent as a member of Ohio .V. Dr. Martin then told us how best to honor our Fraternity. After the closing ceremony was over with, we partook of a sumptuous repast. Taking everything into con sideration, it was an event long to be remembered. We have very comfortable rooms at present, but we are all very anxious for a chapter house, and we hope, before another year rolls around, to be in a home of our own. With best wishes for our sister chapters, and the fraternity at large, I remain. Yours in the Bond, R. P. Dow, JR. Danville. March 17, 1893. KEXTTCKY DELTA, CENTRAL UNT\'ERSITV. Since our last communication to the SCROLL. Central University has had another victory. At the Southern Inter-State Collegiate Oratorical Contest, held at Richmond, Va., on March 2, her repre sentative, Mr. A. Lisle Irvine, won the medal. This makes twice in succession that we have won this medal and is proof that Central Uni versity is not deficient in the oratorical field. In the Inter-CoUegiate Oratorical Contest, which is to be held at Lexington, on April 7, Central University will be represented by .Mr. C. O. Grover. Last January Mr. John Pierson was initiated into the Fraternity. We consider his initiation quite a victory, as he was spiked by all the Fraternities here. But had he not been spiked by any of them, we would consider ourselves very fortunate in having secured such a man. Out of the ten that are to speak on the declaimer's contest of Fresh men and Sophomore classes, two are Phis. The Varsity base ball team has begun its practice and will be prepared to do good work when the season opens. Bros. Tabler and Taylor, C. T., were among the best of its players. In tennis and on Field Day Kentucky Delta will also be well represented. Bro. Beckham is perhaps the best tennis player in the University. 344 IHE SCROLL. Shortly after the opening of the second term Bro. Bullock was com pelled to return home on account of sickness. Bro. Gilmour has also returned home. We regret the loss of these men but hope to see them with us again at the opening of the next session. Bro. Collins, '94, who left us in '91, was with us for a day or two a short time ago. It is useless to speak of the pleasure it afforded us to have him, even for so short a time, once more in our midst. Several of the annual letters have been received and we are pleased to note the prosperous condition of the Fraternity. Yours in the Bond, S. H. CAROTHERS. Richmond, March 21, 1893. QAMMA PROVINCE. TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. The recent progress of Tennessee Alpha has brought much gratifi cation. A few of our members are actively training for athletic con tests on our annual Field Day, May 15. Others are busy in prepar ation for the April "concour," on which occasion the Faculty selects the speakers for the Young and Founder's medal contests. Our gen eral scholarship is now even better than during the last session. On the evening of February 22, an elegant dinner was given in honor of our chapter by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Farrell at their home near the University. The hosts of the occasion are parents of Bro. Norman Farrell, Jr., '95. The affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all and we will long remember the genial hospitality of our hosts, whose warm feeling for the Phis has always been a pleasant feature of our Fraternity life. The chapter has lately on two occasions entertained its young lady friends informally at its new home. They were the source of much pleasure to all present and served to increase quite materially the loyalty of our fair friends. On the evening of .Alumni Day our entertainment in honor of our alumni was characterized by a marked exhibition of fraternal feeling. We hope to entertain in more elaborate style later in the season. We have hitherto omitted by accident to mention the name of Bro. H. N. Hawkins, '93, as one of our strongest initiates this year. He is pursuing a course in Law. He is a brother of Bro. Hawkins, Tenn. Alpha, '83. Our base ball prospects are now especially good. Active training is in progress and we have some new material of first-class quality. THE SCROLL. 345 Vanderbilt has been admitted into the newly organized Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association, which insures a lively season of athletics. Our college course has recently been considerably altered by the extension of the electoral system in the Junior and Senior classes. Our Glee Club has been greatly improved, and on the 23rd inst. will give a concert in Nashville. The Vanderbilt Comet this year will contain many new features, one of which will be a group picture of each fraternity. The doors of our home are always open for the reception of visiting Phis. We hope that no brother visiting here will fail to let his pres ence be known to us so that we may accord him a hearty welcome to Tennessee Alpha's hospitality. Yours in the Bond. JOHN H. DEWITT. NASHVILLE. .March 18, 1893. ALABAMA BETA, ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Our chapter has entered upon the last term of our college session strong and reinforced, for since our last letter to the SCROLL we have had the pleasure of initiating into the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta three new brothers. They are Bros. R. S. Jackson, Birmingham, Ala., '95: J. F. Siler, Troy, Ala., '95; and E. B. Glass, Birming ham, Ala., '96. We feel assured they will be Phis not in name only, but heart as well. Our great foot ball contest with the University of Alabama, which took place in Birmingham on the 22nd of February, resulted in a glorious victory for the A. & M. College. The 'Varsity men were de feated by a score of 32 to 22. It was a hard fought, stubborn battle from the first line up until the referee's whistle sounded the end of the game. Both teams were in excellent training, and we doubt if any teams in the South had as good coachers. Beaumont and Vail of the U. P. coached the University boys, while Balliet, Princeton's great centre rush worked Auburn's team. The game was witnessed by probably the largest crowd that ever attended a foot ball game in the South. On the team we had two of our men, Bro. H. H. Smith, quarter back, and Bro. Riggs, left end rush. Brother J. F. Wilkerson, '89, will be married to .Miss McLennen of Atlanta on the 28th. Bro. Wilkerson, during his long stay in col lege, both as student and professor, was one of our most enthusiastic and faithful members, and as a chapter we extend him our congratu lations and wish him great joy. His brother and ours, L. W. 346 THE SCROLL. Wilkerson, '87, who has been assistant professor in Chemistry here for several years, leaves in a few days for Europe to complete his course in the German Universities. We will probably have very little base ball in college this season, for the faculty have refused to allow us to play any more games this season, owing to the many releases given to play foot ball. We re gret this very much, for we expected to put a \ery strong team in the field this summer, having in college one of the strongest amateur bat teries in the South. With best wishes for the success of our sister chapters. Yours in the Bond, \V. MERRITT RIGGS. Auburn, March 20, 1893. DELTA PROVINCE. LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITY. The Annual Alumni Day was celebrated in our chapter hall by the chapter, in full force, and a number of our alumni. After the usual ritualistic proceedings, and an address of welcome by our president, the floor was given to the alumni members, in order that they might discuss as to whether or no an Alumnus Chapter be organized in New- Orleans. It was the unanimous vote that we should try to form such a chapter. This step Louisiana Alpha has long been wishing her alumni to take, and if the end in view is attained, she feels that nothing whatever will be lacking to her strength and success as a chapter. Our banquet which followed was greatly enjoyed, and the meeting was thus ended to everybody's satisfaction. Bro. Gessner has recently obtained a resident studentship in the great Charity Hospital of New Orleans. Like positions were sought by twenty-seven medical students, only six of whom were accepted. Of the six, Bro. Gessner passed first. We are pleased to announce the affiliation of Bro. H. M. Ansley, Law, formerly of the Alabama Gamma Chapter. During the carnival season we had the pleasure of visits from Bros. W. E. Burton, of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Pleasants of the Ohio Epsi lon Chapter. The Board of Administrators of the University have decided that there will be no High .School after 1894. We hail the news joyfully: for what has hitherto been expended on the High School, will prob ably go into the college fund, and so aid us in the erection of new- college buildings. THE SCROLL. 347 The annual exercises of the Glendy Burke Literary Society were a complete success. Gold medals were given for declamation, oration, essay and debate. Phi Delta Theta was represented in the contest for declamation and essay honors, and succeeded in carrying off the essay medal. Ever in ^i—KHO, S. S. PRENTISS, JR. New Orleans, March 20, 1893. EPSILON PROVINCE. OHIO BETA, OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY. Last week the Ohio Wesleyan was the recipient of a handsome be quest from the estate of the late John W. Richards of Greenwich, Ohio. It was at first thought that the gift would amount to $30,000, but a looseness of statement in "the will will reduce the sum, which Mr. Richards expected the college to receive, nearly one-half. The gift was intended for the endowment of a professorship. The catalogue of the university, which has just appeared, shows a total enrollment of 1,271 for the past year, which is the largest in the history of the institution. Our chapter letter, which has just been placed in the hands of our sister chapters and alumni, will show, that in prosperity, Ohio Beta keeps pace with the institution in which it is founded. Before this appears in the .April SCROLL, we will have introduced one of our pledged men. Par Anderson, to the mysteries of Phi Delta Theta. Mr. Anderson is a native of Sweden, but the fraternal bonds are strong enough to bind the old world to the new, and we are proud to introduce Bro. Anderson to the Phi world. We have also made two raids among the ranks of prepdom, and each time have captured one of the finest of their number. The results of our conquests are P. L. .\. Leighley of Narvarre, Ohio, and P. G. Jones of St. Paris, Ohio. We now number, initiates and pledged men, nineteen. Our chapter observed Alumni Day, by sending a delegation of twelve men to the .Alumni banquet held in Columbus in the evening. Ohio Beta sent the largest delegation of active members and the larg est delegation of alumni to the banquet of any of the Ohio chapters. We all felt it a great privilege to meet Brother Lindley, one of the original founders of our beloved Fraternity and hear from him the original principles and purposes of the Order. We will be represented on the ball team this spring by Bro. Har rold of last year's class, who is engaged at the electric light and power house. Our prospects for a fine ball team this spring are good. 348 THE SCROLL. and the faculty has at last granted the team the privilege of playing two games away from home. Brother Webb has been elected first orator from the Athenian Literary Society for next year's contest, and Brother Miller was re cently elected Second Lieutenant of Co. K of the O. N. G. stationed here. The Ohio Wesleyan is preparing for a big commencement this year. The dedication of our new University building, which will be completed by that time, will draw thousands to the city, and Ohio Beta will be glad to welcome as many of her alumni as can visit us at that time. E. L. WHITNEY. Delaware, March 20, 1893. OHIO GAM.MA, OHIO UNIVERSITY. The past decade has witnessed a steady growth at the Ohio Uni versity. For this, her 90th year, she promises an enviable record. Several changes of importance have taken place about our institution. The loss of the services of Dr. Gordy, of our department of Philosophy and Pedagogy, to a chair in the Chicago University, will be for the present term only. Prof. LeRossignol, Ph. D., of Leipsic, has taken charge of our new chair of Ethics and Psychology. Our department of Physics and Chemistry has been divided, creating the new chair of Chemistry, which is not yet filled. The new- location of the depart ment of Biology in East College is a great improvement to that depart ment. A more thorough course of Bible Study is a commendable ad dition to our course. We have withdrawn from the " Athletic League of Ohio Colleges," believing it to be for the betterment of athletics at our institution. Our gymnasium has undergone repairing and has been refitted with quite a liberal addition of apparatus. We l)elieve our historic old University is experiencing a prosperity excep tional to its class of institutions. Ohio Gamma has had the pleasure to welcome as visiting brothers, Dowd, '75; Price, '88 and Price, '91. Bro. E. C. Welch is attend ing the Cincinnati Law .School; Price, '91, is principal of Mt. Clemens, Mich., Public .Schools; Welch, '92, has entered the Junior class at Harvard. We wish to remind our chapter alumni that this is our twenty-fifth anniversary and we hope to communicate with you soon concerning the proper celebration of the same. We have enlarged our chapter by the initiation of Brothers Mc Pherson, '93; Young, '95; McFarland, '95; .McCune, '96; Poston, '96, in addition to having pledged F. M. Warwick. '97. It is with a IHE SCROLL. 349 pardonable pride that we introduce these initiates. We are honored with Bro. Frank Super's electfon as Captain of our base ball team for next spring, as with Brc. Haning's election as Business Manager of the Panorama. The boys of our chapter accompanied by their lady friends, formed a delightful sleighing party on the 15th inst. Fraternally yours, ISRAEL M. FOSTER. Athens, Jan. 31, 1893. OHIO DELT-^^, WOOSTER LT.NIXERSITY- The opening of the second term brought little fraternity material to Wooster University, and consequently accessions to fraternities this term have been very few. Ohio Delta was, as in the former term, the first to don colors. On that occasion we pledged J. D. Dickey of Braddock, Pa., a member of the class of '97, who promises to make a good and loyal Phi. Wooster feels very proud over the success of her orator, Mr. M. J. Jones, in the State Oratorical Contest held at Marietta, and antici pates a creditable place in the Inter-State Contest, to be held at Co lumbus in May. It has been just eight years since Wooster last won first place, and that was when Bro. A. G. Greenlee carried off the prize. Ohio Delta notes with pleasure that Bro. L. F. Hanger, who was a member of the Freshman class here last year, was Wittenberg's representative in the State contest. It is very seldom that a State contest can take place without the presence of a Phi. We have been honored several times during the present term by visits from brothers. Bro. Wallace, who is now in business at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, spent several days here. Bro. Surber, who has en tered medical college at Cleveland, stopped over a short time with us on his way to that city, and Bro. Lybarger of Ohio Epsilon made us a very pleasant visit. On the evening of March 10 the annual Pan-Hellenic banquet was held, and although the number of Greeks present on that occasion was not nearly so great as in former years, yet an excellent time was had by those in attendance. Two excellent toasts were given on that evening by members of Ohio Delta. The welcome address by Bro. Shepherd and a response to "The Riding Academy" by Bro. G. E. McCullough. It is very gratifying to learn from the chapter letters already re ceived, of the continued prosperity of our sister chapters. With the best wishes for the future welfare of Phi Delta Theta •everywhere, I am. Yours in the Bond, W. G. MCCULLOUGH. Wooster, March 17, 1893. :\:>0 THE SCROLL. OHIO EPSILON, IU'CHTEL COLLE(;E. First we wish to congratulate our Fraternity at large upon its mag nificent showing, as disclosed in the last annual letters. We have noted with deep interest the progress made, and the laurels won by our sister chapters during the past year. Every letter breathes the deepest loyalty and strongest enthusiasm, and these words of good cheer from our brothers will serve as an impetus to redouble our ef forts for the coming year. Although Ohio Epsilon cannot, as yet, boast of a chapter house, we believe in being comfortable and have just completed a thorough renovation and refurnishing of our hall. Since our last letter, Bro. Cole, '92, has been appointed financial agent for the college, and thus far has been eminently successful in his work. Bro. Kingsbury, '93, poses as base ball manager and several of our men are in training for the team and Field Day events. The Gymnasium Exhibition given on the 20th and 21st, under the management of Bro. Webster, scored another grand success, and has become one of the events of the year. The services of a professional coach have been secured, a fine cage has been built adjoining the gymnasium, and training tables are in operation. Buchtel is going in for the pennant this spring. Alumni Day was observed in the true spirit of the occasion, the white and blue was worn during the day and in the evening. Beta Alumni joined with us in songs and praise to the " Sword and Shield." We had the pleasure of having Bro. W. D. Shipman, '77, one of our charter members, u ith us and listened to many pleasant reminiscences of our chapter's infancy. Bro. F. A. Schumacher, '85, presided, and the following informal program was carried out: Songs by the Fraternity; address of welcome, Bro. Putnam: "The Alumni and the Active Chapter," Bro. Schumacher: "An Epitome of Our Past," Bro. .Snyder; "Reminiscences," Bro. Shipman; music, quartet; " The Chapter in '89," Bro. Palmer; declamation, Bro. Hollenbeck, and closing with songs by the Fraternity. Light refreshments were served, after which old times were discussed and plans laid for the future. Alumni Day certainly fulfilled its mission with us. Yours in the Bond, ORRIN G. HOLCOMB. Akron, .March 20, 1893. THE SCROLL. 351 INDIAN.A. ZETA, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY. Since the beginning of the present term we have initiated three excel lent men, Frank Takasugi, Will Butler, and Henry L. Davis. This winter has been very eventful for the University in general. There never was in the history of the University such a bitter faction fight between the fraternities as there has been for the past few months. We are allied with the "Bema" faction consisting of 2 X, B 6 n, 2 X, and * K -i. This is really the only faction in college, that is to say we have everything our own \^2i.y in college politics. The other consists of A T A, A K E, A T, 't r A. We elected the editor-in-chief and business manager of the Mirage, and thereupon the opposing faction withdrew entirely and attempted to check the publication in every way possible, but notwithstanding this opposi tion an annual far superior to anything previous will be issued. In the election of directors of the Athletic Association our faction succeeded in electing every director. Bro. Hall was elected director of the senior class and Bro. Gary of the sophomore class. The annual banquet of the Pan-Hellenic Association occurred last week. Whether the banquet would be a success from a fraternal standpoint was doubted, owing to the bitterness of feeling which ex isted between the two factions, but, contrary to the expectation of all, it was a grander success than any ever given here. There was more fraternal spirit manifested than has been known for some time, and it is earnestly hoped that a combination will soon be effected between the two factions that they may give their united effort to the common good of the University. Owing to some internal dissension, eight of Sigma Nu's best men have resigned from their local chapter. They now have seven active members and as a whole the chapter is indeed weak. The faculty have lately made a ruling by which no student below senior preparatory can contest in inter-collegiate athletics. This de cision has been received with much dissension by the students, owing to the fact that many of our best athletes will be excluded. In the State Oratorical contest held at Indianapolis last week De pauw succeeded in taking first honors as usual. Yours in the Bond, WILL M. SPARKS. Greencastle, March 14, 1893. 3.52 THE SCROLL. MicHKiAN GAMMA, HILLSDALE COLLEGE. Since our last letter to the SCROLL, Hillsdale College has been the recipient of a magnificent gift of money from Col. Fred. Fowler of Reading, Mich. It is to be used for the erection of a new Science Hall, which has long been needed, as this department has had as yet no separate building for the use of those in that course. There is also a movement recently commenced by the lady friends of the In stitution, with Mrs. Helen M. Gouger as head of the committee to raise $50,000 to endow two professorships of which the teachers are to be women. The work on the running track will be recommenced as the weather will permit. It will be completed in time to give those students interested in the Inter-collegiate Field Day sports ample time for training. .- It will be graded enough so that the space in cluded by it can be flooded with water and make an excellent skating park during the winte):. We have fourteen men in our chapter. Bro. S. E. Kelley, on account of illness, was obliged to leave school during the fall term. At present he is much better, but will not enter school again this year. Bro. L. S. Shumaker, who has been teaching at Clay Center, Neb., is making us a visit while on his way home to Deanville, Pa. We also received a call from Bro. E. H. Barringer, class of '87. Mr. Barringer is at present Business Manager of the Historical Pub lishing Co., of Chicago, 111. A clipping from the Inter Ocean speaks very highly of the lecture on "Charles Sumner," given before the Chicago Bar Association by Bro. J. J. Heckman, class of '91. Your reporter had the honor of being sent as delegate to the Epsi lon Province Convention, held with Indiana Zeta, at Greencastle, Ind., and reports a most pleasurable and profitable time, and in com mon with the other delegates, wishes to compliment the brothers of Indiana Zeta for the excellent entertainment furnished and attention paid to visiting members. The Indiana Alpha men are also compli mented on the excellent work performed by them in the initiation of the Purdue men. Yours in the Bond, C. B. CHAFFEE. Hillsdale, March 22, 1893. THE SCROLL. 353 ZETA PROVINCE. ILLINOIS ALPHA, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. We take great pleasure in introducing two new brothers to the Phi world, Bros. S. M. Miller and F. C. Ellis, both of '96, making our total number thirteen. We also have one pledgling, Mr. B. B. Powell, who is the president of the Dramatic Club of the school of oratory. The Pan-Hellenic banquet was held February 17th, and the Phi representatives on the program were Bro. Paine, speaker, and Bro. Taft, vocal solo. At a banquet of the Delta Tau Delta Alumni in Chicago, March 18th, seven men were initiated as charter members of a chapter at Northwestern, making the total number of college Greek letter so cieties thirteen. The Glee and Banjo Clubs gave their annual concert here February 21 St; after the concert they were tendered a reception by the Evans ton Club. Bro. Lewis of the school of oratory, accompanies the Glee Club as a reader. Bro. Campbell is the treasurer of the inter-collegiate league com prising Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Northwestern Universi ties. The Syllabus, the college annual, will appear about the first of April; the Phi representatives are Bro. Paine, editor-in-chief; Bros. Clarkson and Canfield, associate editors, and Bro. Gillette, historian of the Freshman class. F. W. Griffeth, Beta Theta Pi, has been elected captain of the base ball team, and the candidates for the team are working hard in the gymnasium. Illinois Alpha did not celebrate Alumni Day, for we did not have time to make the necessary preparations for that event, but some of our members attended the banquet of the Chicago Alumni, held in Chicago. Yours in the Bond, FRED W. GILLETTE. Evanston, March 22, 1893. ILLINOIS DELTA, KNOX COLLEGE. Since my last letter to the SCROLL, Illinois Delta has enrolled two more in the ranks of "The White and Blue," Bros. H. R. Holland and F. York. Phi Delta Theta has received her share of honors in literary circles this term. Bro. G. C. Gale represents us on the Oratorical Contest, 3:H IHE SCROLL. while Bro. John Smetters was appointed on the Colton Prize Debate. Bros. B. P. Lawrence and J. Lewis represent us in the contest held between the two Preparatory Literary Societies. We were very sorry to lose Bro. A. Weir this term who was com pelled to leave on account of sickness. At my last writing our so ciety was without a home: we are now "in it." Our hall is 60x24 feet and 14 ft. ceiling. It is divided into three main rooms, the chapter room, parlor and dancing hall. The parlor is in the front part of the building with a beautiful oriel window in one corner with lace curtains and a small library on one side. The rooms were es pecially planned for us and so are excellently adapted for fraternity use. In the middle is the chapter room while the back room is for dancing and has two dressing rooms connected with it. The hall is lighted with gas, and has water and all modern improvements. We thought it proper to give a reception or "house warming" upon getting into our new home. One hundred and seventy-five invitations were issued. Our parents and relatives were invited from 7 to 9 P. M. and our Knox and Lombard College friends from 9 P. .M. until (?) o'clock. The young lady friends of the fraternity furnished many elegant silk draperies for our furniture and mantel. The refresh ments were served by Anderson, the leading caterer of the city,.while the Mandolin Club discoursed sweet music. Our hall and its decora tions were much admired, while all acknowledged the reception a suc cess. The Athletic Association of Knox are astir soliciting subscriptions for the new Athletic Park, the construction of which will be under way as soon as the weather will permit. This will be a good thing for the college and will be completed in time for the Inter-State Ath letic and Oratorical Contest to be held here at Knox this coming Oc tober. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE DUFFIELD TUNNICLIFF Galesburg, March 20, 1893. ILLINOIS ZETA, LOMBARD UNIVERSITY. The two months just passed have been highly eventful ones for Illinois Zeta. During this time the chapter has had abundant cause for rejoicing, but our joy has been tinged with grief, for we have also sustained one of the greatest losses that we have ever been called upon to bear. This was the death of Sam D. Harsh, '90, who died at his home in Creston, Iowa, on March 3. Those who were not THE SCROLL. 355 personally acquainted with him, and do not know of the great work that he has done for us as a chapter, can form no idea of our loss. Although it has been almost three years since he graduated, yet he has ever retained a live interest in our welfare, and has always been the chapter's advisor and most earnest supporter. The last year Sam was in school he had an attack of la grippe from which he never en tirely recovered. Throughout his illness, he continued to work at his newspaper business much more than he was able, and in which he had gained an enviable reputation as a journalist. His life has truly been a brilliant one, and it seems strange that one so marked with promise of future deeds, should be so early cut down. Fitting memorial ceremonies were held by both the university and the chapter. The chapter services were peculiarly solemn and tender. The chapter room was beautifully decorated with flowers, smilax and ferns. The altar and " vacant chair " were draped with black and white. A number of our alumni and friends of the chapter were present. The ritualistic ceremonies were very impressive, while the tributes of praise which were offered by the brothers, showed how dearly Sam was loved and how deeply his loss is felt. The chapter was represented at the funeral by Bros. J.N. Conger, Jr., R. E. Olmstead, W. R. Tapper, Chas. Mortimer, R. L. Slater, Fred Farlow and D. P. Wild. They carried with them a beautiful floral tribute—a raised shield on an easel. On March 3 occurred the annual election of officers for the Lo-m- bard Review. By reason of certain difficulties which have come up during the past few years, we deemed it best to place a full ticket in the field in order to test the opinion of the subscribers upon the ques tions which had been raised. The result was more than pleasing, as the emphatic majority by which our candidates were elected, proved conclusively their disapproval of the charges made by the opposition. The Phis elected were W. R. Tapper, President; B. P. Smith, Busi ness Manager; Guy Bernard, Editor-in-Chief, and R. E. Olmstead, Exchange Editor. Our observance of Alumni Day, this year, was highly gratifying to us. On Wednesday evening we held a very pleasant meeting in our hall, and carried out a program which had been specially prepared. The thought suggested by the last SCROLL for discussion, brought out many reasons why the policy of the Fraternity is proving a valu able training school for good citizenship. Numerous other toasts of Fraternity interest were discussed with profit. 356 THE SCROLL. On Friday evening we tendered a reception and banquet to our .Alumni and lady friends. The reception and ball were held in the G. .A. R. Hall, and so pleasant was the time had, that the dancing still continued long after the usual hour laid down by the faculty for closing had arrived. The banquet was served between 10:30 and midnight, and was a very elegant one. The tables had been taste fully decorated with white carnations and the Fraternity colors, and made a beautiful appearance. .At the last Swan Prize Oratorical contest, which was held in January, we were again successful, as Bro. J. N. Conger, Jr., was awarded first prize. This makes three years in succession that we have won this honor. I take pleasure in introducing to the Fraternity, Bro. Claude F. Hamilton of Augusta, Wisconsin, whom we recently invested with the badge of Phi Delta Theta. A number of our alumni have visited us recently, among whom was Mr. Byron Pontious, who was a member of old Phi Sigma League. He is still an ardent Phi and manifested considerable interest in our affairs. R. F. ANDERSON. Galesburg, March 18, 1893. WISCONSIN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. All the chapters here have been unfortunate this year in the matter of losing men—Wisconsin Alpha the most unfortunate of all. By death, sickness, and other mischance, we have lost seven men, and and as we have initiated but six men this year, are smaller than at the opening in September. All told the chapter has two laws, five seniors, seven juniors, five sophomores, and three freshmen, twenty- two in all. We have two other freshmen who have been pledged a long time, pending parents consent, and a junior, who will, in all likelihood, be Phis before this letter is printed. As at least two of our seniors return next year, all of the lower classmen, three of those who dropped out during the year, and Bro. Turner, who is now at the Columbia Law School, the chapter will commence the campaign of 1893 strong in numbers, quality and enthusiasm. Wisconsin Alpha believes in " large and e.xclusive " chapters. Where the chapter is large, a year of hard luck can be lived through. This year at the U. W. has been a poor one for fraternities. By hard and careful work, we have increased the size of our chapter gradually from year to year and now average from twenty-five to thirty. As this university has THE SCROLL. 357 grown, the chapters have grown with it, and we have six large chapters instead of twelve small ones. The chapter is well supplied with honors this year. It has senior captain of the university battalion, business manager and a member of the editorial board of the junior annual (one other Fraternity man onboard), manager of the foot-ball team, leader and manager and one member of Mandolin Club, manager and one member of Banjo Club, member of Glee Club, manager of combined Glee, Banjo and Mando lin Clubs, vice-president Boat House Association, and many other offices. Socially the chapter is in the lead and is not behind in any line. The Phi Kappa Psi Chapter here has resigned its charter and is said now to be looking for some fraternit}' dishonorable enough to take them. Their resignation has made no stir, as the average fra ternity man here is not a razor on fraternity matters, and doesn't ap preciate the true inwardness of the matter. By resigning to each other, they made a plausible pretext of leaving K 'i' honorably, and most of the students, having seen no official statement of the * K t Fraternity, believe that they did so. The Phi Psi Chapter has been running down for several years^past, and they seek to remedy causes lying'out of their reach by changing their fraternity. The students, as a rule,-are strongly opposed to .fraternities, and it is difficult to se cure men. The advent of A T A pushed the other fraternities, and * K t was the first to feel the pressure. The chapters here draw their men from an especial set of towns, each chapter having its own terri tory which the others cannot successfully invade. The ^ K 'f Chapter was poorly supplied in the matter of towns, and such towns as it had, have not been sending many or desirable men to the university of late years. Wisconsin Alpha observed Alumni Day by a banquet at the house. The active members and a number of the Alumni were present, and a most enjoyable evening was spent by all. LAW-RENCE A. CURTIS. .Madison, March 20, 1893. .MISSOURI ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. Our new university is on its rapid road to completion. Both the law and manual training buildings are completed, and have been oc cupied for some weeks. They are both imposing buildings, and add o-reatly to the comfort and convenience of students and faculty. The manual training school is claimed to be the best equipped and ar- 358 THE SCROLL. ranged of any west of the Mississippi. The chemical laboratory, physics and engineering, biology and geology buildings are in course of erection, and are to be ready for occupancy at the opening of the fall term. The power house, with its hundred foot smoke stack, was completed last fall, and furnished light and heat for all buildings. A bill for an appropriation of $250,000 for the purpose of erecting a main building is now pending in the State Legislature, and its pass age is expected at an early day, as Gov. Stone has endorsed the recommendation of the Committee on Appropriations, in a special message. The annual Inter-Society contest occurred on the i8th of February. Bro. Guy A. Thompson was on for declamation, and did honor to the Fraternity by winning first prize. In athletics we are strongly represented by Bro. J. W. Cooper as Secretary of the Association, Bro. B. Zick as Manager of base ball team, and Bro. S. J. Anderson as Vice-Captain of foot-ball team. On the evening of February 2nd we gave a masquerade party. The following is an extract from one of the local papers : " By far the greatest social link that has appeared in the chain of gayeties for the present season was the masquerade partj- given at the opera house last Thursday evening by the members of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. A number of other ladies and gentlemen, by invi tation, enjoyed the pleasures of the evening, as well as representatives from the various other fraternities of the university. " Never has the opera house been more handsomely decorated than on this occasion. A handsome cone-shaped center-piece of white and blue material, the colors of the Phi Delta Theta was sus pended from the center of the ceiling. To this were attached stream ers of white and blue, extending downward in all directions and caught up by rosettes and tassels at the front of the gallery, the whole forming a pagoda of imposing appearance. The posts of the gallery were also handsomely draped and Phi monograms and other designs were hung on the walls." The Beta Sigma Omicron, sorority, held its first convention here February 20, 21, and 22. The order was established in this city in 1888, and was local for more than two years when two other chap ters were established, one at Westminster, the other at Missouri Valley College. This organization has a high reputation in Missouri and hopes in the near future to extend into other States. While here their friends in the different fraternities tendered them a banquet at the Powers House. Bro. Barney Zick acted in the capacity of toast- THE SCROLL. 359 master on this occasion, while Bro. J. W. Cooper and your reporter responded to toasts. Owing to some mistake, the name of Bro. J. R. Tapley was left off our list of initiates in our last letter. We read with pleasure the interesting and instructive piece on "Fraternity Work" in the last SCROLL, and know that all, like our selves, have profited by it. Yours in the Bond, CLIFFORD T. SWITZLER. Columbia, .March i, 1893. .MISSOURI BETA, WESTMINS'I'ER COLLEGE. On .March 3rd the hospitable home of Dr. Wilkerson was thrown open to our active and associate members, who, with their lady friend enjoyed the evening as only Phis can when under the care of so pleasant a hostess as Mrs. Wilkerson. On February 23rd Bro. Bernard Roy Farrar of St. Louis, .VIo., was initiated into Phi Delta Theta. Bro. Farrar has already distinguished himself by winning a place on the Declamatory Contest. This acquition raises our number to sixteen. B G n has fifteen. K A seven. .As a chapter house is out of the question at present, all our efforts have been directed toward improving and refurnishing our present rooms. A plan has been adopted by which we hope to raise the necessary funds in a short time. We enjoyed at a recent meeting a visit from Rev. Rob't Morrison, who entertained the chapter with an account of the early days of Ohio .Alpha. These visits are always enjoyed by the members and greatly increase our loyalty to the Fraternity. Much of our present prosperity and enthusiasm may be traced to the fact that we have with us so loyal an advocate of Phi principles as Bro. Morrison. The annual chapter letters indicate a prosperous condition of the fraternity at large of which we are justly proud. Fraternally yours, W. H. FORSYTHE. Fulton, .March 17, 1893. .MISSOURI GAAI.MA, WASHIN(;TON UNI\-ERSITY. Since our last letter we have had the pleasure of taking into our midst Brother J. B. Leggat, '90. We were especially anxious to have him join the brotherhood of Phis and for that purpose obtained a special permit at the Atlanta Convention. He was one of the charter 360 THE SCROLL. members of the Texta Club and we felt sure that he would make one of the best of Phis. While home on a visit this winter we seized upon him and put him through the Greek portals in true Phi style. On the ninth of last month we gaxe a hop in one of the finest halls in the city. Some of our alumni joined with us and it was declared by all to be a grand success. We expect to celebrate the second anniversary of our initiation the latter part of this month. The alumni have responded loyally to the call and it now looks as though we would have at least thirty-two plates set for the banquet. There are many Phis in the city whom we have never met and we feel that great good can be obtained from this reunion. It promises to be a very interesting meeting and it is looked forward to with a great deal of interest. We will lose five men this year, but we hope before the term ex pires to fill their places with some of the best men in the University. We are pledging several, who for various reasons cannot join us until next fall. The new catalogue has just appeared and it shows good progress for the university during the last year. The enrollment is larger than ever before and several new professors and instructors have been added. Wishing our brother chapters the same degree of prosperity which we are now enjoying, we remain, Fraternally yours, W. D. HUDSON. St. Louis, March i6, 1893. IOWA BETA, STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA. Alumni Day has come and gone. We all wore the Fraternity col ors during the day, and in the evening we met in the hall and had appropriate literary exercises, and one of the good times which only Phis know how to enjoy when they commune together round their chapter fires. 1 wish to introduce to the Fraternity four worthy brothers who have become wearers of the sword and shield since my last letter to the SCROLL: George Prin, '96, Iowa City: Frank Woolston, '94, Denison; George W. Lawrence, '95. Iowa City, and Park W. Tourtellot, '95, Wyoming, Iowa. Bro. Fordyce graduated from the Dental Department this week and last night we gave a party at our halls in his honor. Iowa Beta en joys the reputation among the young ladies of being fine entertainers, and our prestige in that line was fully sustained by the party last even- THE SCROLL. 361 ing. Bro. Fordyce was presented by the chapter with a handsome silk umbrella, suitably engraved, as a token of their regard for him. He leaves us in a few days for his home in Plattville. We do not expect to lose any more members this year, and so will be in good shape at the opening of school next fall. We enjoyed short visits recently from Bros. Brown of Cedar Rapids, and C. D. Reimers, of Chicago. Iowa Beta has considerable musical talent among its members. We have a fine piano in our halls which we purchased last year. A number of the boys are good singers and we have organized an or chestra, and after a little practice will be able to make some good music. We also boast of a quartette, composed of Bros. Tourtellot, Toogood, Smith and Hastings. Yours in the Bond, HARRY PECK TOOGOOD. Iowa City, March i8. 1893. .MINNESOTA ALPHA. UNINERSITV OF MINNESOTA. .Minnesota Alpha continues to flourish, with future prospects even for the better. Our annual meeting with the Alumni, March 15. gave new vigor and energy to the boys. They see and realize more the benefits derived from fraternity life and are desirous of furthering the interests of the chapter in every way possible. Since our last let ter appeared in the SCROLL we have initiated Clarence Brown, special, and James Evans, President of class of '96. Brother Leary was badly injured while playing foot ball last fall and will be unable to play the coming season. For his past services to the association, his good judgment and impartiality in selecting team men he was unanimously elected President of the Foot-ball As sociation. After the election he was presented by the Alumni with a gold medal in token of their appreciation of his services to their Alma Mater. He was also elected captain of base ball team. The Universities of Michigan, Wisconsin and .Minnesota have formed the Inter-collegiate Athletic Association of the Northwest. Mr. Dever, last year's President of our Foot-ball Association, was elected President. Field and track-athletic sports will take place at Chicago. Laboring under disadvantages, having no gymnasium, we do not expect to make any records this spring. Our base-ball team is training and we will put a team in the field this spring unequaled in this institution before. 362 IHE SCROLL. The election of members of Ariel Board took place last Saturday night. Combinations were made and political spirit ran high, with the "barb" combination as the winner. The Junior class have inaugurated an Eastern custom and will give a Junior Ball, March 7. Our chapter is taking more interest in the social events of college life and we are not only called a band of athletes, but are also known as a band of progressive students inter ested in and participating in all affairs which are for the advancement and best interests of our institution. Owing to the several fires of the past four years which have visited the University and the need of an Assembly Hall and Library build ing, the State Legislature passed a mill tax which will net the L'ni versity annually $125,000. They also appropriated a sum for the Assembly Hall, plans for which are being made. Yours in the Bond, E. P HARDING. Minneapolis, March 24, 1893. KANSAS ALPHA, KANSAS STATE L'NIVERSITY. Our chapter has been strengthened by the recent addition of two new members—Harry W. McLaughlin of Arkansas City, and Lester Watson of Emporia. Both are good men and we take pleasure in in troducing these new brothers to the Phi world, and think them in every way qualified to wear the Sword and Shield. The Phis have surel-y received their share of honors. Bro. Case was recently elected to membership in the honorary scientific frater nity of Sigma Xi, being one of the only two frat. men chosen. Be sides being the only fraternity man elected to membership in the hon orary fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa, Bro. Cooke shares honors with Bro. Holmes in being the only frat. men appointed by the faculty on the Commencement program, which will consist of six speakers. The athletic spirit in the University is quite enthusiastic. Candi dates for positions on the '\'arsity ball nine practice daily. The Athletic field is being put in good condition for the coming season. In order to be better prepared for an Inter-Collegiate Field Day. an indoor contest will be held March 24. Owing to difficulties which arose and threatened to destroy the har mony of the chapter, it was thought best to accept the resignation of Luther E.Thrasher. Peace now reigns among the happy Phis. Alumni Day will be appropriately observed March 17. An e.xcellent program will be rendered, after which there will be a banquet and dancing. S. TILDEN GILLESPIE. Lawrence, March 13, 1893. THE SCROLL. 363 NEBRASKA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. In view of the superiority of the barbarians in the State University in point of numbers, Nebraska Alpha has always maintained a reserve in college affairs, preferring this attitude to one of open and bitter hostility. The repeated attempts of anti-fraternity men to get fraternity men into a quarrel by every possible means, underhanded as well as open, have invariably been treated with deserved con tempt. We have quietly jogged along, doing our best to realize the true aim of Phi Delta Theta, and the result evident in this semester's history of our chapter proves the wisdom of our course. On February 4th, Bro. Thos. E. Wing, '93, won the local oratorical contest of the State University, contending against five barbarians. He is the first fraternity man to achieve this honor. We had scarcely finished rejoicing when Bro. Wing won fresh laurels, taking first place in the State contest, held March loth, win ning over three competitors, being the first orator from the State L'niversity to hold this place. Bro. Wing's oration, on "Patriotism and Brotherhood," will be delivered again at Columbus, Ohio, during the early part of May, at the Inter-State Contest. He will receive the hearty support of all students of the University of Nebraska, barbarians as well as frater nity men. It is to be hoped that he will receive the good wishes of Phi Delta Theta in general. In the early part of this semester it became necessary for the busi ness management of the Nebraskan, the best paper issued from this University, to secure a new- board of editors. Three of the depart ments fell to the members of Nebraska Alpha; Bro. Wing becoming editor-in-chief; Bro. Arthur Montmorency, literary editor and Bro. Raymond Welch, dramatic critic. It is worthy of note, that the other editorships fell to members of sister fraternities. These positions came unsought and may thus be considered honors. As the business manager, a barbarian, was heard to remark, " we are not making this a fraternity paper, the talent lay that way and we had to have it." We will also be represented in athletics this Spring, as we have four men under training for the " first" base ball team and three for the tennis contests. All in all Nebraska Alpha is much encouraged and looks hopefully toward the future. W.M. L. WESTER.MAN. Lincoln, March 19, 1893. 364 THE SCROLL. CALIFORNIA BETA, LI;I,A\D STANI--ORD, JR. UNIVERSITY. California Beta continues to enjoy a prosperous year, no little pleasure of which we attribute to the strengthened ties of brotherhood which have come from the possession of a comfortable and homelike chapter house. We regret the loss of Brother Anderson, one of our charter mem bers, who has left college to accept a position as private secretary with Mr. E. O. Hopkins, General Manager of the Evansville and Terre Haute Consolidated Railroads, at Evansville, Indiana. Our number remains the same, however, owing to the initiation of Brother Stark, in January, in whom we are congratulating ourselves that we have secured a brother in every respect calculated to add to the hon ors and respect of A 9. We enjoyed on this occasion a day's visit from nine members of California Alpha, which we hope may be soon repeated. Brother Kellogg of Kansas State L'niversity, is spending a few- months, vacation at Stanford, taking work under Professor Com stock, our non-resident Professor of Entomology. Phi Delta Theta has now three representatives on the college papers. Brother Lewis is one of the Associate Editors of the Daily Palo Alto. Brother Moul- ton, one of the Board of Directors of the Sequoia, and Brother Batch- elder, Business Manager of the Sequoia. Pleasant recollections remain to us of two social events during the month of February, the first, early in the month, being a reception to about fifty invited guests, and the other, on the evening before Wash ington's birthday, being smaller in size but not less pleasantly spent, dancing being one of the means of enjoyment. The interest in athletics continues high. The excitement of the foot ball season has died away, but the opening of the base ball and tennis season and the beginning of training for track athletics is keep ing athletic interest to the front at Stanford. While our base ball team does not give all the promise we could wish, we expect that with good training and wise management it will do credit to the Uni versity which sends it out. In track athletics we have so much ex cellent material that we expect to see some record breaking, particu larly as we are soon to have a new running track with curves eased off by the logarithmic spiral. The advantages of chapter house life are commending themselves to other fraternities here. Phi Kappa Psi is about to enter a very pleasant hou.se which they have been building, about three-quarters of a mile from the Univer.sity. and Sigma Nu has in prospect a chap ter house on the campus close to tlie gymnasium. THE SCROLL. 365 .Announcements are out of several new men to be added to our fac ulty for next year, in the securing of whom Stanford may well con gratulate herself. Ex-President Harrison will deliver a course of lec tures here during the months of September and October, their num ber, frequency and character having been left entirely to him. A Law Department is to be opened next fall under the direction of Pro fessor .Abbott of Northwestern University. Professor Ross of Cornell University has accepted a call to the Department of Finance, and Professor Green of Indiana University, to the Department of Mathe matics. Professor Kellogg, a Phi from Kansas Alpha, has been ap pointed .Assistant Professor of Entomology. Several other chairs are to be filled before next September, but as yet no definite announce ments have been made regarding them. All were saddened this month by the death of Professor W. H. .Miller, of consumption. He was a brilliant mathematician and a man whose friendship was highly esteemed by all who could claim it. His was the first death that has occurred among our faculty since the opening of the University. F. J. BATCHELDER. Palo Alto, March 8, 1893. 366 THE SCROLL. PERSONALS. Pennsylvania A—F. W. Black, 'U'i, is at present on the staff of the Warren, Pa., Mirror. Pennsylvania A—Harry A. Cotton, '92, is in the real estate business in Buffalo, N. Y. Pennsylvania A—\V. A. Elliott, '89, is professor of Greek and Latin in Allegheny College. Pennsylvania A—C. F. Ross, '91, is principal of Prepar atory Department in Allegheny College. Pennsylvania A—Chauncey F. Bell, '94, is instructor in Greek in Bellevue College, Bellevue, Neb. Pennsylvania A—F. J. Warner, '82, is manager of the advertising department of Cincinnati, O., Post. Pennsylvania A—Wilbur G. Warner, '81, is at present city missionar}^ in the M. E. Church, Cincinnati, O. Pennsylvania A—R. R. Ross, '81, is the manager of the New York house of Dodd, Mead & Co., Publishers. Pennsylvania A—Otis E. Conway, '93, and Miss Ida C. Palmer, of Brooklyn, Mich., married in February, 1892. Tennessee A—The Governor of Tennessee has ap pointed J. H. Dortch, '79, on his military staff, with the rank of Colonel. Virginia B—J. W. G. Blackstone, '76, is a prominent can didate for Attorney General of Virginia, and according to the Richmond papers, he will have no opposition. Ohio r—Geo. H. Welch, '90, is a physician and surgeon at Chillicothe, Ohio, and is one of two composing the "Hammock Invalid Bed Co.", manufacturers of invalids' folding beds. Indiana B—John Beard Allen, '67, has been appointed U. S. Senator by the Governor of the State of 'Washing ton, as successor to himself, his first term having expired March 4. Indiana F—Laz. Noble, '90, sailed for Europe in Feb ruary. He will meet Bro. H. Th. Miller, '88, in Paris, and they will take a trip through Spain, Algiers and Greece. THE SCROLL. 367 Ohio A—Rev. W. C. Miles, '88, is pastor of the churches situated at Garden Plain and Newton, 111. Fifty persons have united to these churches during the past year. Ohio A—Rev. R. V Hunter, '77, recently founded a mission church and has added it to his charge in Terre Haute, Ind. His Sunday school has increased 30 per cent in the last year. Virginia B—J. B. Preston, '74, is Professor of Ancient Languages in (3gden College, situated at Bowling Green, K\'. Bro. Preston has married recently and is one of the most popular teachers in the State. Wisconsin A—D. F. Simpson, '82, an old Waupun boy, and a graduate of the Wisconsin University, is now city attorney of Minneapolis, a place with a salary something like a congressman's.— U. W. Cardinal. Iowa B—A. G. Smith, '91, who has been traveling in the British possessions in the interest of the Iowa Uni versity Museum, has returned to Iowa City and is at pres ent instructor in science in the City High School. Ohio A—Marcus G. Evans, '77, having had a prosper- our career as an attorney at Chillicothe, Ohio, has removed to Columbus, and is there continuing the gen eral practice of law. He was married October 30, 1892, to Miss Stella Margaret Nelson, of Columbus, Ohio. Georgia r—Mr. Osgood Clark, '92, one of the most popular young men of this city, will leave shortly for Canoochee, Ga., where he goes to take charge of a flour ishing school. In Mr. Clark's leaving, Macon loses one of her most promising sons, and with him, in his new field of labor, goes the best wishes of his friends. Kansas A—The University of Kansas Courier speaks editorially in these words of Vernon L. Kellogg, who was lately made assistant professor of Entomology at Stan ford University. " It is needless to say that Chancellor Snow in common with the students and faculty as a whole, sincerely regret the probable severance of Mr. Kellogg's connection with his alma mater. By his untiring efforts he has accom plished as much as any graduate of the University, and his courteous treatment of all has gained for himself many warm friends, who, while regretting his departure from Kansas, unite in rejoicing at the larger and better 368 THE SCROLL. prospect which the new field of work will open to his well trained energies. The Courier extends congratulations and wishes Mr. Kellogg the best success in his work." Ohio A—Chas. Mains, '89, was obliged by failure of health last spring to leave West De Pere, Wis., where he had since his graduation been the successful superintend ent of the public schools. He returned to Greenfield, O., his former home, and by August his health had so im proved that he was able to accept a position as traveling salesman for the E. L. McClain Manufacturing Co., and he has been on the road since. The house he travels for is located at Greenfield, and there he expects to make his future home. Ohio B—The following letter is from an old Ohio Beta man, class of '82, now a successful attorney at Cambridge, a partner of Judge Campbell: CAMBRIDGE, OHIO, March 8, '93. DR. J. E. BROWN, 235 E. Town St., Columbus, Ohio: My Dear Brown—Yours of the 2d inst., announcing the proposed Alumni dinner at the Chittenden on the 15th inst., at 6:30 P. -M., has just been read. While I have signed the enclosed card, and herewith return it, I do not feel satisfied to let the matter rest there. I want to express my hearty appreciation of the undertaking; and mv hope that it will be so successful that this will be but the first of a long and pleasant series. I believe that there are no friends like the friends of our youth, and that every effort to enable them to get together in renewal and perpetuation of their friendship after they have scattered and become engrossed in business is most commenda ble. \'ery sincerely yours, FRED. L. ROSEMO.ND. Ohio Z—We learn from an article appearing in a recent issue of the Buena Vista Advocate that Mr. W. O. Schei- bell, of the class of '88, has been highly successful in the construction of a W ire Rope Gravity Plane or Tramway near Buena Vista, Va., that has made accessible probably the largest deposit of high grade iron ore to be found anywhere in the Blue Ridge range. The ores have been known to exist for years, but could not be utilized on ac count of their inaccessibility until Mr. Scheibell solved the problem by the construction of his Tramway. A unique and novel mountain side railway, this device is said by those who have studied it to be the most eco nomic method of transporting material that has yet been devised—an interesting example of modern labor saving machinery. It is largely automatic in its action, operates THE SCROLL. 369 six cars at once—three each direction, and carries 250 tons of ore per day from the mines to the railroad cars. The mines are located at the very top of the mountain range and often the mountain sides are so steep that the ties and rails have to be anchored and tied with wire rope to prevent them from sliding to the bottom, while ravines and streams are crossed and difficult curves are made. The performance is a brilliant engineering feat, and we congratulate Mr. Scheibell on his success and the university on the distinction that it has thus achieved.— The Latttern. Tennessee B—Dr. B. D. Cooper, '83, is a physician at Mansfield, La., and writes this letter, of interest to others as well as the editor. Dear Sir and Bro.—Recently while in the office of an Alumnus Phi, with a very commendable after-college fraternity interest still alive, I picked up a number of the SCROLL, and looking it over I then and there resolved to do better by the "old friend of my college days," from whom I have almost totally estranged myself since leav ing the "halls." It is unfortunately too often that one's fraternity interest ebbs away, vk'ith time, after leaving the "alma mater," and of course the reviving of it under the circumstances of a busy every day life is not near so easy as the original inspiration was to grasp. So I shall attempt hereafter through the aid of the very ably and enthusiastically edited SCROLL to keep in line with the frat. spirit of the day. Enter me on the subscription books as a continuous sub' scriber, and when my year expires always notify me promptly. With the best wishes for the eternal prosperity of the SCROLL and combined success of the Fraternity in its good works, I am most sincerely Yours in the Bond, B. D. COOPER. Kentucky A and Virginia B—CHASTELY ELEGANT—MR. GEORGE BRUCE THOMAS IN HIS " DEN."— Mr. George Bruce Thomas, At Home, Conception Side, Bienville Square, No. y''/z , Mobile, Friday, January twentieth, from quarter after eleven, p. M., 1893. Luncheon, Music, Cards, Cotillion, Breakfast. The occasion of which the above cards acted as fore runner, was the introduction, by Mr. Thomas, of his friends into the elegant fllat of rooms on Bienville Square, which he is pleased to call his "den," and his best man for the occasion, Mr. John Morgan of Covington, Ky., mate rially assisted in making Mr. Thomas' "debut" a most pleasant occasion in Mobile's social history. In the early 370 IHE SCROLL. e\ening the genial host had complimented his friends with a box party at the theatre to witness the great Mans field in his impersonation of Beau Brummel. Ten boxes were reserved for the occasion. The venerable and hon orable Doctor George A. Ketchum and his queenly daughter, Mrs. Robert Gage, headed the party and admir ably performed the duties of chaperone. At the hour indicated on the cards the party assembled in Mr. Thomas' parlors. It is not within our powers to describe the AUadin-like elegance of the bachelor quarters last evening's company held possession of. The rooms arranged en suite, had all been thrown in one, and the blending of rare engravings with turkish ottomans, brussells carpets and rich lace curtains, heavy portieres and bric-a-brac collected b\- Mr. Thomas in his extensive European travels, made an harmonious whole which was so delightful to the sense, that the work of particulariza- tion would be one of futility. After a delightful supper the company repaired to the "long parlor" for dancing, while the "elderly ones" re mained in "le petit bourdoir" for cards or gossip. —Mobile, Ala.. Daily Nczes. Indiana A—These words from a Phi of the class of 1856, are self-explanatory. They come from one who has many times evinced his interest in Phi Delta Theta: DEFIANCE, N. C, Feb. 21, 1893. J. E. BROWN, .M. D., Columbus, O. /!/y Dear Sir, and Bro. Phi.—Your favor came to hand a few days since, and I reply at this my first opportunity. I had lost entire track of the SCROLL, as it has been so very peripatetic for a number of years. I hasten, however, to avail myself of an opportunity to subscribe for it, even if lateness be better than never. I am not engaged in any professional avocation; in fact, my tenure of life is so frail that I am not able to follow anything much, and the prospect for future improvement grows "small by degrees and beau tifully less" all the time. I admire the new features you have added, particularly the portraits of old Phis. Should it prove acceptable, I may in the near future contribute an article on the earlier years of "Phidom" at the Indiana State University. I will endeavor to have Bro. L. C. Phillips on your subscription list when he returns from Raleigh. He is senator from this county— Randolph—and is a member of North Carolina Beta. With assurances of deep regard and wishes for prosperity, 1 remain yours in Phi Delta Theta, SAM'L A. HOOVER. IHE SCROLL. 371 Tennessee A—The alumni of this chapter are at present in the path of an avalanche of honors. One of the most recent movements made Claude Waller,'85, city attorney for Nashville. The Naslvville Battner says : "Mr. Claude Waller, the new City Attorney, is 28 years of age, and a young man of brilliant attainments. He was born at Morgan- field, Ky., and came to Nashville in 1880 as a student of Vanderbilt L'niversity, with which institution he was connected, as student and instructor, until three years ago, when he began the practice of the law. His success as a lawyer has been flattering. He graduated from both the law and literary departments of Van derbilt University with high honors. He won the Founder's medal in both departments and last year he was the orator of the Alumni Association. He is at present a partner of Mr. C. N. Burch. The firm of Burch & Waller, though composed of young men, occupies a high position at the Nashville bar. Only recently Chancellor Allison took occasion to compliment these young gentlemen upon a brief filed in a case before him, saying the brief was one of the clearest and most satisfactory documents he had ever seen during his long term on the bench. .Mr. Waller will no doubt look well after the city's legal business." And the Daily American, editorially, makes this com ment : "The City Council last night paid a distinguished compliment to a most worthy young man when its members chose Mr. Claude Wal ler to be City Attorney, vice J. .M. Anderson resigned. Mr. Waller has had a comparatively brief career at the bar, but his intelligence, integrity and industry have made him noted in his profession.- He will prove a safe and painstaking adviser of the city, and in every way discharge well the duties which will devolve upon him. 372 THE SCROLL. POT=POURRI. VALE! WORLD'S P'AIR P"RATERMT\ I^.XHiBir—At a spec ial meeting of the College Fraternities Exhibit Commit tee, held at Administration Building, Jackson Park, April 1, 1SU3, at which six fraternities were represented, the fol lowing resolution was unanimously adopted: '•^Resolved, That the College Fraternities' Exhibit Committee hereby decides that, for various reasons, an exhibit by the college fraternities at the World's Columbian Exposition is not at this time feasible, the chief reasons being that the space was not allotted until the time remaining was too short to make a characteristic exhibit and the consequent inexpediency of collecting exhibits while this impor tant matter was undetermined, as well as the difficulties placed in the way by the Exposition Management of carrying out the decorative design, after it had been selected by the committee and approved by said Management, and that the Committee therefore surrender the space allotted to it. RICHARD LEE FEARN. Chairman. MABELLE T. LITTLE, Secretary.'' This resolution we think wisely and satisfactorily set tles the question of the exhibit which the committee bravely endeavored to make a success in the face of all the obstacles, natural and artificial, placed in its way. The SCROLL had not desired in any wa\' to discourage the exhibit enterprise so long as Phi DeltaTheta planned to take part in the same. Now that the ofificial edict for its decease has gone forth, we heartil)- second it, for the reasons given in the quoted resolutions, and those appear ing in an article published in our Februar\- number. The following communication, received from a Phi well acquainted with the circumstances of the case it dis cusses, is given space, as we believe it represents the sen timent of more Phis than the writer : Monday night, the thirteenth of March, Phi Kappa Psi ceased to exist at the University of Wisconsin. Tuesday morning all chapters received a notice signed by one man as the Wisconsin Alpha Chap ter of Phi Kappa Psi. stating that "so and so and so (all other actives and fifteen alumni) have been honorably dismissed from the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and their privileges as members are hereby annulled. (;iven by the Alpha chapter of Wisconsin this thirteenth day of Marcli, 1893, A. D." Meanwhile the two remaining mem bers sent their resignation to the executive council with the comment: "Before this resignation reaches you we will have taken such steps as to render any overtures on your part seeking reconsideration una vailable." IHE SCROLL. 373 By thus beating the devil around a stump, the chapter succeeded in creating the impression that it parted honorably with * K ^'. A local styled Rho Kappa I'psilon was immediately formed, but this is only preliminar)- to some other name. The general impression is that Psi Upsilon is the objective point of the new organization. The move was a sudden one, though it is now apparent that it was thought of some time ago. It seems almost improbable that any fraternity will initiate those who have perjured themselves in another, yet we are probably hop ing too much to hope that such a fraternity cannot be found. When a man joins a fraternity, he swears a solemn, binding, sacred oath to be true to it. A fraternity which takes to its bosom men who have broken such oaths, is a moral pest that needs as much regulation as the liquor traffic. The arguments which these fraternities bring for ward to justify what they term " transfer of allegiance " will justify Benedict Arnold's transfer of allegiance : they will justify any false hood ; they will justify the most despicable betrayal of trust. By the same code of argument a man can even justify stealing. By the same code a man can say, " My wife doesn't attract me any more. I couldn't foresee this. I'll cast her aside." But here the law interferes, and college law should interfere. Reputable colleges should put their taboo on lifting and order out any fraternity which indulges in lifting or the chapter which is lifted. The thing would then cease. The fraternities which do the lifting, disguise the true state of affairs from their own members. Certain persons induce a chapter of another fraternity to resign, offering it a house, etc. When the petition is presented, many of those who vote on it do not know- that it is signed by perjurers, and that members of their own fraternity are responsible for the perjury. Then the misrepresentations and false promises of the lifting fraternity. They always promise a house, but a house is not so easily given. The Minnesota A K E has waited three years for their promised house. They have no house, not even a rented one, yet every other chapter in the university has one, and they had one before they sold their honor. "The Greek letter fraternity system is the greatest factor of college life. The college system is the most influential factor of college life. Any fraternity which does not teach and put into practice the highest ideals of honor, is a breeding spot of moral corruption, whose con tagious influence is wide spread. Every true patriot should combat such fraternities with all the force there is in him. The Costnopolitati s o'xiex of 100(1 free scholarships in all of the leading Universities and Colleges for women in the United States, has been changed so that the number of scholarships available are unlimited and the time in which subscriptions can be secured, extended to three years. 374 THE SCROLL. WORLD'S FAIR I^^KATKKXITV CONGRESS, ATTENTION !— The above in no way interferes with the plans for a con gress of fraternity men to be held at Chicago, during the fair and which promises to be the most successful Pan- hellenic re-union ever assembled. This congress will be held in the Memorial Art Palace, Wednesday and Thurs day, July 19, and 20, 1893. The sessions for each day will begin at 10 o'clock A. M., and all the sub-congresses, of various branches of fraternity work, will meet in smaller rooms of the building at the same time. Chief among these will be the meeting of Fraternity Editors. The attendance of nearly all editors of Greek-letter journals has been promised and the reading and discussion of papers to be presented by these experienced fraternity workers will make a program of unusual interest to fra ternity men. Phis should time their visit to the Exposi tion so as to be there during Fraternity week. This is desirable, as Phi Delta Theta should be one of the most largely represented of the fraternities in this congress. And again such a Phi re-union as we will have, will add greatly to the visitor's enjoyment of the Exposition. OGLETHORPE, GA. EDITOR SCROLL—It has been my pleasure, within the last few months, to visit each of the three Georgia chap ters together with Alabama Beta, and it is to sound the praises of these chapters that I write. I have often heard previous to this visit, with much regret, that Georgia Alpha was not in as prosperous a way as $ A 0 desires. This, I am glad to say, I found to be quite erroneous. Our chapter at Athens is one any Phi might well be proud of. We have about 18 members there, comprising the best boys of the State ; not only of the State but also of the University. P^ver}- Phi has heard of Georgia Beta, the banner chap ter of the State. I found the boys at Oxford hard at work trying to win laurels for the old crown of Phi Delta Theta. We can expect good results from their Com mencement, We have no such thing as a rival at Georgia Beta. The same might be said of Georgia Gamma, for in Macon Phi Delta Theta is recognized by all to be far ahead of all competitors. It was ni\- pleas ure to meet with Georgia (jamma Saturday night. The boys adopted the new ritual with the initiation of two worthy boys whom all Phis w ill be proud to welcome. THE SCROLL. 375 Georgia Gamma has an unusually fine chapter, a finer set of boys I never knew, and with such men as Davis, Hatcher, and others to push the members, why wonder ful results may be looked for. They have recently re furnished their halls, and everything reminds one upon entering, of the dear old colors, white and blue. Even the elegant brussel is a delicate shade of blue with white back ground. Last, but by no means least, comes Alabama Beta. She is making a record that any chapter will do well to make. A large membership, fine boys, and perfect har mony reigns supreme. The boys there have not failed to get a single man spiRed for two or three years. Their home is another model. Every Saturday the rooms will be found open where always congregated are a band of jolly Phis who mingle together and enjoy the luxuries of Home Sweet Home. If the other chapters in this prov ince do half so well as these four are doing, Gamma Province \\\\\ lay claim to a premium for being the ban ner province at the November Convention. AVith best wishes for the SCROLL and for each Chapter of Phi Delta Theta, I am truly, yours in the Bond, FRANK C. KEEN. The editors of the Catalogue desire the SCROLL to em phasize upon the chapters the absolute necessity of their re- tut^ing catalogue proofs with corrections at ottce, or the send ing of proofs to chapters will have to be discontinued. The unnecessary retention of proofs has caused delays, and it is important that everything be done to rush the work through quickly. ATTENTION, REPORTERS. Don't forget to send list of initiations of your chapter from June, 1892, to date, to the SCROLL by the first of May. Every chapter must be represented in this list. A goodly number of Phis will probably attend the Inter-State Oratorical Contest at Columbus, Ohio, May 2, and one of the orators, T. E. Wing of Nebraska, is a Phi. A plan for a Phi dinner the evening of the contest would meet with abundant success. 376 THE SCROLL. "The Chicago Anarchists of 188()," is the title of an intensely interesting history of the causes which led up to the Haymarket riot and the trial of and punishment of the leaders. It is written by Joseph E. Gary, the judge who presided at the trial. "Letters of Two Brothers," "Sweet Bells out of Tune," and "Benefits Forgot" are the interesting serials of this number. The illustrations of this number are unusually worthy, touching on some noted historical and art events. See April Century. Our Chicago Phis are expecting to arrange for Phi Delta Theta headquarters, and for a grand Phi banquet to be held some evening of Fraternity week. We had expected to be able to report these headquarters in this issue, but the inability of the committee to arrange for the same at once, prevents our doing so. The committee appointed by the Chicago Phis consists of D. L. Groner, Chairman; E. A. McDowell, Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., A. R. Heckman, W. H. Condit and J. T. Boddie. The address of the Chairman is 3,222 Groneland Avenue, and he will gladly answer inquiries from Phis, in regard to head quarters and local arrangements. The June SCROLL and a World's Fair "extra," which we shall issue will contain additional notices in regard to the Congress and our own Phi Delta Theta plans. While writing with all the scientific knowledge of a great astronomer, Camille Flammarion in his marvelous story "Omega: The End of the World," which begins in the April number of The Cosmopolitan magazine, keeps the reader at the highest point of excitement by his vivid description of the alarm and despair excited by the ap proach of a comet whose collision with the earth had been declared by astronomers inevitable. The description begins at a time when the business of the world has been suspended, and at a great mass-meeting held in the Insti tute of France, we hear the discussion of scientists as to the possibility of a second deluge, the drying up of all the surface water of the globe, or the total destruction of human life by cold, together with all the possible phases of death paralleled by the history of the moon. For sci entific statement and sensational effect this characteristic production of French genius is unique, and the reader who THE SCROLL. 377 reads this marvellous story—and if he begins it he will certainly finish it—will have assimilated without effort, a compact store of scientific knowledge. In this way, apart from its absorbing interest, this remarkable piece of fiction will have a distinct scientific value. The General Council is in receipt of an offer from Bod die Brothers (both members of Tennessee Alpha), to fit up a nice, large corner room, second floor of their hotel, "The Great Western," at the corner of Jackson and Franklin streets, Chicago, and donate it to the Fraternity as Phi headquarters during the World's Fair. The loca tion is in the heart of the city, near the depots, Board of Trade, Grand Pacific Hotel, etc. It is likely the offer will be accepted. Full particulars will be given in June SCROLL. Delta Phi has revived at University of Michigan, leav ing X O as the only fraternity whose Michigan chapter is inactive. ACID PHOSPHATE. Recommended and prescribed by physicians of all schools, for Dyspepsia, Nervousness, Exhaustion, and all diseases arising from imperfect digestion and derangements of the nervous system. It aids digestion, and is a brain and nerve food. Descriptive p.amphldt free. Rumford Chemical ^Vorks-, Providence, R. I. BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTES AND IWITATIONS. Having completed one of the largest IVlanuiaetopies of SOCIETY ifRATERNITy i^BADGEStkf BADGES DETROIT, MICH. SEND FOR PRICE UST IN THE UNITED STATES, SUPPLIED WITH IMPROVED MACHINERY, COMPRISING EVERY DESIRED APPLIANCE, WITH A LARGELY INCREASED FORCE OF SKILLED DESIGNERS AND JEWELERS And with a large stock of PRECIOUS STONES PERSONALLY SELECTED IN THE EUROPEAN MARKETS, They are in a position to produce Finer Work in a shorter space of time, and upon more desirable terms than others who manufacture upon a smaller scale, and who are obliged to purchase their materials from the importers of these goods. EXTRACT FROM A RECENT LETTER-" I am delighted with the beauty and durabil ity of the badges you so'd me last winter. They have caused much favorable comment. I am sure that a number will be ordered from our College within a month after the opening of the season." In writing to advertisers mention THE SCROLL. FlQG Statloieni aQil Engraving llouse, 1121 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 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All correspondence and communications, whether relating to the Editorial or the Business Management, should be addressed to 'IHE SCROLL of Phi DeltaTheta, P. O Box 117, Columbus, Ohio. FRATERNITY DIRECTORY. GEXERAl. COUNCIL. President—WILLIAM W. QUARLES, Selma. Ala. SecrLtar\- — IluGH TH. MILLER. Room 2'2, "N'ance Block, Indianap >lis, Ind. Treasurer—I. R. HITT, Jr., EvanstDii. 111. Historian—D. X. MAKHLE, I'.ll Boylston Street, li.wtnn. Mass. THE SCROLL, J. E. BROWN, 23.5 East Town Street. Columbus, Oluo. Editor. THE SCROLL is published by order of the Xatioiial Convention, the Genera! Council acting as advisory board. It issues bi-monthly, from October to June, five numbers completing a volume. ' Contributions from active and alumni members of the Fraternity are earnestly requested. College periodicals, newsi)apers. or clippings containing personals con cerning any members of the Fraternitv . or referring in any way to Fraternity or collegiate matters, are requested to be sent to the editor. The subscription price is one dollar per volume. Single copies,'i") cents each. Address all communications to THE SCROLL, P. O. Box UT. Columbus, O. EDITORS OF THE CATALOGUE. Frank D. Swope. P. O. Box lli. Louisville. Ky. Eugene H. L. Randolph. P. O. Box 139S, Xe« York. X. Y. EDITOR OF THE HISTORY. Walter B. Palmer, Xashxille, Tennessee. XATIONAL COX\-EN'TION. * Syracuse, X. V., October 'ilS-JT, Ih'.i.) ALUMNI CHAPTER ADDRESSES. Annual Alumni Day, Marcti Xblti. Boston, M.iss —.\lph.i—D. X. M.irbk-, 4,11 Boyl-ton Streel, Boston. New York, X . Y.—Alpha—F. J. Greene, (il Gold Street. Pittsburgh, Pa,—Alpha—T, C. Blaisdell, XI Taylor Avenue, .\llegheny. Philadelphia. Pa.—Beta—J. M. West, Jr., 1524 Sw ain street. Baltimore, Md.—Alph.a—Rev. H, H. Weber, 31 Patterson Avenue. Washington. D, C.—Alpha—M. C. Summers, Surgeon-General's Office, Richmond, \'a,—Alpha—Dr, C, M, ShicliK, 310 E. Franklin Street. Columbus, Ga,—Alpha—Herbert L, M.mson. Atlanta, Ga,—Beta—Morris Brandon, Nashville, Tenn,—Alpha—R. F, Jackson, liOl'j X, Cherry Street. Montgomery, .JLla.—Alpha—W. E, 1 lollow ,i\ . Selma, Ala,—Beta—A. W. Xelsoii, Cincinnati, O,—Alpha —Dr, J, .\. Thompson, 113 W. Xinth Stivet. Akron,0.—Beta—W, T, Enierv. Cleveland, O.—G rmma—C. L, Chalfant, 4'.) Cnr\ Av nue. Louisville, K) .—-\lph,a—F,-D, Su o|ie. Box 44ll. Franklin, Ind,—Alpha—T. C, Donnell, Indianairolis, Ind,—Beta—H. U, Brown, care "/«.//nHn/'o/;.« \evs " Cliii .iL'o, 111,—Alpha—A, F, Moore.-2734 Prairie .\\enue. Gales],nrg. 111,—Het.i—|. L. Hastings. Kaiis.is City, Mo.—.Mph.i—b. M, McClannahan, Minneapolis and St, Paul, \l inn.—Alpha—W, F. Hunt, Barnard Sclu>ol, St, Paul, Denver, Col,—Alpha—G, E, Preble, V. S, Mint. Salt L.ike City. Utah-Alplia—W. S. Ferris, Box l.sl. San Francisco, Cal,—Alplia—C. E. Holmes, Pier 3, Stewart Street. Los Angeles, Cal,—Bet.I —Leslie R. Hewitt, THE SCROLL. COLLEGE CHAPTEK ADDRESSES. Alpha Province. President—J. M. Mayer. 10 Wall Street, New York, X. Y. Maine Alpha—Colby University. Waterville, Me.—John S, Lynch. New Hampshire Alpha—Dartmouth College, Hanover, X. H.—Alfred Bartlett. Vermont Alpha—University of Vermont, Btiiiington. Xx.—Frank L. Dunham. Massachusetts Alpha—Williams College.Williamstown, Mass.—W. S. Elder. Massachusetts Beta—Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.—Charles A. Andrews. Phi Delta Theta House. Rhode Island Alpha—Brown University, Providence, R. I.—I. L. Foster, 16 Hope Hall. New York Alpha—Cornell Universitv, Ithaca, N. Y.—Robert Lathrop, Phi Delta Theta House. New York Beta—Union Universitv, Schenectadv, N. Y.—E. L. Auchampaugh, P. O. Box 21-2. New York Delta—Columbia College, New York, N. Y.—E. W. Libaire,150 West Forty-ninth Street. New York Epsilon—Svracuse University, Svracuse, N. Y.—W, W. Nichols, Phi DeltaTheta House. Pennsylvania Alpha—Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.—Fred. C. Kirkendall. Pennsylvania Beta—Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa.—D. W. A'an Camp. Pennsvlvania Gamma—Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.—Geo. M. Ryall. Pennsylvania Delta—Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.—R. W. Darragh. Pennsylvania Epsilon—Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pa,—Geo. C. Yocum. Pennsvlvania Zeta—L^niversity of Pennsvlvania, Philadelphia, Pa.—Geo. D. Cod man. Phi Delta Theia House, ;J2"")0 Chestnut Street. Pennsvlvania Eta—Lehigh Universitv, South Bethlehem. Pa.—Robert F. CJadd, Phi Delta Theta House, Bethlehem, Pa. Beta province. President—Fred. S. Ball, Box rv25, Montgomery, Ala. A'irginia Alpha—Roanoke College, Salem, Va.—M. J. Killian. Virginia Beta—University of Virginia, \'a.—H. W. Dent. Virginia Gamma—Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.—^J. H. Creighton. Virginia Delta—Richmond College, Richmond, Va.—Adolphus Blair, Jr. Virginia Zeta—Washington and Lee University. Lexington, A'a.—S. S.Lambeth, Jr North Carolina Beta—University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C—M. Hoke. South Carolina Beta—South Carolina College, Columbia. S. C.—\V. C. Cothran. Kentucky Alpha—Centre College, Danville, Ky.—R. P. Dow,Jr. Kentucky Delta—Central University, Richmond. Ky.—S. H. Carothers. Gamma Province. President—Paul M.Jones, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. Georgia Alpha—University of Georgia, Athens. Ga.—S. B. Yow. Georgia Beta—Emory College, Oxford, Ga.—Marvin Williams. Georgia Gamma—Mercer Universitv, Macon, Ga.—Preston B. Pearson, 107 Forsyth Street. Tennessee Alpha—A'anderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.—John H. DeWitt, 711 Woodland Street. Tennessee Beta—Universitj' of the South, P. O. Box 13, Sewanee, Tenn,—W. S. Slack. Alabama Alpha—University of Alabama, Tuskaloosa, Ala.—^J. I. Burgett. Alabama Beta—Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala.—P. P. McKeown. Alabama Gamma—Southern University, Greensboro, Ala.—F. IM. de Graflenreid, THE SCROLL. Delta Province. President—C. H. Tebault, Jr., 7 North Street, New Orleans, La. Mississippi Alpha—University of Mississippi, University P. O., Miss.—W. W. I>oc* kard. Louisiana Alpha—Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, La,—S. S, Prentiss, Jr., 33 Polymnia Street. Texas Beta—University of Texas, Austin, Tex.—Tom J. Lee. Texas Gamma—Southwestern L'niver'^t\ . Georgetown, Tex.—Geo. W Graves. Epsilon Province. President—J. L. Mitchell, Jr., 22 \'ance Block, Indianapolis, Ind. •Ohio Alpha—Miami University, Oxford, O.—Paul F. Hoffman. Ohio Beta—Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware, O.—E. L. Whitney. Ohio Gamma—Ohio University. Athens, O.—I. M. Foster. •Ohio Delta—University of Wooster, Wooster, O.—W, G. McCullough. Ohio Epsilon—Buchtel College, Akron, O.—Harry L. Snyder. Ohio Zeta—Ohio State University, Columbus,O.—C. H. Farber, 13.33 Dennison Ave. Indiana Alpha—Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.—H. M. Stoops. Indiana Beta—Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind.—Paul M. Rhoads. Indiana Gamma—Butler University, Irvington, Ind.—F. F. \VilIiams. Indiana Delta—Franklin College, Franklin, Ind.—O. W. Caldwell. Indiana Epsilon—Hanover College, Hanover, Ind,—\\', B, Shirey, Indiana Zeta—De Pauw Universitv. Greencastle, Ind.—Will. M. Sparks, Michigan Alpha—Universitv of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.—^J. Arthur "Whit worth, Phi Delta Ttieta House, -Michigan Beta—State College of Michigan, Agricultural College (Lansing). Mich.— W. C. Bagley. Michigan Gamma—Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich,—C, B, Chaffee, Zeti Province. President—Walter R. Brown, 702 N, Y. Life Building, Minneapolis, Minn. Illinois Alpha—Northwestern University. Evanston, 111,—Fred. W. Gillette, 20 Michigan Ave. Illinois Delta—Knox College, Galesburg, 111,—Geo. D, Tunnicliff, Illinois Epsilon—Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Ill,—Wave Miller. Illinois Zeta—Lombard University, Galesburg, 111,—R. F. Anderson. "Wisconsin Alpha—University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis,—R, S. Elwell, Phi Delta Theta House. Missouri Alpha—University of Missouri, Clifford T. Switzler, Columbia, Mo. Mi-^souri Beta—Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.—W. H. Forsvthe, Missouri Gamma—^^'asllington University, St. Louis, Mo.—W. N. Cummings, Iowa Alpha—Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, la.—C. G. Watkins, Iowa Beta—State University of Iowa, Iowa Q\X\. Ia.—Harrv P. Toogood. Minnesota Alpha—l'niversitv of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Minn.—E, P. Harding, Phi Delta Theta Place, 51t; Fifteenth Ave., S, E. Kansas Alpha—Universitv of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas.—Samuel T. Gillespie, 1343 Kentucky Street, Nebraska Alpha—Universitv of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.—\\'in. L. Westerman, 511 North Sixteenth Street. -California Alpha ~ University of California, Beikcley, Cal.— Frank S, Boggs, Drawer N. California Beta—Leland Stanford Jr. University, Palo Alto, C;il,—F, J. Batchelder. u CO uCC > z a. u o z < > if Ul H OUR QUEEN. Hail to our queen! Forever our queen Of Phi Delta Theta! Thy laurels be green! Linked in Bonds of thy love, With the Scroll not ignored, We stand as thy shield, And wield thy good sword. —E.G. S. PHI DELTA THETA IN TENNESSEE. I. TENNESSEE ALPHA. The doors of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., were first thrown open for the reception of students in the fall of 1875. The support of the largest denomina tion in the Southern States, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the engagement of a faculty of distin guished professors, and the possession of a munificent endowment, an ample campus and splendid, well-equipped buildings immediately placed the new university foremost among Southern educational institutions. It was an at tractive place for fraternities, and $ A © lost no time preparing to establish a chapter there. Lytton Taylor had been a student at the University of Nashville, as had also W. L. Calhoun, Georgia Alpha, '76. The former contemplated entering Vanderbilt, and at the solicitation of the latter, agreed to undertake the estab lishment of a chapter at the new university. C. M. Beck- with, Georgia Alpha, '73, who was a tutor in the Univer sity of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., was consulted about 3S4 THE SCROLL. the matter. He expected to attend the National Con vention of the Fraternity, to be held at Danville, Ky., in May, 1875. It was arranged that Taylor should accom- panyhim. When he reached Nashville en route from Sewa nee to Danville, Calhoun introduced Taylor to him. Beckwith and Taylor made the trip together from Xash ville. Beckwith was president and necrologist at the convention. Taylor while at Danville was initiated by Kentucky Alpha, May 19. The following fall Taylor entered the first law class at Vanderbilt. He at once began to look about for suitable material for forming a chapter. A number of students associated themselves with him in the undertaking. An application for a charter was made, and it was granted January 20, 1876, by the National Grand, which then was the chapter at the University of Wooster, Ohio. The new chapter was entitled Tennessee Beta, because of the belief that a chapter called Tennessee Alpha had been established at Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., before the war. Later investigation of the Fraternity's archives showed that no charter had ever been granted for a chapter at Cumberland, and the National Conven tion of 1880 changed the title of the Vanderbilt chapter to Tennessee Alpha. Taylor's plans were frustrated by the university author ities. The trustees had enacted a law prohibiting stu dents from connecting themselves with secret fraternities. The faculty threatened with expulsion all who should disobey this regulation. From correspondence bearing the fraternity emblems addressed to Taylor in care of the university the faculty suspected that he was attempting to establish a chapter, and he was warned of the conse quences. He, therefore, felt obliged to abandon the pro ject. Seven students had promised to co-operate with him, but as they were never initiated, they are not in cluded in the chapter's membership. Taylor graduated in 1876, and during the collegiate year 1876-77 there was no Phi in attendance at Vanderbilt. In September, LS77, J. B. Reed, of Kentucky Alpha, entered the law department, and J. C. Smith, of Alabama Alpha, the academic department. Having become ac quainted, they determined to organize a chapter in spite of the anti-fraternity law. They were encouraged and assisted by Taylor, who lived in Nashville. In November they began to initiate other students, and by the following THE SCROLL. » 385 commencement there were eleven Phis in the University. Among the early initiates was J. M. Barrs, who was one of the strongest pillars of the chapter until he left the university in 1881. Though under the disadvantage of having to run sub rosa, the chapter thrived. For several years without a rival, it had the pick of the university, and very seldom was a man spiked who did not accept membership. Meet ings were held regularly, and reports were sent to the SCROLL. The members did not openly wear badges, but notwithstanding it became known that there were frater nity men among the students. This aroused the faculty, and Dr. L. C. Garland, the chancellor, from the chapel rostrum anathematized secret societies. At commence ment, 1880, he sought to prevent a degree being conferred on W. B. Palmer, who had passed the examinations re quired for graduation in the law department. He pro duced a copy of the SCROLL for the previous February, in which was a chapter letter from Vanderbilt, signed by Palmer, to prove that the latter had disregarded one of the by-laws of the university. The law professors, how ever, held that this was insufficient proof, for by no rules of evidence in any properly organized court in the world is a printed letter admissible. One of the law professors presented these views in a brief to the board of trustees, and another privately advised Palmer to answer no ques tions that might be put to him about the matter, for no one against whom an accusation is made could be com pelled to testify against himself. To the discomfiture of the chancellor, the trustees decided in favor of the posi tion taken by the law professors. Nevertheless, the chancellor and some of the professors in the academic and biblical departments continued their warfare on fraternities. At the opening of the ye.ar 1880- 81, he announced that no student would be allowed to contest for oratorical honors unless he should afifirm that he had not from that time been associated with fraterni ties. These threats were never executed, but the Phis were prepared for contingencies. They organized a read ing club, called the "Dixie Reading Club," which had its own by-laws, and held regular meetings. Students, when admitted to it, were pledged to join the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity after the following commencement. On the afternoon of commencement day, all university exercises having closed, the members of the reading club were ini tiated in the Fraternity. 386 THE SCROLL. At commencement in 1883, R. F. Jackson, at the request of the reading club—chapter—presented to the board of trustees an elaborate argument in favor of fraternities, and petitioned that they be recognized by the university, At the request of the trustees, his paper was left with the board, which then referred the matter to the faculty, with power to act. The following fall the faculty repealed the anti-fraternity law, announcement to that effect being made in the chapel October 31st. The chapter has generally been strong in numbers. Letters to the SCROLL show that in 1877-78 there were eleven members, in 1878-79 twenty-seven, in 1879-80 thir ty-nine, and in 1880-81 thirty-six. In a review of the condition of the Fraternity, dated September 13, iSSl, H. L. Van Nostrand, Secretary of the General Council, said that Tennessee Alpha, with thirty-three members, was the largest chapter in the Fraternity. In 1880-81 there were thirty-seven members, in lSSl-82 thirty-two, in 1882-83 thirty-five, and in 1883-84 twenty-five. Summaries of annual reports to the Historian of the General Council, show that the membership in 18S4 -8") was twenty-six, in 1885-86 twenty-three, in 1886-87 thirty, in 1887-88 twenty- five, in 1888-89 twenty, in 1889-90 eighteen, in 1890-91 twenty-four, in 1891-92 twenty-seven, and in 1892-93 twenty-three. Until 1881-82 the membership was confined to the aca demic and law departments. Not many law students have been initiated since then, though the chapter has had a representative in every law class except that of 1SS7. The first student in the biblical department to join the chapter was A. F. Watkins, initiated in 1881-82. The ini tiates from the biblical, engineering, and medical depart ments have been few, and those from the pharmaceutical and dental departments still fewer. The chapter now draws nearly all its strength from the academic depart ment. The membership was increased several years by the initiation of students from the Peabody Normal Col lege, which succeeded the University of Nashville. Such initiations continued through the years 1878-81, and nine teen Normal students were initiated. The lowest number of active members was at the beginning of 1881-82, when only seven Phis could be counted in the university, and at the beginning of 1883-84, when the number was reduced to six. The class system was not established at Vanderbilt un til 1887-88, but for the new catalogue of the Fraternity, THE SCROLL. 387 now in press, the members of Tennessee Alpha have been classified according to the years their first degrees were received at the university, or the years they would have graduated had they continued their courses. The follow ing table is a summary by classes: 1 1 1 .; ,\ . ^ CTJ C -H •M CO Ut- lO 02 c^ X ro (-) ^ IM 00 ^ lO as rt CLASSES. [^ loo 00 (Vl 30 lOC X Ix X X •»i OT 05 CJ2 0-. a:> 02 00 00 00 iOO ou OO 00 'X' X X X X X X X OO X X ^ l—' H Members... 1 2 1619 19 24 26 20 8 6 8 11 6 9 7 4 7 7 10 6 216 1 .. 2 1 5 1 2 1 3 1 8 1 3 1 1 26 Graduates. . 1 •2 10 15 13 12 20 12 6 3 5 7 2 2 6 3 119 1 6 1 6 3 3 3 2 1 2 7 3 1 3 2 4 1 48 Deceased .. 1 2 2 1 1 1 i 1 10 Six of the affiliates come from Georgia Beta, three from Alabama Beta, two each from Kentucky Beta, Tennessee Beta, Georgia Gamma and South Carolina Alpha, one each from Virginia Alpha, Virginia Beta, Kentucky Alpha, Georgia Alpha, Alabama Alpha, Alabama Gamma, Louis iana Alpha, Texas Alpha and Texas Gamma. Probably no chapter in the Fraternity, except Virginia Beta, has had more affiliates. In the classes from 1876 to 1892, inclusive, there were 186 members, of whom 119, or 64 per cent, received degrees at Vanderbilt or elsewhere. Many of them received more than one degree each. The percentage of graduates is perhaps as large as that of any chapter of any fraternity in the country. The number of brothers of Phis initiated by the chapter has been large, especially during the last six years. The number of deceased members is less than five per cent. In the total number of 216 members are not counted four initiates of Tennessee Alpha affiliated with Virginia Beta, and one each with Massachusetts Beta, Pennsylvania Zeta, Ala bama Alpha, Mississippi Alpha and Texas Beta, all of whom received degrees. Tennessee Alpha is very proud of the long list of uni versity prizes won by her members. The chief honor in the academic department is the Founders medal for the highest scholarship in each class. This prize has been won by the following Phis: I. H. Bryant, in 1880; J. C. McReynolds, 1881; G. C. Greer, 1882; Claude Waller, 1884; Waller Deering, 1885; Chambers Kellar, 1887, and E. I. Crocket, 1888. The Founders medal for the highest scholarship in the Law Department has been won by the following Phis: H. N. Leech, 1879; J. W. Tomlinson, 388 THE SCROLL. 1880; H. M. Meriwether, 1885; J. H. Watkins, 1889, and Claude Waller, 1890. The Founders medalist in the Pharmaceutical Department in 1883, was M. C. Willis, and the Founders medalist in the Medical Department in 1884, was A. B. Ramsey, both of them being Phis. The highest oratorical prize awarded by the University is.the Founders Day medal, which has been won by the following Phis: C. H. E. Hardin, 1880; W. H. Cotton, 1884; Walter Stokes, 1885; J. H. Watkins, 188(), and F. S. Brockman, 1891. Y.. H. Hawkins, a Phi, is one of four selected by the Faculty to contest for the prize this year. Of the ninety-six alumni of Vanderbilt whom the Fac ulty have chosen to be fellows or instructors in the Uni versity, twenty are Phis, their names being I. H. Bryant, L. R. Campbell, C. T. Cole, E. 1. Crockett, S. S. Crockett, Waller Deering, G. C. Greer, W. H. Harris,* J. E. Harri son, Paul M. Jones, Chambers Kellar, J. C. ]\IcRe}-nolds, H. M. Meriwether, A. B. Ramsey, S. E. Rose,* Claude Waller, J. H. Watkins, J. L. Watkins, W. A. Webb, and W. H. Witt. Of the three alumni who have been elected members of the university board of trust, one, A. R. Carter, elected in 1890, is a Phi. He is the only representative of the academic department and of fraternities on the board. The following Phis have been president of the alumni association, which was organized in 1870 : Lytton Ta\ior, 1879-81 ; R. F. Jackson, 1882-83 ; J. C. McReynolds, l'ss.5- 86 ; Waller Deering, 1891-92, and J. E. Harrison, lv.t-i-'.)3. The first alumni orator spoke in 1880, and the following Phis have been alumni orators : G. C. Jones, issd ; P. W. Gardner, 1881 ; D. U. Fletcher, 1882 ; A. F. Watkins, is8s ; J. C. McReynolds, 1889 ; J. E. Harrison, 1890 ; R. H. Marr, Jr., 1891, and Claude Waller, 1892. The position of poet of the alumni association, first filled in 1890, excepting 1887, has been held by E. I. Crockett in 18;iO, and R. E. Crockett in 1891, both Phis. The honors which have been mentioned are the princi pal ones at Vanderbilt. Without an enumeration of lesser honors, they show what a high stand $ A © has taken at Vanderbilt. In this connection it is well to note what rivals Tennessee Alpha has had. 2 A E entered the uni versity in 1877, suspended in 1S79, and was revived in 1883. K S entered the university in 1877, suspended in 1879, and was revived in 1885. Rainbow entered the universit\- in *Both declined Fellowships. THE SCROLL 389 1882, and united with A T A in 1886. K A and XO entered the university in 1883. The initiation of Vanderbilt stu dents into the Cumberland chapter of B © n began in 1881, and continued until 1884, when a charter was granted the Vanderbilt chapter. 2 N entered the university in 1887, suspended in 1888, and was revived in 1892. A T n en tered the university in 1889, A K E in 1889, and 2 X in 1891. Eleven fraternities now have chapters at Vanderbilt. The Phis have always taken a leading part in all student enterprises at Vanderbilt. In 1879 they organized a stock company to publish the Austral, a monthly paper. \\'. B. Palmer was editor-in-chief. On the editorial staff were G. C. Jones, D. U. Fletcher, and W. H. Goodpasture ; and J. M. Barrs was business manager. This was the first periodical published at Vanderbilt. When it had been issued four months it was discontinued, because the faculty refused to allow a paper to be published by the students, either under the direction of a stock company or the lit erary societies. The alumni association was organized in 1S79. As already mentioned, Lytton Taylor was president for the first two years. Of the five vice-presidents the first year, four were Phis, and of the five members of the e.xecutive committee the first year, two were Phis. The names of alumni association orators who belonged to $ A © have already been given, the first three who were elected being Phis. The faculty having removed the interdict upon a peri odical being published by the students, the Observer, a monthly magazine, appeared in 1881. On the first board of five editors were E. R. Lyons and A. F. Watkins ; and Morris Brandon was business manager, all of whom are Phis. The chief editorship has been held by the follow ing Phis: J. E. Harrison, 1882-83; J. C. McReynolds, 1883 ; W. H. Cotton, 1884-85 ; J. E. Stovall, 18S5-8f). The Tennessee State Oratorical Association was organ ized in 1883, M. P. LeGrand, Jr., a Phi, being a delegate from Vanderbilt to the convention at Chattanooga that organized it, and he was its first president. The following Phis represented Vanderbilt in the oratorical contests : W. H. Cotton in 1885, W. T. Sanders, 1888, and E. W. Winfield, 1889. The association was discontinued upon the organization of the Southern Oratorical Association in 1891. The active effort of Tennessee Alpha to secure the repeal of the anti-fraternity law at the university has 390 THE SCROLL. already been referred to. In October, 1885, Tennessee Alpha issued an invitation to the other fraternities at Vanderbilt to join in the publication of an illustrated an nual. The invitation was not accepted, but the next year the proposition found favor. The first annual volume of the Comet was issued in the spring of 1887. The editorial positions on this publication have been divided equally between the Vanderbilt fraternities every year. The Vanderbilt Athletic Association, which includes base ball, foot ball and track athletics, was organized in 1885-86. This Association is governed by an Executive Committee consisting of president, vice president, secre tary, treasurer, manager of field sports, and captains and managers of the base ball and foot ball teams. The president and vice president have always been chosen from the faculty, while the remaining offices have been held by students. From the organization of the Associa tion, $ A 0 has always been well represented upon its executive board, more offices having been held by Phis than by all the other fraternities combined, as the follow ing summary will show : Secretary, seven years out of eight ; treasurer, five ; captain of base ball, five ; captain of foot ball, three out of three ; manager of field sports, twice ; manager of base ball, once ; manager of foot ball, once ; and vice president, once. Those of the students most active in effecting the organization of the Association were Phis, namely :• Chambers Kellar, Pope Taylor, and A. R. Carter. Kellar was captain of the base ball team five years, two years before the V. A. A. was organized, and three years there after. Taylor followed as captain in 1888-89. Besides being considered one of the star ball players that have been at the University—and Vanderbilt has never had any other man that could equal Taylor as catcher, he easily ranks as the best all-round athlete that has been at Vanderbilt. During the four years he was here he captured thirteen medals, never losing a single event which he entered. His splendid work on Field Day, 1889, will never be forgot at Vanderbilt, as he then suc ceeded in tieingthe college record for the 100-yards dash, making it in ten seconds. Since leaving the University Taylor has not lost his interest in Vanderbilt athletics, he has established the Taylor hundred yards dash medal, to be given during his life time, and he has also given a number of other medals. The thirteen medals won by THE SCROLL. 391 himself have been presented by their owner to Tennessee Alpha's new chapter house. Tennessee Alpha has been represented on the base ball team as follows: 1886, three; 1887, three; 1888, two ; 1889, two ; 1890, two ; 1891, two ; 1892, three ; 1893, three. Since the organization of the foot ball team in 1889-'90, E. H. Jones, a Phi, has been captain. During the past season Tennessee Alpha had four men on 'Varsity eleven. The first Field Day was May 7, 1886. Of the Field Day records at Vanderbilt five are held by Phis as follows : Pope Taylor, 100-yards, 150-yards and 220-yards dashes ; R. A. Weaver the mile run ; and C. W. Scarritt the one- mile bicycle race. The only times the one-hundred yards dash has been won by a Vanderbilt man it was won by a Phi, four years by Taylor and one year by E. B. Crockett. Phis have won twenty medals—this being the largest number won by members of any fraternity. This is writ ten before this year's Field Day. The Lawn Tennis Association was organized in 1886, A. R. Carter, R. A. Carter and W. E. Farrell, all Phis, being charter members.* The first cremation of a text book ("Old Cal.") at Vanderbilt took place with ghostly rites in 1887. R. E. Crockett was Grand Mogul, W. H. Harris Lord High Executioner and N. A. Gibson,Chief Mourner, all of them Phis. This ceremony was not observed again until 1892. A weekly paper called the Hustler was established in 1888, the editor-in-chief, Claude Waller, and four of the six associate editors being Phis. The Phis have had a representative on every later editorial board, and for the past two years the editor-in-chief, E. H. Jones. The first Class Day celebrated at Vanderbilt was in 1891, when F. P. Turner and W. A. Webb, both Phis, were among the speakers. The Glee Club was organized in 1890-91, A. R. Hardin being one of the first members. As an illustration of the loyalty of Tennessee Alpha Phis to their alma mater it may be mentioned that a scholarship was established by VV. P. Boddie in 1891, and one by A. R. Carter in 1892. These are the only dona tions of the kind that have been made by alunmi or former students. A medal for excellence in the study of anatomy is given annually by S. S. Crockett, a Phi. *The paragraphs relating to athletics were written by Paul M. Jones, to whom I am indebted for other data also. W. B. P. 392 THE SCROLL. This record shows that the Phis have been taking no inconspicuous part in what has been going on at Vander bilt. As a rule they have been popular as well as promi nent among the students. They have also been well received by society circles in Nashville. No class of students at the University have better social standing. The members of Tennessee Alpha have always taken great interest in the affairs of the fraternity at large. In 1878-79, W. B. Palmer, with the assistance of Charlton DuPont, Georgia Alpha, '79, organized South Carolina Alpha; and in 1879-80, with the co-operation of Hon. W. F. Vilas, Wisconsin Alpha, '58, he re-organized Wisconsin Alpha. Tennessee Beta was established through the efforts of Tennessee Alpha in 18S2-83, S. P. Gilbert and J. M. Brents being sent from Nashville to Sewanee to select the charter members. Texas Beta was organized by Drew Pruit and J. H. Bryant, both members of Tenn essee Alpha, on the opening of the University of Texas in the fall of 1882. Tennessee Alpha Alumni at Nash ville was established in 18S1, all but one of the ten charter members belonging to Tennessee Alpha. The following members of Tennessee Alpha were charter members of other alumni chapters : S. P. Gilbert, Ira Bowman and Henry Drane of Georgia Alpha Alumni, in 18S4; Paul Jones and Glenn Andrews of New York Alpha Alumni, in 1884 ; S. L. Colville of Missouri Alpha Alumni, in 1885; Morris Brandon of Georgia Beta Alumni, in 1886: and L. C. Renfro of Massachusetts Alpha Alumni, in 1893. Tennessee Alpha has been represented at e\er\' con vention beginning with that held at Indianapolis in 18^0, when W. B. Palmer was the delegate. Three Tennessee Alpha Phis were at Richmond in 1SS2, W H. Good- posture being the delegate of Tennessee Aljaha and R. F. Jackson delegate of Tennesse Alpha Alumni. Although anti-fraternity restrictions were then in force they in\'ited the convention to meet at Nashville in 1884. The invita tion was accepted, but happily before 1SS4 the restrictions were removed. The Nashville Convention was a memorable one both on account of the work that was done and the social pleasures that were enjoyed. The convention was in session from Tuesday, November 11, 1S84, to the follow ing Friday inclusive. On the evening of the 10th the Northern delegates were met on the train at Gallatin by THE SCROLL. 393 R. F. Jackson, W^ R. Manier and W. B. Palmer. The convention assembled in the castle hall of Myrtle Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and the headquarters of the delegates was the Maxwell House. Every attendant member of Tennessee Alpha was excused from University duties while the convention was in session. The address of welcome was delivered by R. F. Jackson on the morning of the 11th. On the morning of the 12th the delegates visited Vanderbilt and the Chancellor, in addressing them in the chapel extended them a warm welcome although until the year before he had bitterly fought fraternities. On the evening of the 12th the public literary exercises were held in the hall of the House of Representatives, which, by joint resolution, had been tendered by the General Assembly, while Lytton Taylor was a member of the lower house. The hall was filled with an audience representing the intelligence and culture of Tennessee's capital. The orator of the evening. Judge J. F. Philips, Kentucky Alpha, '55, was escorted to the Capitol by the Governor of the State. The poem was read b}' W. A. Jones, Illinois Epsilon, '82 ; the historical address was delivered by A. A. Stearns, Ohio Epsilon, '79, and the prophecy was spoken by George Bryan, Virginia Delta, '81. On the morning of the 13th the Convention in a body was received by the widow of President,James K. Polk at her historic home, Polk Place, on Capitol Hill. On the evening of the 13th, the Convention ball took place at the Nicholson House. Sixty ladies were present, including the most charming belles in Nashville. The affair was one of the most elaborate and successful social events of the season. Many Northern Phis were smitten with the beauty of Southern girls, and one wedding resulted from the acquaintances formed, E. H. L. Ran dolph, New York Gamma, '85, meeting that evening for the first time the fascinating young lady to whom he was afterwards married. On the evening of the 14th the Nashville and Vanderbilt Phis tendered the Convention a banquet at the Nicholson House. Ninety-four wearers of the sword and shield were present. Claude Waller was the delegate of Tennessee Alpha to the convention of 1886 at New York. At Bloomington, in 1889, Stewart Brooks represented Tennessee Alpha, and W. B. Palmer Tennessee Alpha alumni. Three young ladies from Nashville also were present, more than had ever attended any convention from any place. At Atlanta, in 1891, Paul M. Jones represented Tennessee Alpha, and 394 THE SCROLL. W. B. Palmer Tennessee Alpha alumni, while there were also present ten other members of Tennessee Alpha and four young lady visitors from Nashville. .A number of general Fraternity offices have been held by members of Tennessee Alpha. W. B. Palmer was His torian of the General Council from the creation of the office, in 1880, to 1882. S. P. Gilbert was Treasurer of the General Council, 188i)-89. J. M. Barrs was Province Pres ident, 1880-82 ; S. P. Gilbert, 1883-86 ; Glenn Andrews, 1886-88, and Paul M. Jones since 1891. The fifth edition of the Catalogue was published at Nashville, in 1883, A. G. Foster, Indiana Alpha, '78, and W. B. Palmer being the editors. F. E. Hunter, Indiana Alpha, '79, Foster, and Palmer were editors of the second edition of the Song Book issued in 1882. The SCROLL was published in Nashville during 1883-84, the staff con sisting of the following members of Tennessee Alpha: Editor-in-chief, W. B. Palmer; associate editors, G. C. Greer and H. M. Meriwether ; business manager, W. R. Manier ; assistant business manager, J. T. Boddie. The first engraved cover the SCROLL ever had appeared on the number for March-April, 1884. The design, which was a triangular banner and a large scroll above a flaming altar, was made by W. B. Palmer, and the money for engraving it was raised by S. P. Gilbert, various chapters contribut ing. The same design was used until 1892. It may be mentioned, by the way, that the triangular banner, which still IS a Fraternity emblem, was adopted by the conven tion of 1880, and the first public display of it was at the Nashville convention in 1884, when such a banner in white and blue, each side fifteen feet long, made by order of Nashville Phis, was hung across Union street from the hall where the convention met. The * A 0 cairn in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, was be gun in June, 1887, by E. H. L. Randolph, W. A. Speer and W. B. Palmer, the two latter being members of Tennessee Alpha. Another notable incident in the history of Tennessee Alpha was the presentation of a cane to Hon. W. F. \^ihis. In the fall of 1887, when he was Postmaster-General in Cleveland's Cabinet, he was with the Presidential party that visited Nashville. Mr. Vilas was the guest of United States Senator H. E. Jackson, now Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, who is a brother of R. F. Jackson, Tennessee Alpha, '81, and father of W. H. Jackson, Tennessee Alpha, '85, and H. E. Jackson, Jr., THE SCROLL. 395 Tennessee Alpha, '90. A party of attendant and corre spondent members of the chapter called on the Postmas ter-General at the Jackson residence, several miles from the city. In behalf of the chapter, R. F. Jackson present ed to him a hickory cane, cut from the "Hermitage," which was the home and last resting-place of President Andrew Jackson. The cane was beautifully polished, and ornamented with a heavy gold head. Mr. Vilas respond ed with manifest feeling and appreciation. Early in 1893, when Hon. A. E. Stevenson, Vice-Presi dent-elect, visited Nashville, he received a call from a delegation of Phis. He received them cordially, and de lighted them by exhibiting the sword and shield pinned to his vest. As another evidence of the fraternity spirit of Tennes see Alpha Phis, it may here be mentioned that Boddie Bros., composed of M. M. and J. T. Boddie, have fitted up a $ A © headquarters in their hotel, the Great Western, corner of Franklin and Jackson streets, Chicago, where they invite all Phis to come during the World's Fair. Tennessee Alpha has never failed to issue an annual circular letter since the system was begun in 1887. The last two issues have been unusually large and complete. That for this year is the largest ever sent out by any chap ter of "J A ©, being a handsome sixteen-page pamphlet containing among other things the name, occupation and address of every correspondent and attendant member. During 1877-78 the chapter met in the rooms of mem bers. From 1878 to 1888 furnished halls of other orders were rented for meeting purposes. During 1888-89 the chapter occupied exclusively a large room on the fourth floor of a block on Union street, which the chapter par tially fitted up, but the location was unsatisfactory, and from 1889 to 1892, when the chapter house was built, the I. O. O. F. hall was rented for semi-monthly meetings. A considerable subscription toward a chapter house fund was begun early in 1885, but no decision could be reached regarding a building site. One reason of this was that it was hoped to obtain space for a building on the university grounds. The Phis were particularly anx ious to get a triangular lot just outside the campus fence, but belonging to the university. However, the president and members of the executive committee of the board of trust gave no encouragement when the matter was several times presented to them. 396 THE SCROLL. The project was not further advanced until February, 1890, when a lot was purchased. It is at the intersection of Broad and Shields streets and Hillsboro turnpike, and directly opposite the east campus gate. It faces fifty feet on Shields street and fifty-nine feet on Hillsboro turnpike. It is 150 feet deep, and narrows to forty feet at the rear. Sloping slightly from rear to front, it affords a splendid view of the campus, and no more beautiful or convenient lot for a chapter house could have been obtained. It also faces the triangular lot above referred to, which is now designed to be the site of a bronze statue of Commodore Vanderbilt. The erection of the statue will further en hance the beauty and desirability of the situation. Two street car lines which are near give easy access to the city. At the close of 1891-92 the chapter decided to build. Liberal contributions were made by correspondent mem bers, especially those in Nashville, and by the attendant members. Most of all, assistance was rendered by M. M. Boddie, '80 ; J. T. Boddie, '87, and W. P. Boddie, '90. There was much discussion, as there had been the year before, as to whether a house to contain living rooms for members should be erected. The conclusion was reached that, aside from the difficulty of raising sufficient funds to build such a house, it was quite problematical whether it would be good policy, in view of the very low rent of the university dormitories, and therefore it was determined to build a house to be used entirely for chapter meetings and social purposes. A finance and building committee, consisting of W. B. Palmer, '80 ; W. R. Manier, '81, and J. H. DeWitt, '94, were appointed, H. S. Vaughn, '94, later being added. Archi tects were engaged and contracts made, and the house, work on which was commenced July 25, 1892, was first occupied after completion November 12th. As will be seen by the accompanying view, the appearance of the house is attractive. The interior arrangements are well adapted for chapter uses. The entrance hall is 7x17 feet. To the left, double sliding doors open to a library 16x17 feet, and to the right is a parlor, three-fourths circular, 18 feet in diameter, and separated from the hall only by a grille. A wide door at the rear of the hall opens into the chapter room, which is 20x34 feet. All these rooms can be thrown together for entertainments. Opening into the hall is a cloak closet, and opening into the chapter room is a paraphernalia room. The chapter room has a sixteen- m z z m CO m Tl I > O I > Tl H m 33 |- O o £D m THE SCROLL. 397 foot ceiling, and is wainscoted and ceiled in pine and pop lar varnished. The front rooms and hall have twelve-foot ceilings, and are papered, the wood-work being poplar in natural finish. All windows have inside blinds. On the front and right side of the house are porches, similar in design, and each 6x23 feet. Doors from the parlor and chapter room open to the side porch. From the side porch a stairway ascends to the attic and an observatory over the parlor. When desired, the attic can be convert ed into a large room, which, however, would necessitate the changing of the "eyebrow" in the front roof to a dormer window. The lower half of the outside of the parlor is of corrugated ceiling, set perpendicularly, and the upper half is shingled. The remainder of the exterior is weather-boarded, and the roof is of cypress shingles. The observatory has a tin floor, and also a wooden slat floor. The conical roof, supported by columns, is sur mounted by a flag-staff. These columns, like the porch columns, are fluted. The house was purposely set far back on the lot to afford room in front for a lawn tennis court. Much re mains to be done in the way of furnishing the house. It is believed that this will be done largely by contributions. Already a number of useful and tasteful presents have been received from correspondent members and young lady friends. The title to the property is vested in " Tennessee Alpha Chapter, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity," which was incor porated under the laws of Tennessee, December 5, 1892, the incorporators being W. B. Palmer, '80 ; R. F. Jackson, '81 ; W. R. Manier, '81 ; A. E. Howell, '82 ; J. C. McRey nolds, '82, and E. A. Price, '82. The house is the only one in the South which stands on ground owned by a fra ternity or chapter. There are no other chapter houses at Vanderbilt. Tennessee Beta distinguished herself by erecting, in 1884, the next year only after her establish ment, a beautiful chapter house, and this was the pioneer chapter house in the South. Other fraternities at Sewa nee have followed Tennessee Beta's example, but all chapter houses there are on sites owned by the university and leased to the fraternities for a long term of years No chapter in Phi Delta Theta, perhaps, has members more widely distributed throughout the Union than ien- nessee Alpha. Of the two hundred and six living mem bers, thirty-six live in Nashville, thirty-six in Tennessee 398 THE SCROLL outside of Nashville, twenty-five in Texas, nineteen each in Georgia and Alabama, nine in Kentucky, seven in Flor ida, six each in Missouri and Louisiana, five each in Arkansas and Illinois, four in Ohio, three each in South Carolina, New York, Montana and California, two each in Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico, and one each in Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, South Dakota, Washington, Arizona and China. The occupations of the two hundred and six living members are as follows : Lawyers, sixty ; merchants, nine teen ; teachers and physicians, sixteen each ; ministers, nine ; bankers and real estate agents, eight each ; journal ists, seven ; manufacturers and book-keepers, six each ; secretaries, five; State officials, farmers and insurance agents, three each ; county officials, two ; United States official, civil engineer, mining engineer, architect and druggist, one each; academic students, nineteen ; law students and theological students, three each ; medical students, two ; engineering student, pharmacy student and dental student, one each. Tennessee Alpha can justly claim that her members have distinguished themselves since leaving the university, as well as while they were students in the university. W. H. EUerbe has been Comptroller-General of South Caro lina since 1890, and J. C. Smith Treasurer of Alabama since 1892. J. H. Dortch was a member of the Senate of Tennessee, 1889-90, and is the author of the " Dortch Law," establishing the Australian ballot in the State. R. H. Burney was a member of the Texas Senate, 1886-92 ; Lytton Taylor of the Tennessee House of Representa tives, 1883-85 ; J. C. Smith of the Alabama House of Representatives, 1889-90 ; C. H. E. Hardin of the Nevada Assembly, 1883-85; S. P. Gilbert of the Georgia House of Representatives, 1888-92, and T. C. Loovey of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1891-92. Among lawyers may be mentioned H. B. Phillips, Judge of the Criminal Court, Jacksonville, Fla.; R. H. Marr, Judge of the City Court, New Orleans, La.; J. M. Barrs, City Attorney, Jacksonville, Fla.; Claude Waller, City Attorney, Nashville ; I. H. Burney, City Attorney, Colo rado City, Texas; J. E. Byars, City Attorney, Elkton, Ky.; S. P. Gilbert, Solicitor-General, Columbus, Ga.; J. M. Griggs, Solicitor-General, Dawson, Ga.; Chambers Kellar, State's Attorney, Hot Springs, S. Dak. THE SCROLL. 399 Among teachers are Waller Deering, professor of Germanic Languages and Literature, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio ; Paul AI. Jones, Post-gradu ate Fellow and assistant in Natural History and Geology, Vanderbilt; G. C. Jones, President Arkadelphia (Ark.) Methodist College ; T. P. Murrey, President Morriston (Ark.) College; J. W. Sewell, Professor of English and Languages, Kentucky Training School for Boys, Mt. Sterling ; Marvin West, Professor of English, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Winchester ; R. E. Crockett, Principal Vanderbilt Training School, Elkton, Ky. ; and W. A. Webb, Instructor Webbs' Preparatory' School, Bellbuckle, Tenn. The last three mentioned schools are tributary to Vanderbilt. Among ministers are A. F. W^atkins, J. E. Harrison and J. H. Moss, who are annually appointed to the best charges in the Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia Conferences respectively of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Among physicians are S. S. Crockett and J. L. Watkins, instructors in the Medical department of Vanderbilt ; and W. H. Park, surgeon in charge of the Soocham Hospital and Superintendent of the Soocham Medical School, China. Among journalists are C. K. Holliday of the Katisas Democrat, Topeka ; J. M. Leveque of the Mortiitig Adver tiser, New York ; J. A. Dillard of the Daily Advertiser, Montgomery, Ala., and F. P. Turner of the Tennessee Methodist, Nashville. Among others who might be men tioned are G. H. Armistead, Secretary of the Nashville Commercial Club and F. S. Brockman, College Secre tary of the International Committee of the Y. M. C. A., with headquarters in New York. Tennessee Alpha has been organized only sixteen years, and for a chapter of that age it is believed that the record of achievements here presented is a creditable one. The chapter never had members of better college and social standing than those who are attendant now, and it is doubtful whether ever before the attendant members were animated with so much fraternity zeal and chapter pride. WALTER B. PALMER. 400 THE SCROLL. H. TENNESSEE BETA. It was on a bright day in the fall of 1882 that the idea of starting a chapter of another fraternity at Sewanee originated in the mind of W. G. Allen, who had associated with him Bridgeford Smith and J. Robinson, all of Louis ville, Ky., and who being by them intrusted with seeking a charter from a reputable fraternity, had visited Nash ville to guage the fraternities represented there. After looking over the field carefully, in accordance with his re port, they decided to apply to <1> A ©. This application was strongly supported by the Rev. C. M. Beckwith, then Head Master of the Grammar School, and later President of Gamma Proviuce ; our request was referred to Ten nessee Alpha, and accordingly in November of that year Bros. S. P. Gilbert and J. M. Brent were sent from that chapter to initiate Tennessee Beta, as the new chapter was called. Those initiated, in a room of one of the Grammar School Halls now known as "Palmetto," were the three above mentioned, John H. P. Hodgson, A. L. Hartridge, J. F. Bailey and W. G. A. Aylesworth. At the same time the first meeting of the K 2 was going on in a room of the same building just across the hall. The ques tion was proposed by our men that they join us, as they were not then regular initiates, and the fusion would have taken place had not one of them been already a regularly initiated K 2 from another college. K 2 placed her n chapter here that fall, and in March, 1883, we were recognized by the fraternities then here, A T n (1877), 2 A E (1880). Robinson, Smith and Hodgson were Grammar School students and, as such, were not allowed to wear a badge or attend meetings until after they had been made "Jun iors " in April, '83. Sam G. Jones, now Lieutenant in the U. S. Army, was the first to be regularly initiated under the charter. In 1884 the question of a chapter house was brought up, the chapter having tired of holding meetings in the different rooms of the boys, and by the assistance of the Rev. Dr. Telfair Hodgson they were enabled to build the pretty little " Queen Anne " house, which Baird in his American College Fraternities says is the first one ever built in the South. (See cut.) \Vc have, hanging on our o a o _i cc Ul Q. < X o Ul CC Ul Ul CO CO Ul z z Ul I- THE SCROLL. 401 walls, the original broad-axe which was used in dressing the sills for the house. In 1885, our house was, along with those of several of several of the fraternity houses,, entered by the small boy and part of our furnishing stolen^, notably the two silk standards which were afterwards found in a large chicken-coop where they had been used in helping initiate members. For a long time ours was the military chapter on the mountain. At one time we had the commandant, two cap tains, three lieutenants, adjutant and a corporal, and then the battalion was at its highest point of efficiency. During '86, '87 and '88, the chapter continued on the even tenor of its way, but as the chapter in approaching, men was not so particular in regard to the probable stajr of men at the University, and looked rather at the social than the literary side, it failed to take any degree until 1889, when Bro. H. R. Bohn took the degree of Civil En gineer. Bros. Boucher and Slack took M. A. and B. A., respectively, in '91. By the infusion of new blood in her veins in August, 1889, the chapter began a new lease on a better life. We then got men who have stayed with us till now ; and again, in that fall, we took in the finest of men, two of whom are here still winning laurels for themselves and the chapter. In getting one of them, though, we got into a snarl with ATA, and later A T fi, on account of the impetuous haste of one of our men in approaching two men on the question of joining us before the time allowed by the University, i. e., when they were declared Juniors. We acknowledged our man to have been hasty, and of our own free will and consent agreed, among other things, not to add to our number for one year. As it so happened that spring the material was so poor we would not, had we already not been in honor bound not to, have asked any one who then entered the University to join our ranks. By May, 1890, a Pan-Hellenic meeting was called and the ban we placed on ourselves was, by unanimous consent, removed ; this without being, in any way, of our seeking. That fall, 1889, was the most exciting we ever had in fraternity circles. The Tau Delta Sigmas, who claim this as their birth-place, were accused by K 2 of having stolen bodily parts of their ritual, and to the best of my knowl edge the charge was sustained, despite the fact that the author of the T A 2 constitution, who had acknowledged reading the K 2 constitution, had assured all fraternity 402 THE SCROLL. men in convention assembled at the call of K 2, that he "tried his best to forget it" when he wrote his own con stitution. The year 1891, as well as 1892, when we took in more men than for a long time previous, passed quietly away. In athletics we were with the first in the persons of Bros. Wilder, Soaper, Green, E. Wilson, F. V. Wilson and Zorn, all of foot-ball fame, and Bro. Soaper of the 'Varsity base ball team. Last year, we spoke for a long time of building a lodge for our boys, and had all arrangements made to do so, when, owing to the delays in getting suitable plans, we changed our minds and gave up the idea, as it did not ap pear a fit time to build. We expect to change the arrange ment of the house, having the ceiling made Gothic, and in other ways to improve its appearance. The chapter at present numbers thirteen active men, who, with the exception of three, are gownsmen. W. S. SLACK. THE CHAPTER GRAND. INITIATES OF THE CHAPTER GRAND. Charles Marion Hughes, Ohio A, '57, Died January 10, 1892, At Lima, Ohio. 'Hn Coelo Quies Est." * * * Adelbert Dee Newell, Ohio B, '76, Died August 10, 1892, At Archbold, Ohio. "Ln Coelo Quies Est." * * * Frank Irwin Muir, Michigan A, '88, Died June 8, 1892, At Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Ln Coelo Quies Est." THE SCROLL 403 William H. Erb, New York A, '88, Died April 21, 1893, At Butte, Montana. "Iti Coelo Quies Est." James Alexander Murdoch, Illinois A, '90, Died December 24, 1892, At Galesburg, Illinois. "Ln Coelo Quies Est." Ralph Gully Cole, Wisconsin A, '94, Died October 8, 1892, At Madison, Wisconsin. "Lti Coelo Quies Est." Frederick W. Gundy, Pennsylvania A, '91, Died January 8, 1893, At West Middlesex, Pennsylvania. "Ln Coelo Quies Est." * * * Rufus Melancthon Pence, Virginia A, '90, Died January 23, 1893, At Charlottesville, Virginia. "Iti Coelo Quies Est." Samuel N. Lapsley, Alabama A, '84, Died Spring of 1892, In the Congo Region, Africa. "In Coelo Quies Est." * * * Charles Grant Hartsock, Rhode Island A, '89, Died September 15, 1892, On the Upper Congo, Africa, (Lawrence, Ind.). "/« Coelo Quies Est." 404 THE SCROLL. » Albert Beecher Cook, Kentucky A, '88, Died October 17, 1892, At Ticonderago, New York. "In Coelo Quies Est." * * * Samuel Davis Harsh, Illinois Z, '90, Died March 3, 1893, At Creston, Iowa. "Lti Coelo Quies Est." * * * Reuben Martin Searcy, Alabama A, '87, Died July 16, 1892, At Tuscaloosa, Alabama. "In Coelo Quies Est." Florus Billings Plimpton, Michigan B, '90, Died September 20, 1892, At Benton Harbor, Michigan. "Iti Coelo Quies Est." NOTES. James A. Murdoch was born in Galesburg, August 21, 1871, and last election cast his first ballot. After attend ing the city schools for a short time, and Knox College, he went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., took a business course in Eastman's Business College, and graduated from that in stitution. He was then sixteen years old, and this prepa ration was to enable him to enter his father's dry-goods store. His father, Mr. G. A. Murdoch, one of the oldest, best known and most respected merchants in the city, started in business here in 1858, as a member of the firm of Innes, Murdoch & Co., and since 1873 has been doing business in the Metropolitan block. When James returned from school and entered the store, it was a decided relief to his father, who had learned that his son was fully com petent to share with him the responsibilities of the busi ness. His position was that of book-keeper, but during THE SCROLL. 405 the absence of his father the store was in his charge. He was attentive, reliable, trustworthy and faithful, and his good judgment and clear perception and uprightness made his services invaluable. His father's interests he made his own, and of him Mr. Murdoch said : "In his hands every thing was safe." James was possessed of social and personal qualities that endeared him to a large circle. Of bright and pre possessing personal appearance, the more attractive be cause of his dark eyes and ruddy complexion, kind and cheerful in disposition, averse to speaking ill of others or repeating evil reports, it is not to be wondered at that at social gatherings he was a welcome guest, or that in such events he was regarded as a leader. In Knox College he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Society, and when the banquet was tendered President Harrison here, was chairman of the invitation committee, and did much to ward making that delightful affair a success. He attend ed the Presbyterian Church, and for years was one of the librarians of the Sunday-school. His life was clean, and his character established on right lines. The regret over his death is deep and general. The demise of such a young man is a loss to the community. The blow to the home circle is a very severe one, and loving sympathy will go out to them from all hearts. The survivors are the parents, two sisters (Mrs. Jessie Robson, Omaha, and Aliss Hattie) and one brother, Mr. Charles Murdoch, Butte City, Montana. * * * Died in Ticonderago, N. Y., on October 17th, of typhoid fever, Albert Beecher Cook, C. E., in the 25th year of his age. Albert Beecher was the only son of W. H. and Annie Cook. He was born August 29, 1868, and so had just com pleted his twenty-fourth year. At about the age of six teen years he graduated at our city (Cynthiana, Ky.) school; he then attended the Central University for several years. When he graduated he returned to school one year, to take up some special work. After this he decided to take up civil engineering as his life work, and selected the Rensslaer Polytechnic Institute in which to fit himself for that profession. He graduated from this college last June, after a course of three years. On leaving school, he was offered a situation as assist ant engineer in putting in water-works and sewerage in the city of Ticonderago, N. Y. Being ambitious to estab- 406 THE SCROLL. lish himself and take up the work for which he had been fitting himself, he went directly from college to his situa tion, where he has been actively employed. He had just written his father that he liked his work, and was steadily gaining flesh ; had gained about twenty pounds since leav ing school, and was so well satisfied; when the next mes sage was a telegram from a friend, saying Albert was quite ill with malarial fever. This was about September 13th. Later the disease took a typhoid form, and his mother went to him, leaving here on the 5th of October, and has since been with him. The doctors hoped that his youth and good constitution would pull him through, but he died Monday morning, October 17th, about four o'clock. So closes the earthly career of one of the brightest and most promising young men ever raised in our community. He was the idol of his parents—their only son. They had offered him every opportunity to fit himself for a useful life, and it is a consolation to them that he availed himself of all afforded him, and thev must remember that the bright, intelligent and cultivated mind and pure heart of their boy will fit him all the better to enjoy the haven prepared for the pure in heart. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." The remains were taken to Cynthiana, Ky., the home of his parents, and there the funeral occurred and burial made. * * * Frank Irwin Muir was graduated from the University of Michigan in June, 1888, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He at once accepted the principalship of the Bat tle Creek High School, entered upon his work there in September, 1888, and continued for three years. In the fall of 1891 he returned to the University of Michigan and entered upon work for a Master's degree in Latin, Greek and Sanscrit, intending, after completing his work here, to go abroad and perfect himself in these lines, with the ultimate purpose of taking a college position in the ancient languages. His work here during the year 1891- 92 was very thorough and painstaking, and he had his thesis almost completed when death overtook him. As a charter member of Michigan Alpha, he took the greatest interest in the chapter w hile an undergraduate, and was one of its strongest pillars while in college. After his graduation he retained his interest, and paid the chap ter many \isits during his residence in Battle Creek. THE SCROLL. 407 After returning for advanced work, he was a frequent vis itor at the chapter house, and often talked of renewing his active connection with the chapter, though this he never fulfilled. FRANK H. DIXON. Samuel D. Harsh, the only son of Senator and Mrs. J. B. Harsh, was born in Galesburg, Illinois, May 26, 1870. When only a babe his parents moved to Creston, Iowa, where he spent his boyhood and obtained his early edu cation. Graduating from the city schools, he entered Lombard in the fall of 1886, and completed his course with the class of '90. His position here was always in the front rank, and one of brilliant promise for the future. His manliness of character and studious habits at once won him the love of both students and instructors. He inspired all with an esteem and confidence that immedi ately made him a leader in college circles, and this high respect of his college friends never wavered throughout his course in school. The records show one continuous shower of honors that he received at the hands of his classmates. Some of the more important positions which he held while here were, president of his class during its Freshman year ; president of the Erosophian Society and also of the Phis. He was connected with the Lombard Review during three years, being successively its local editor, business manager and editor-in-chief. He won the first prize, both in the first Swan Oratorical Contest and the first Edwards Reading Contest. He was a delegate from Illinois Zeta to the National Convention of Phi Delta Theta, held in Bloomington, III., in the fall of 1889. He was one of the three on the editorial board of The Lombard of 1890. Besides these he held a great number of minor offices. His influence did not cease at his grad uation, for the students still regarded him as their friend and adviser, and at all times when in difficulty or trouble his counsel was sought. His interest in our welfare has never lagged, and even until but a short time before his death his aid and advice had been freely given. The death of Bro. Sam D. Harsh, '90, Illinois Zeta, will not only leave a blank in his own chapter record, but all over Zeta Province as well. During his college days he worked incessantly, not only for his own chapter, but for the good of all. He was one of the prime movers in the organization of the Province conventions, and was secre tary of the first convention, which was held at Galesburg, 408 THE SCROLL. 111., in the spring of 1890. He represented his chapter at the Bloomington convention, where he was a prominent figure. He rendered valuable services to the editors of the Fraternity Catalogue, now in press, his accuracy and persistency greatly enriching the archives of that publi cation. He was the originator of Illinois Zeta's chapter house fund scheme, and treasurer of the Fund Association. During his course he was easily leader in college, receiv ing highest honors and offices from both faculty and stu dents. After graduation Bro. Harsh turned with the same en ergy to his life work. At his twenty-first birthday his father presented him with an influential and prosperous daily newspaper, the Creston Gazette. Under his manage ment, during the two years he was in control, it increased much in worth and consequently in circulation. The en tire press of Iowa, at his death, voiced their sorrow at the loss of one of the brightest from their ranks. Bro. Harsh also had a great and growing influence in politics, having filled the office of member of the Republican State Cen tral Committee, as well as vice-president for Iowa of the League of Republican Clubs. While delegate to the con vention of the League last fall, at Buffalo, he introduced the resolution of sympathy for the President. Bro. Harsh's death was caused by a complication of diseases, brought on by la grippe. During his sickness he suffered intensely. A large concourse attended his fune ral. His chapter and Fraternity was represented by three active and four alumni members, also by a magnificent floral piece. Illinois Beta of II B of Lombard, was rep resented by one member and a beautiful floral piece. D. P. WILD, Lllinois Zeta, 'g2. A MOMEXT OF REST. IX ME.MORY OF S.\M D. HARSH. Step lightly, y :;a tenderly, brother, Should you pause where we laid him at rest. Lest marring this moment of slumber, He's disturbed from the sleep Oh, so blest. Press gently the fiow'rs blooming over. For they greet uitli delight in the breeze The love and the lore of our brother Who is resting under evergreen trees. THE SCROLL. 409 Chant softly the anthem beloved That so lulled him in peace and repose, For comfort and solace are blessed And he's sleeping the sleep—God but knows, Lisp lowly, dear brother, the password, Lest his ear catch a faint, wav"ring sound. And waken this son of old '• Lombard " Since he rests 'neath the green matted mound. Hush! hush ! gentle breeze, lovely zephyr. With thy soothing and loving embrace; Stroke softly his brow as a mother. E'er he lisps the Greek word of our race. Sleep on, O most noble companion, Pride of '• Zeta,"' our counsellor true: Sweet rest e'er be thine in thy mansion With its garlands and wreaths, •• white and blue." May 10. 1893. R. E. O. '94. ///. Zeta. The many college friends of Frederick W. Gundy were deeply grieved to hear of his sudden death, which took place at his home in West Middlesex, Pa., on Sunday, January 8, 1893. Mr. Gundy was a member of the class of '91, a class mate of Prof. Ross, and graduated with honor. During his Senior year he held the positions of chief of local staff of the Campus and president of the board of control of the Kaldron Publishing Co. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Philo-Franklin Literary Society. Those who knew him best were strongest in their admiration of the dignity and strength of his nature, and the enduring quality of his friendship. He was active in Christian work, a hard student, and a man who com manded the respect of all with whom he came in contact. Since graduation he had been attending the Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, as he intended to make that his pro fession. His funeral, which took place on Wednesday, was attended by several of his Fraternity brothers. Bro. Gundy's death was caused by typhoid fever. The funeral sermon was delivered by Bro. H. D.Whitfield, '91, a classmate of the deceased, who was also his room-mate in college. Bro. Gundj- was always a hearty co-operator in college and Fraternity affairs, and but a few days before his death, on learning that the Phi Delta Theta Province Convention would be here in 1894, assured us that we could depend on him for liberal support. 410 THE SCROLL. William H. Erb, son of Major Erb, formerly of Salt Lake Cit\', committed suicide by taking strychnine, early in the morning of April 21, 1893, at Butte City, Montana. He spent the evening in his room in the Columbia Hall, West Broadway, with some friends, until nearly midnight. He then went out with them, and returned to the room about an hour later and went to bed. Soon after his room mate was awakened by his strange actions and evident distress. Erb fell from the bed to the floor in a fit, and although everything possible was done for him, he died about one o'clock. Letters and literature found among his effects, led to the belief that Erb was insane over spiritualism. Deceased went to Butte three months ago, and was connected with the Heinze Smelting Works as metallurgist. * * * It is a matter of regret that the SCROLL is unable to publish further notes in regard to the death of Bro. C. G. Hartsock than are contained in this brief clipping : "The news of the death of C. G. Hartsock, Brown's missionary on the Upper Congo, Africa, has just been received. Since Mr. Hart sock graduated from college in the class of '89, he has had the deep interest of the students in his work, and when he went to .Africa, the students of Brown undertook to support hitn, which they have done. The news of his death has caused much depression to those interest ed in the work here." Brother Hartsock was originally a member of Indiana Delta, Franklin College. Entering Brown Universit}', class of '89, he became identified with the secret society of that class, the .Sigma Rho, which later in the year dis solved and immediately reorganized as an inter-class soci ety, with the object of becoming a branch of a general fraternity. Through Brother Hartsock's influence. Phi Delta Theta was the Fraternity sought, and he did much to bring the application to a successful issue. His life was given up to the missionar\' work, and with the zeal of the youthful Christian he entered the field of work in the Congo region, .'\frica. Beloved by the stu dents of Brown University, they had undertaken his sup port and maintained him in the field of his work since 1889. The friends of his youth and college da)-s have seen nothing of him in these four years which were rounding him into maturity, but all know that a Prince of the House of Da\id has answered the summons. The majestic trib ute of a life given that a great light might enter into the darkened life of others, is his return of the talents given to him. "Well done, well done." THE SCROLL. 411 Another brother in our kindred faith gave up his life in the same missionary field less than a year before. The death of Samuel N. Lapsley, Alabama Alpha, '84, record ed in these initiates of the Chapter Grand, likewise oc curred in the Congo State early in 1892. We are unable to give any particulars beyond those mentioned in the chapter letter of the October, 1892, SCROLL. It would seem necessary to add but little to the announce ment of the death of Ralph Gully Cole beyond what ap peared in the Wisconsin Alpha letter of the December, 1892, SCROLL. The manner in which he met his death is mentioned, and the esteem in which he was held, is testi fied to by members of both Missouri Gamma and Wiscon sin Alpha. He was at Washington University a member of the Texta Club, and consequently became a charter member of Missouri Gamma of Phi Delta Theta. His face can be seen in the group of the chapter which ap peared in the December, 1891, SCROLL. He entered Wis consin University last fall, and made application for a transfer to Wisconsin Alpha, the affiliation papers arriving at Madison the da}^ after his death. He was a Phi es teemed among Phis. LATE ALUMNI MEETS. ST. LOUIS. Another step forward has been made by Phi Delta Theta in St. Louis. The first hold taken by the Fraternity in this city was about five years ago, when a number of Mis souri Alpha Phis, associated with Alumni from other chap ters, applied for a charter for Missouri Beta Alumni. But from that time on little seems to have been done until the active chapter was initiated at Washington University on March 28,1891. From that latter date, with good reason, the Fraternity has been growing stronger here, and the fruits of the labor was seen on the evening of Tuesday, April 11, 1893. On that evening was held the first Phi Banquet in the City of St. Louis. Forty-two Phis had signified their intention of attend ing, and arrangements were made for a table for forty. 412 THE SCROLL. But the hea\y storm, which has been so prevalent through out the countr)-, visited us in all its fury on that night, and when wc assembled around the table in the beautiful little dining room of the Grand Avenue Hotel we were only twenty-eight in numbers. Blessing was invoked by Bro. S. .M. Piper of 'Indiana Zeta, and we were seated. At each plate was found a very pretty double card menu tied with white silk cord, and having an embossed Scroll and Feather on a fold of the card. On the scroll appeared "1848" and "1893." On the face of the menu-card was the announcement: First Annual Banquet of the Missouri Beta Alumni and Missouri Gamma chapters of Phi Delta Theta. Grand Avenue Hotel. St. Louis, .Missouri. Tuesday evening. April nth, 1893. Raising this up and over, and there appeared the fol lowing : TO-A'5TS. Toast .Master. P. R. Flitcraft. Mich. Alpha. Missouri Alpha, . C. F. Krone, .Mo. Alpha Once a Phi, always a Phi. Wm. Graham, Va. Beta College Fraternities. W. B. Barr, Ind. Epsilon The Bond, . . C. H. Schureman, X. Y. Alpha Washington University. R. S. McCulloch, .Mo. Gamma Xow and Then, . S. .M. Piper. Ind. Zeta Alumni Chapters, T. C. Hughes. Mo. Alpha Society .Man in College, . -. W T. Morris. .Mass. Alpha We Enjoy Life by the Help and Society of Others, .\. H. Wacker. Ind. Alpha Our College Days, . . .M. H. Blackwell, Ind. Beta Below this, on the bottom card, was that which appealed most successfully to the inner man. After the first course, our Toast Master announced that he thought it far preferable to have the Toasts interspersed among the banquet courses, and so as each was being served the Toasts were responded to, a plan much more enjoyable, and one which did away with the possible mo notony incident to having the Toasts all together. Bro. W. B. Barr, Indiana P3psilon, was not able to be present, and "College Fraternities" was ably responded to by Bro. C. C. Collins, Missouri Gamma. Bros. T. C. Hughes, Missouri Alpha, and A. H. Wacker, Indiana Al pha, were also absent, and these vacancies were more or less creditably filled by the active members of Missouri Gamma giving vent to their feelings in well chosen Phi and college songs. While the coffee was being served, THE SCROLL. 413 Bro. C. A. Bohn, Missouri Gamma, read letters of regrets from Bros. Robert Morrison, W. W. Quarles, I. R. Hitt, Jr., D. N. Marble, J. E. Brown, W. R. B~rown, W. B. Palmer, F. D. Swope, J. L. Mitchell, Jr., Benjamin Harrison and A. E. Stevenson. He also extended his remarks some what to express his wishes that the Banquet become an annual affair, as it is in almost all other cities of any size; that the alumni and active members become more inti mately associated, and that Missouri Gamma take active steps toward starting a building fund, looking forward to the probable moving of the University to the suburbs in the near future. (Missouri Gamma has now done so— April 30.) Bro. W. N. Cummings, Pres. Missouri Gamma, then extended the invitation of the chapter to all the Alumni to visit the chapter in its rooms. Singing and general social talk over the cigars followed, and it was 1 o'clock before the last of us left the hotel. Besides those mentioned above, there were present Bros. Frank L. Harney, Va. Beta ; E. P. Horner and W. R. Macklind, Mo. Alpha; W. H. Danforth, W. L. Clark, H. R. Hall, C. A. Madill, Mo. Gamma Alumni, and the active members of Mo. Gamma in full. Those expected, but kept away by the rain or some other cause, were Bros. B. M. Thompson, Mo. Alpha ; J. L. Sloss, Mo. Beta ; W. C. Hutchinson, Va. Beta ; Lewis Perry, N. Y. Alpha ; T. C. Hughes, Mo. Alpha ; A. H. Wacker, Ind. Alpha ; F. E. Kauffman, Iowa Alpha ; C. W. Gibert, Ind. Zeta ; W. B. Barr, Ind. Epsilon ; J. R. Fordyce and L. B. Vella, Mo. Gamma. The others in the city, who for various reasons could not be with us, are Bros. Mark Anderson, E. R. John son, W. O. McLean,. E. N. Webster, C. I. Williams, Mo. Alpha ; C. D. Butler, Miss. Alpha ; J. S. Carter, V M. Harris, Va. Beta ; H. M. Dalton, J. A. Gallaher; Mo. Beta; J. D. Green, E. H. Semple, J. W. Lewis, Ky. Alpha ; E. R. Koenig, Ohio Epsilon ; Fielding Mansfield, J. W. Slaugh ter and J. D. Tredway, Wis. Alpha ; W. H. Moore, F. B. Shields, Ind. Alpha ; J. L. Parsons, Ind. Gamma ; John W. Nute and C. H. Talmage. There are others who could not be found, making in all about 75 Phis living in St. Louis. May they all be found in the year to come. C. A. BoHX. DENVER. The initial meeting of the Colorado Alumni Chapter, Phi Delta Theta, was held March 22nd, in the Brown Pal ace Hotel, Denver. 414 THE SCROLL. After two hours spent in pleasant fellowship about the board, the gathering was formally called to order, the ob ject of the meeting stated, and the following permanent officers elected : President—George E. Preble, . . Illinois E Secretary—C. L. Hoover, . . Wisconsin A Treasurer—L. Trott, .... Illinois Z Historian—G. K. Shurtleff, . . New York E Letters of regret were then read from absent brothers, and a general discussion followed as to how we could advance the interests of Phi Delta Theta in Colorado. Of such interest was the gathering, that it was decided to meet again in the summer for the furtherance of plans helpful to the Fraternity. G. K. SHURTLEFF. SALT LAKE CITY. The third annual banquet of our chapter was held on March 23rd, at the residence of Brother Rognon, upon which occasion he and Mrs. Rognon most hospitably en tertained us ; and it is with a sense of much pleasure and appreciation that we acknowledge, through the SCROLL, our indebtedness to them for their kindness. To all Phis traveling through Utah to or from the World's Fair, we extend a most hearty invitation to "stop off" at Salt Lake Cit)-. After a trip across the deserts east or west of the city, if any Phi is not willing to come here and bathe with us in our Dead Sea, it will be either because he is more dust-proof than a "Yap sheep-herder," or more afraid of water than is a San Pete bishop of his ^'Valley Tan." Upon arrival, Phis should make known their presence to any one of the following reception committee : E. G. Rognon, office northwest corner of Main and Second South Streets ; Dr. J. C. E. King, Mercantile Block ; W. S. Ferris, No. 109 Commercial Block, who will do all in their power to make life worth living while in Zion. Fraternally yours. THE REPORTER. THE SCROLL. 415 EDITORIAL. ' THE National Convention of the Phi Delta Theta Fra ternity will be held with the New York Epsilon Chapter, Syracuse, N. Y., beginning Monday, October 23, and ending Friday, October 27, 1893. Let all chapters and members take note of the change made in date, and govern themselves accordingly. THE headquarters of the Fraternity at Chicago, during the World's Fair will be at the Great Western Hotel, south-west corner of Jackson and Franklin Streets. This hotel is owned and controlled by the Boddie Bros., both of whom are members of Tennessee Alpha, and they have kindly put at the free disposal of the Fraternity a large, well furnished room, second floor fronting corner, to be used as a rendezvous for all Phis sojourning in the city or visiting the Fair. Here Phis will always be sure of meet ing fellow Phis, and many a pleasant re-union will be held within its four walls. Of the hotel we shall say more anon. Phis and any friends whom they may have expecting to visit Chicago, will find its quarters pleasant and altogether desirable. The rates for rooms are low, and a well managed first- class restaurant is on the main floor. Transit to the Ex position grounds is of easy access. DISAPPOINTMENT, anxiety and credulity will give way to congratulations, relief and curiosity with the announce ment from the editors of the catalogue that the sixth edition, which has been in preparation the greater part of the last decade, will be ready for distribution among sub scribers by the 15th of the coming September. The query "When will the catalogue be out?" will give way to •"What do you think of it?" and we trust there will be no 416 THE SCROLL. disappointment to the Fraternity, either in the promised time of issue or the character of the book anticipated. Time, labor and money, all in abundant measure, have been given to the work. From the advance sheets which we have seen and the prospectus sent out by the editors, we are justified in assuring a satisfactory book. It should be in the hands of every loyal Phi. A notice concerning the book appears in our advertising columns. IT is earnestly requested that all Phis expecting to attend Harvard, Boston University, Tufts College, or any of the schools in or around Boston, will inform Massa chusetts Alpha Alumni Chapter of the fact, in order that a complete list may be obtained of all Phis in Boston and vicinity. Send name and address to D. J. Gallert, 22 Fel ton Hall, Cambridge; or to Dwight N. Marble, 491 Boyls ton St., Boston. THE history of the Tennessee Alpha appearing in this iiumber is a long one, but furnishes interesting reading. A chapter that has been as influential as the one at Van derbilt deserves extended mention. The SCROLL is the best repository for preserving chapter histories, and we hope coming editions will pay no little attention to this feature. The Fraternity is indebted to Brother Palmer for this valuable history of his chapter. PUBLIC honors to members of Phi Delta Theta have not been wanting in the few months past, and in our October number we will deal biographically with some of these favored sons. It is our policy to make the SCROLL the true and complete registrar of all the worthy achieve ments of Phis and Phi Delta Theta. With such a policy, interest will never be wanting in consulting its volumes, however old they may grow. , THE SCROLL 417 OFFCIAL COMMUNICATIONS. To Chapter Historians: Quite a number of the chapters have not yet sent me their Historian's Report for 1893. These should have been received by April 15th at latest, but there are always some chapter historians who put off the compiling of these reports till the close of the term, and then sometimes go home for vacation without having sent them in at all. I trust that all chapter historians who have not sent me their reports will do so at once, and I call attention to the fact that from June 1, to September 1, my address will be Owensboro, Ky., to which address these reports should be sent. DWIGHT N. MARBLE, H. G. C. FROM THE MANAGER OF THE SCROLL. Chapters will please notify the management of the SCROLL of the reporter's address for the coming year and the probable number of copies desired. It is important that we have correct addresses, as bundles of the October number will be mailed to such addresses as are at hand, and cannot be duplicated if lost by failure to furnish cor rect addresses. J. E. BROWN, Matiager. 418 THE SCROLL. CHAPTER CORRESPONDENCE. ALPHA PROVINCE. NEW HAMPSHIRE ALPHA, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. Seventeen commencement speakers have been announced. Of these, five are members of our Fraternity. The Salutatory Address will be given in Latin with oration, "Christ in History," by Bro. Albert Childs Sails, of Burke, N. Y.; philosophic oration, "The Heroism of Hercules," Bro. Frederick Alvin Morrell, of Amesbury, Mass.; English oration, "Whittier as the Typical American Poet," Bro. Charles Richard McKenzie, of Burke, N. Y.; Disputation— "Should United States Senators be Elected by Popular Vote?" Bro. William Alfred Redenbaugh of Peoria, 111.; Dissertation—"Inter- oceanic Canals and American Diplomacy," Bro. John Gilbert Kellar, of Peoria, 111. ALFRED BARTLETT. Hanover, May 4, 1893. MASSACHUSETTS BETA, AMHERST COLLEGE. The intercollegiate games this year take place at Worcester on May 24th. Amherst for the past three years has won the pennant; this year our chances are perhaps not quite as bright, but with care ful and steady work we hope to make a good showing. Massachu setts Beta is represented on the team by Bro. Burnham, '95. The base ball team has played and won its first championship game, de feating Williams yesterday by a score of ten to two. Work on North Dormitory is progressing rapidly, and by next fall the old building will be fitted up into pleasant suites. A large entering class is already assured. Bro. Riley, '96, was unable to return to college this spring, and is now employed as a reporter on the Springfield Republican, with headquarters at Northampton. He will return to college next term, however, and we shall all be glad to have him again with us. Bro. Swett, '93, has received an appointment to* B K, and he will also speak on the commencement stage. On the Kellogg "fifteen," from which are drawn the men for the Sophomore prize-speaking, are Bros. Burnham and Lawson, '95. Bro. Burnham went with the Glee Club on its western trip and was very pleasantly entertained by the Phis of Illinois Alpha. THE SCROLL. 419 Massachusetts Beta held its fifth anniversary banquet on the even ing of May 9th. Twenty-eight of us sat down to the table. Bro. Swett, '93, acted as toastmaster, and Bros. Rogers, Wood, F. H. Smith, H. B. Smith, Griswold and Riley responded to toasts. Let ters were read from half a dozen prominent alumni of the chapter. All enjoyed the banquet, and we were all strengthened in our Phi spirit by our fifth anniversary. Yours in $ A e, CHAS. AMOS ANDREWS. Amherst, May 10, 1893. RHODE ISLAND ALPHA, BROWN UNIVERSITY. In the line of athletics, Brown gives promise of ranking even higher than last year. Nearly all of last season's winning team are back and the nine is as strong as ever. At first, hard luck combined with poor training on the part of two or three of the team made the record less bright than was expected, but the boys are making up now and are playing gilt-edged ball. Capt. Hopkins of our foot-ball team, last year one of Andover's crack players, has already had candidates out practicing, preparatory to selecting next fall's eleven. Indica tions point to a very strong team. In the field athletics, Brown is training a large number to uphold her honor at Worcester this month. A high place for Brown at the meet is confidently looked for. This term has brought many honors to Phi Delta Theta in Brown. Brother Aldrich, '95, has been chosen a member of the Bruttonian board of editors; Brother Eno, '95, was elected associate editor of the Daily Herald a short time ago; Brother Aldrich, '95, is also Treasurer of the Foot-ball Association for the ensuing year; Brother Barry, '94, represents us on the '94 Liber; the theses of Bros. Day and Foster were among those accepted from the Senior class. The days of the class of '93 are numbered, and it will soon be a thing of the past. Rhode Island Alpha loses seven men, but indica tions point to a fine delegation from '97, so the loss will be less keenly felt. This is the last letter that the present reporter will have the pleasure of writing. It is with reluctance he lays down the pen giving the work into better hands he hopes. His last words are his continual wish : "Long live Phi Delta Theta." Yours in the Bond, IRVING L. FOSTER. Providence, May 10, 1893.- 420 THE SCROLL. NEW YORK ALPHA, CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Since our last letter two new names are on the roll. Towards the end of last term we initiated one, of whom we all are justly proud, Martin Alexander Seward, '96. Brother Seward is very popular in the chapter and his musical tastes and talents are well appreciated. At the first meeting of the term we affiliated Bro. E. P. Van Mater, of Pennsylvania Eta. We shall always feel indebted to Pennsylvania Eta for the men she has parted with in our favor. While our chapter roll is very large at present, it 'is to be materially decreased by the ending of the year. Our senior list is large and several underclass men do not contemplate returning to college next term. But we have several men pledged and expect to start the year with a chapter of six teen at least. Our members of the musical organizations—of whom there are a good number—report a very delightful time on their late western trip, and speak very flatteringly of the Phi Brothers whom they met. Bro. Prof. Bailey made a parting call at the lodge last week. He goes to Chicago to be in attendance on his duties in the department of horticulture at the Fair. Through the kindness of Hiram Sibley, of Rochester, Sibley College is to have its capacity doubled immediately. The foundations for the new building are to be put in this term. The Mechanical Department has been overcrowded for several years and this new gift will be a source of relief to the department. The Cornell-University of Pennsylvania boat race is to take place at Lake Minnetonka, instead of on our own Cayuga Lake as last year. This deprives us of one of the pleasures of commencement week and the student body reconciles itself to the change, only in the belief that the Cornell crew will be the more benefitted financially and the Uni versity widely advertised in a part of the country where she is not so well known as in her eastern home. This spring has been prolific in exciting base ball games in Ithaca. Last Saturday Cornell crossed bats with Princeton and the Tigers crawled out of it at the end of eleven innings and then only by a score of 3 to 2. It might be well to add here that much of the success in base ball this spring is due to the efficient management of Brother Strait. From the point of expediency New York Alpha will live for the coming year in the house she at present occupies, but ere the last letter of next year goes to the SCROLL, we feel that a new lodge will be well under way on our lot, to which reference has already been made in the SCROLL. ROBERT LATHROP. Ithaca, N. Y., May 6, 1893. THE SCROLL. 421 NEW YORK DELTA, COLU.MBIA COLLEGE. The New York Delta Chapter of * A 9 was reorganized Friday evening, January 13th, at the house of Bro. Ed Libaire, 150 W. 49th street. After some fatherly advice from Mr. Mayer, president of the province, officers were elected as follows: President, D. J. Green; Secretary, W. S. Thyng; Reporter, E. W. Libaire; Warden, Wil liam A. Boyd, Jr.; Treasurer, F. B. Ware; Chaplain, Russell Tar box ; the Historian being left open for Riederer, who was not then a Phi. After trying some rooms on Lexington avenue, conveniently near college, we have finally settled in a beautiful suite at 16 E. 42d St., a very central situation, and convenient for any visiting Phis, whom we are always glad to see. "Know thyself." As we are part of the whole, from these " items of interest " know us. To begin with, Bro. W. S. Thyng has just taken third in the one-half mile run of his class games. Bro. Matthews has succeeded in obtaining the ap pointment on the surgical staff of Roosevelt Hospital. Franklin B. Ware, who is a prominent membei- of the College Musical Society, took part in the Columbia-Cornell concert given at Madison Square Garden the evening of the Naval Parade. We also have a dramatic star in Bro. Turner, from Milwaukee. He has lately taken the lead ing parts in a well-known dramatic club of the city. In the inter collegiate chess tournament, played here in December, your humble servant did his best for Columbia, and since then he won the middle weight wrestling championship. Since opening the chapter we have initiated three fine men: Pierre S. Jennings and Emil J. Riederer on March 4th and Fred A. South- worth April nth. Besides these, we have lately elected a number of good men for membership, and only await the opportunity to make them Phis. Probably, however, three or four will be our limit this spring, as the examinations are near and Weisbach and calculus suddenly grow so interesting about this time. 1 have just seen a copy of our '94 Columbian, and our * A e crest appears a beauty among the others. They are scarcely in it. With much love for $ A e. Yours in the Bond, ED LIBAIRE. New York, May i, 1893. 422 THE SCROLL. PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE. Although a little late in reporting the initiation of Bro. Charles Lee Reynolds, '96, of Kansas City, Mo., on January 18, still we do it with great pleasure, knowing that we have procured a congenial brother, and one that will be an honor to the Fraternity in his college course. On Wednesday evening, March 29, was held the twenty-third annual contest between the Franklin and Washington and the Philo and Union Literary Societies. Your reporter represented the Frank lin and Washington Society in select oration and won the only point for his society. After the contest, the Fraternity banqueted him at the Hotel Allison. We had with us, besides our active members, Bro. Williams of the class of '90. After partaking of the good things provided for us, impromptu toasts and speeches were in order. Im mediately after the contest, is held the prize contest in the societies. In the Franklin and Washington Society, Bro. Reynolds won the highest prize given, that given for the best original oration. He chose for his subject, "The Enthusiast," and really won first place. In the Philo and Union Society, Bro. McCrea won second prize in select oration. Bro. McCrea, at the annual election of the board of editors for The Washington Jeffersonian, was elected Alumni Edi tor. He is also the artist for the Pandora of '93, and his work will do much towards making the annual a success. On April 28, the Mandolin, Banjo and Guitar Club gave a compli mentary concert in the Gymnasium. We are represented on it by two of our alumni brothers, Bros. Hughes and Hays. The Gym. will hold eighteen hundred people and it was packed. The club was heartily encored after each appearance. The Gridiron Club gave a reception to the club after the concert, together with their lady friends. Each lady received a handsome sovenier spoon of the reception. May 13, is field day, and a great deal of good preparatory work is now being done by those who expect to participate. * A 6 will have quite a number of her men on, and expects to make a good showing. This year we will lose by graduation, Bros. Mathiews, Johnson and Holliday. We will be very sorry to have our circle broken in this way, but while we lose them from our active chapter, still we feel that we are sending out those who will be an honor to the Alumni Brothers. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE M. RYALL. Washington, May i, 1893. THE SCROLL. 423 PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE. The spring term has been one of active college work, and all the boys were back on time with the exception of Bro. Campbell, wha was detained by the serious illness of his mother, who died during the early part of April. Bro. Campbell has the heartfelt sympathy of the entire student body. A few weeks later in the term we were saddened by the news of the death of a little sister of Bro. Wright. The Kaldrott has been issued and is a very creditable annual, both from a literary and financial standpoint. Bro. Douthitt, its business manager, labored hard for its success, and great credit is due him. The college base ball team is reorganized with Bro. Douthitt as man ager, and Bro. E. W. Jaynes, assistant. Bros. Tipper and Crary are on the team. The new ball park is completed. It is surrounded by a nine-foot fence, and has ample grand stand and bleachers. In this work as in every other of note in Allegheny, Phis were in the lead. The Senior ten was announced early in the term, and Bro. Dar ragh will represent Phi Delta Theta in the commencement exercises. The Pan-Hellenic banquet held April 13 was a rousing success. Covers were laid for sixty-two, and every place was filled. Bros. F. G. Stubbs, '90, and the following active Phis responded to toasts: Bros. Douthitt and E. W. Jaynes. Bro. Darragh acted as toast- master. The same evening the three ladies societies, K A G, K K r and ,\ X J2, united and held a Pan-Heavenly banquet. The boys and girls owned the city that evening, but took quite good care of it. We are looking forward to a very pleasant commencement week. Our banquet will be held June 28 and commencement day will be June 29. We expect a large delegation of our alumni on that occa sion. Yours in the Bond, ROBT. W. DARRAGH. Meadville, May 10, 1893. PENNSYLVANIA ZETA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Though the college year of a few of our departments is over and some of our men have gone home, we still have as large a number to put through an initiate as he wishes to run against. This was dem onstrated to two men on the night of April 29, when we initiated James Henderson Young, '96, college department, and Oswin Wein berger Shelley, "94, college department. With sixteen active mem bers and several alumni and visiting members present we went 424 THE SCROLL. through the ritual in a right royal manner. The new men already take an active interest in the affairs of the chapter. In college work the chapter has not been wanting in honors. Brothers June and West gained places on the editorial board of the Pennsylvanian. Your correspondent won second prize in the Philo- mathean Debate, also in the oratorical contest. Brother Wright was one of the five successful men to receive * B K keys. Of the others, two were barbs, one * K *, and one ^ V \. In athletics, Brother Hollingshead was elected captain of the second year crew, and also made number five position on the 'Varsity Crew. Brother West won several of the prizes in the Freshman-Sophomore contests. In the college social world the chapter has also been very active, being well represented in the various committees for the college dances. The last one of the season is the Ivy Ball, which takes place in the Library building on May 5th. The Alumni Day was fit tingly celebrated here; the dinner in the evening being especially enjoyable. We were honored by the presence of our Province Presi dent, Brother Mayer, also his boon companion and master of jokes, Brother Baskerville, of New York. The chapter-house itself wears a smile when these two begin their jokes and story telling. Pennsylvania Zeta is beginning to consider a banquet as incomplete without their presence. We were very much pleased to receive a visit from Brother Stewart of Vermont Alpha last month. The chapter house has received some very handsome presents lately. A fine painting for the parlor, the work of Bro. Wray's sister, framed and ready for hanging was received about a month ago; also four very pretty paintings given by one of our alumni, Bro. Chas. A. Oliver, .\I. D., who still takes great interest in the welfare of the chapter. Our chapter at present is very fortunate in having a large number of Phi sisters who take a deep interest in our house and are frequently presenting us with pretty decorations. A local fraternity has been formed here called Gamma Delta, with ten members. They have applied to .\ A it> for a charter. With four A A * men already here, if they gain the charter they will at once have a moderately strong chapter. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE DOUGLAS C(lu^L\N. Philadelphia, May 4, 1893. THE SCROLL. 425 PENNSYLVANIA ETA, THE LEHIGH UNIVERSITY. The year fast drawing to a close has been one of many successes and enjoyments. The chapter began the year with bright prospects, and they have been realized, and we are about to close with still brighter ones. We have initiated during the present year six men into Phidom. We have had our share of places on the foot-ball, lacrosse and base ball teams. Of the various class offices we have held the most im portant. On the honor rolls Phis are prominent. In literary matters we hold an enviable position. In the musical organizations Phis may again be found at the head. Indeed, everything for the future seems most bright. About the university it may be of interest to note that the new Physical Laboratory is being rapidly pushed to completion. The honor system in examinations is about a settled thing. In the ath letic department we can show a good record. We have a very good prospect for the lacrosse championship. The reorganized mustard and cheese gave a very successful performance. It was a burlesque burletta entitled Fra Deavolo. The chapter loses a very dear friend by the death of the late Mr. M. C. Smylie. He held the members of Phi Delta Theta in very high esteem, and always favored us in whatever way he could. During the Easter recess we were pleased to see our alumni, Bros. Fehnel, Eavenson and Patterson, and since then Bro. Coates has " dropped in " to see us. We hope to see as many of our alumni as possible during commencement week. We were very glad to see Bro. Graff of N. Y. Alpha recently. We graduate this year Bros. Blickle, R. F. Gadd and Knox. This being our valedictory, we wish our sister chapters a pleasant summer and a happy reunion at the beginning of the next collegiate year. ROBERT F. GADD. Bethlehem, May 7, 1893. BETA PROVINCE. VIRGINIA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. The session of '92-'93 comes to a close on the 15th of June. And it is with heartfelt pride that we review one of the most successful years in the history of our chapter. We have been fortunate in our selection of men, and the transfers who have come to us from other colleges are of the first order and added greatly to our strength. It 426 THE SCROLL. is gratifying to know that the majority of our number will return in the fall, and in ample time for the goating of new men. We will in all probability have a Chapter House well fitted for the occupancy of Phis at the opening of the next college year. Our plans have not fully matured, but we are safe in saying that they will be consummated ere the close of this session, and we will have the most desirable house at the University. We are thankful to our alumni who have kindly remembered our chapter by sending us checks to aid our efforts in this respect. We are expecting some prominent Phis at our Finals, and hope to extend to many the Fraternity grip. The new Gymnasium will be fully equipped and ready for use by the middle of September, and from the proportions that it has already assumed, goes without saying that it will be the finest in the South. The cost of the building will be $30,000, and will contain all modern improvements and appliances. Athletics are on a steady growth, and the victories our base ball team have won, bespeaks its excellence. Yale defeated us twice in close games. Harvard was only able to tie us by a score of I to i. University of Vermont quit even, each team winning one game. Lafayette, Pa., lost two straights. University of North Carolina lost to us by a score of 5 to 2. We play Vander bilt in Richmond on the 15th, for the championship of the South. Our team will go to the World's Fair where they meet other college teams and contest for superiority. We were very glad to have with us during the Vermont games, Bro. Stewart of Vermont Alpha, the handsome and efficient captain of the team, also, Bros. Kirkendall, manager, and Lucas of the Lafayette team. Bros. Brockman of Tennessee Alpha, and Batten of Virginia Gamma, were among the delegates at the Y. M. C. A. Con vention held here. We are always glad to have Phis that come this way visit us, and seldom it has been our pleasure to grip the hands of such courtly gentlemen. Bros. McCormack and Saunders are busily engaged in collecting the history of our alumni, having sent out historical blanks to be filled and returned, which are recorded. If there are any Phis who are coming to the University the next session from other institutions and desire a room in the Chapter House, etc., it would be well to write to Bro. Greer Baughman, Cor. Sec'y, 12 N. Second St., Richmond, \'a. With best wishes to our sister chapters, I am. Yours Fraternally, H. W DENT. Charlottesville, May 10, 1893. THE SCROLL. 42" KENTUCKY ALPHA, CENTRE COLLEGE. With this term will close a very prosperous year for Centre Col lege and Kentucky Alpha. Centre's representative, Mr. J. H. Swango, was awarded the medal at the Inter-Collegiate Contest at Lexington, April 7. There have been six contests and Centre Col lege has won four medals. Mr. Martin D. Hardin has been selected by the Faculty to represent "Old Centre" in the Southern Inter- State Contest to be held in Columbia, S. C, May 19. An Inter-Collegiate Field Day will be held in Lexington, May 30. Four Kentucky colleges will be represented. Bros. F. D. Curry, '94; Scott, '93; Dudley, '96; Wilson, '94, and Thornton, ,96, will enter the contests. We lose only one man by graduation this year, Bro. J. W. Scott. All of the others expect to return in the fall. We have been thinking over and discussing the Chapter House for some time, and although the year is too far gone to do much, we will return in the fall prepared for hard work, and expect to have a nice sum raised before another year rolls around. Kentucky Alpha, with her long list of alumni, should have a fine chapter house by all means. Our base ball team has been doing well this season, having lost but one game, and that to Ann Arbor. Our team will cross bats with Miami here Saturday, May 13, and with Washington and Lee the last of May. Bro. W. C. Scott, '95, holds a position on the team and is one of the best players. Bro. W. C. Holmes, '93, who was compelled to leave college last year on account of bad health, and who has been recuperating in Col orado, has returned, and will enter college next fall and graduate with the class of '95. Since we sent out our circular letter and alumni list we have received a number of replies from our older members. With best wishes for our sister chapters, I remain. Yours in the Bond, R. P. Dow, JR. Danville, May 9, 1893. KENTUCKY DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. Commencement is close at hand and though this time is generally eagerly looked forward to by the boys, it is always with a certain sense of regret that they leave the arena of college life. Probably the greatest event of the college year will be the Kentucky Inter-Collegiate 426 THE SCROLL. is gratifying to know that the majority of our number will return in the fall, and in ample time for the goating of new men. We will in all probability have a Chapter House well fitted for the occupancy of Phis at the opening of the next college year. Our plans have not fully matured, but we are safe in saying that they will be consummated ere the close of this session, and we will have the most desirable house at the University. We are thankful to our alumni who have kindly remembered our chapter by sending us checks to aid our efforts in this respect. We are expecting some prominent Phis at our Finals, and hope to extend to many the Fraternity grip. The new Gymnasium will be fully equipped and ready for use by the middle of September, and from the proportions that it has already assumed, goes without saying that it will be the finest in the South. The cost of the building will be $30,000, and will contain all modern improvements and appliances. Athletics are on a steady growth, and the victories our base ball team have won, bespeaks its excellence. Yale defeated us twice in close games. Harvard was only able to tie us by a score of i to i. University of Vermont quit even, each team winning one game. Lafayette, Pa., lost two straights. University of North Carolina lost to us by a score of 5 to 2. We play Vander bilt in Richmond on the 15th, for the championship of the South. Our team will go to the World's Fair where they meet other college teams and contest for superiority. We were very glad to have with us during the Vermont games, Bro. Stewart of Vermont Alpha, the handsome and efficient captain of the team, also, Bros. Kirkendall, manager, and Lucas of the Lafayette team. Bros. Brockman of Tennessee Alpha, and Batten of Virginia Gamma, were among the delegates at the Y. .M. C. A. Con vention held here. We are always glad to have Phis that come this way visit us, and seldom it has been our pleasure to grip the hands of such courtly gentlemen. Bros. McCormack and Saunders are busily engaged in collecting the history of our alumni, having sent out historical blanks to be filled and returned, which are recorded. If there are any Phis who are coming to the University the next session from other institutions and desire a room in the Chapter House, etc., it would be well to write to Bro. Greer Baughman, Cor. Sec'y, 12 N. Second St., Richmond, Va. With best wishes to our sister chapters, I am. Yours Fraternally, H. W. DENT. Charlottesville, May 10, 1893. THE SCROLL. 42 KENTUCKY ALPHA, CENTRE COLLEGE. With this term will close a very prosperous year for Centre Col lege and Kentucky Alpha. Centre's representative, Mr. J. H. Swango, was awarded the medal at the Inter-Collegiate Contest at Lexington, April 7. There have been six contests and Centre Col lege has won four medals. Mr. Martin D. Hardin has been selected by the Faculty to represent "Old Centre" in the Southern Inter- State Contest to be held in Columbia, S. C, May 19. An Inter-Collegiate Field Day will be held in Lexington, May 30. Four Kentucky colleges will be represented. Bros. F. D. Curry, '94; Scott, '93; Dudley, '96; Wilson, '94, and Thornton, ,96, will enter the contests. We lose only one man by graduation this year, Bro. J. W. Scott. All of the others expect to return in the fall. We have been thinking over and discussing the Chapter House for some time, and although the year is too far gone to do much, we will return in the fall prepared for hard work, and expect to have a nice sum raised before another year rolls around. Kentucky Alpha, with her long list of alumni, should have a fine chapter house by all means. Our base ball team has been doing well this season, having lost but one game, and that to Ann Arbor. Our team will cross bats with Miami here Saturday, May 13, and with Washington and Lee the last of May. Bro. W. C. Scott, '95, holds a position on the team and is one of the best players. Bro. W. C. Holmes, '93, who was compelled to leave college last year on account of bad health, and who has been recuperating in Col orado, has returned, and will enter college next fall and graduate with the class of '95. Since we sent out our circular letter and alumni list we have received a number of replies from our older members. With best wishes for our sister chapters, I remain. Yours in the Bond, R. P. Dow, JR. Danville, May 9, 1893. KENTUCKY' DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY. Commencement is close at hand and though this time is generally eagerly looked forward to by the boys, it is always with a certain sense of regret that they leave the arena of college life. Probably the greatest event of the college year will be the Kentucky Inter-Collegiate 428 THE SCROLL. Field Day, which comes off at Lexington in the first part of June. Centre, State College, Georgetown and Central take part. Interest in athletics has been steadily increasing and sometime dur ing the following summer or fall a handsome gymnasium and Y. M. C. A. building will be erected. In the Military Department Phis are quite prominent. The follow ing ones are officers: Russell, Adjutant; Howard and C. Taylor, Lieutenants; Carothers, Sergeant-Major; Pierson and Willis, Ser geants and Forsythe, Corporal. Bros. Tabler and C. Taylor constitute the battery of the Varsity ball team. Taylor has lately been chosen as Captain of the team. The chapter has recently received an invitation to the Annual Com mencement Banquet of Missouri Beta Chapter, for which it desires to express its appreciation. We lose no men by graduation this year and should return a strong chapter next September. Yours fraternally, S. H. CAROTHERS. Richmond, May lo, 1893. QAMMA PROVINCE. GEORGIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Our chapter, on the tenth of April will celebrate its twenty-third birthday with appropriate ceremonies. Bro. Govan will deliver the address; Bro. Hardwick will read the prophesy and Bro. Hiles will respond as historian. Georgia Alpha feels proud of her record and her sons. Bro. S. B. Yow won the laurels in the Junior Class recently, re ceiving speaker's place on class stand, one on composition and an other on declamation. His record has never been surpassed in the history of the class and seldom ever equalled. Bro. Yow will lead his class with a good mark. Bro. James Dunlap will represent the chapter in the spring debate. Bro. H. C. Moreno will take first honor in the Senior Class, while Bro. Cabanniss will probably come second. We regret very much the departure of Bro. Tom Gilbert who left recently for his home in Columbus on account of ill health. The University of Georgia can boast of the oldest student in the United States, Dr. Heidt, who is sixty-three years of age. Dr. Heidt is a student in the Agricultural Department and \^2.% formerly a druggist in Savannah. THE SCROLL. 429 Class teams have been organized and in a few days the people of Athens will enjoy some fine base ball games. Commencement ex ercises this year bid fair to excel all former efforts in real merit. The term closes on the 23d of June, being a week later than usual. The fraternities here are on the best of- terms and cliques are unknown. The college annual, "The Pandora," will be issued on the ist of May. Bro. Cabaniss is our representative on the staff of editors. Yours in the Bond, F. G. GOVA.N. Athens, Ga., March 30, 1893. GEORGIA GA.M.MA, MERCER L'NIVERSITY. The collegiate term of '92-'93 is now drawing to a close, carrying along many honors with it for Phi Delta Theta. Before speaking of these, we will announce that three good men have been initiated into our ranks. Brothers Robert Everett Harris, Ernest Matthews Davis and Thomas Benton Conner. In receiving Bro. Conner, we can boast of winning a great victory over the other fraternities, as this is his second year in college, and during the whole time he has been continually urged to join different chapters Our record on places this year is one to be envied. We get eleven, leading every other fraternity; the number next to us is ten, received by A T Q. We graduate one man this year, Bro. Edwin S. Davis, who carried with him Ihe best wishes of all the boys. Mercer will be in the hands of a new President next fall, as the vacancy is to be filled soon by the Trustees. Some change in the Faculty may be made also. Hoping that many honors may fall to Phis at the com mencement soon to take place, and still greater ones in plucking good men another term. Yours in $ A e, PRESTON B. PEARSON. Macon, May 6, 1893. TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY. Under the counsel of older members of whom a few remain with us, Tennessee Alpha still prospers and her influence is strong in the various departments of college life. Nearly all of our strong har monious membership will remain with us next year, making our pros pects unusually bright. Of our present members. Brother E. H. Jones expects to practice law at his Missouri home, and Brother H. N. Hawkins at Denver, Col. Bro. E. H. Hawkins will be engaged in ministerial work in 430 THE SCROLL. North Alabama. They are among our strongest members and will continue to honor their Fraternity. Our Athletic season is now at an interesting stage. Vanderbilt and Sewanee are rivals for first place in the Southern division of the Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. The decision will probably be reached during this week. Our annual Field Day exer cises will be held on Friday, May 19, at which, representatives will be present from Tennessee institutions. Brothers Weaver, Vaulx, Crockett, Harry Vaughn and Baskerville will take part in the events. On the base ball team we are represented by Barr, E. H. Jones and Harry S. \'aughn. At the annual contests on April i, for speakers' places, Brothers E. H. Hawkins and DeWitt were selected by the Faculty to contest respectively for the Founder's and Young oratorical medals. We anticipate holding soon a most pleasant reception at our home in honor of our young lady friends, Tennessee Beta brothers and Alumni. We hope to make this occasion a most enjoyable reunion of Phis, bringing them into closer social relations. Informal gather ings will also be held during Commencement, concluding with the •Chapter's farewell meeting for 1892-93. Wishing abiding prosperity and a pleasant vacation to all Phis. Yours in fraternal regard, JOHN' H. DEWITT. Nashville, May 11, 1893. TENNESSEE BETA, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. Lent term opened with very good prospects for an increased attendance in the various departments, but as the new men were not such as we would choose we have no new brothers to introduce to the Fraternity at large. This term the Law Department opened with a number of students, Bro. A. E. Green, '89, is among their number. The Medical De partment, despite the resignation of Dr. H. W. Blanc on account of ill health, has done very well. K 2 seems to be the only frat. that takes in medics. By the resignation of Mr. John Gadsden, M. A., the Grammar School was left without a head until Mr. W. B. Nauts, .K T n, ist assistant, was called to that office. Mr. W. H. McKellar, .\ T iJ, was advanced from 2d to ist assistant. Your reporter was made 2d and D. H. Hamilton, Jr., K A, 3d assistant. Last year we lost Bros. Hogan, Hilliard and Zorn, all of whom are THE SCROLL. 431 in business in Louisville. Ky., and Coleman Young, of Texas. Bro. Calder has not yet returned, as he was delayed at home by his sister's marriage; however, we expect him now at any day. The base ball season for us has just begun. We have played three games thus far and lost two, one to University of Alabama and one to \'anderbilt. Bro. H. T. Soaper plays ist base for our team. We are about to have the interior of our house remodeled and put a new roof on. Our idea is to have the ceiling arched and paneled, whereas it is now flat. Next week we are to have a banquet following the opening of the pyx, at which, in accordance with our intentions for a long time, we are to have the anniversary exercises and present Rev. and Bro. Frances A. Shoup with the D. D. hood of this university conferred on him long since. In speaking of our game with the University of Alabama, I forgot to say that we were pleased to have with us on their team Bros. Mor row and Bankhead and Walker as manager. It was Bro. .Morrow as pitcher that won them the game. All were pleased with the team from Alabama, but Bro. Morrow seems to have been the favorite. We will be glad when they have to come here again. Before closing let me speak for the chapter and extend a cordial invitation to any visiting Phi to call around and see us. Yours in the bond, W. S. SLACK. .Sewanee, May i, 1893. DELTA PROVINCE. LouisiA.NA ALPHA, TUL.\NE UNIVERSITY. Not long ago some Xew Orleans ladies gave an amateur theatrical at the Academy of .Music; the play being Shakespeare's " Much Ado About Nothing." Six Phis were in the cast—Bros. Boucher, .Mor- phy, Guthrie, Conniff, Gordon and Wolfe. Of these, four assumed leading roles. The play was an all-round success, and our boys showed up in great form. In the Tulane spring games, among the successful athletes are Bro. Lewis, who won gold medals for the 220 yards dash and the quarter-mile run, and Bro. G. L. Tebault, who captured a gold medal for the 75 yards dash. The other medals were distributed as follows : A T S2, 4: 2 X^ 4; K A, 2; A T A, I ; K i;, o; " Barbs," 2. This year Louisiana Alpha loses by graduation two worthy Phis— Grantland L. Tebault and Robt. T. Hardie, who date their connection 432 THE SCROLL. with A e from the earliest days of our chapter. They have been an honor to Tulane Phis, and both leave behind them enviable college records. We are looking forward with great expectations and much interest to the "coming grand" at Syracuse, and doubt not but that our chap ter will be represented by a large delegation. Until then, Yours in the Bond, ^EARGENT S. PRENTISS, JR., Xew Orleans, May 8, 1893. TEXAS BETA, L'.MXERSITV OF TEXAS. Since my last letter to the SCROLL, Texas Beta has added one to her number of loyal Phis, and I desire hereby to introduce to the Fraternity Bro. F. L. Montgomery, of Sherman, Texas, our excellent addition. The ceremony of Bro. Montgomery's initiation was very impressive and will no doubt be long remembered by all present, par ticularly the initiate. Athletics at the University of Texas are in a flourishing condition this season. The Board of Regents, at its last meeting, set apart a section of the campus, one hundred and fifty by one hundred and forty yards, as an athletic field, and this is now being fenced and improved by the Association. In this department we are very well represented. Bros. Botto and Audre> are on the ball team in the capacities of 3d baseman and catcher respectively. Bro. Hawthorne has entered as one of the contestants in the mile race on Field Day, and has gone into active training for that event. We will also have a team in the Fraternity Relay race, which we hope will prove a winner. The eight fraternities having chapters at this university have undertaken to publish an " Annual " for the institution this year. The plan of organization adopted is that the fraternities share the liability equally, and each chapter have one vote on the Board of Editors. The arrangement is for this year only and its purpose is chiefly to inaugurate the custom of publishing an Annual. Should the venture prove successful, it will probably be undertaken next year by either the junior or senior class. The Rusk and Athenaeum Literary Societies, after much delibera tion, decided to apply for membership in the Southern Intercollegiate Association, and, as their application has been favorably passed upon, will have a representative in the contest at Columbia, S. C, on the i8th inst. In the preliminary contest for the delegateship, which THE SCROLL 433 takes place here on the 12th, we will be represented by Bro. P. A. Hawthorne. With earnest wishes for the continued progress of Phi Delta Theta everywhere, I am. Fraternally, TOM J. LEE. Austin, May i, 1893. EPSILON PROVINCE. OHIO DELTA, WOOSTER UNIVERSITY. The all absorbing topic of conversation has been the Inter-State Contest, which was held at Columbus, May 4th. A large delegation went down from Wooster to accompany our orator, Mr. M. J. Jones, who took third place in the contest. Three of the members of Ohio Delta were among the number and report having had a fine time and having been very pleasantly entertained by the brothers of Ohio Zeta. Although the year which is now nearly finished has not been a very eventful one for Ohio Delta, yet she has had her share of honors socially and otherwise. Bro. Crowe leaves soon to accept a position for the summer at the Columbian Exposition. In closing this, our last communication for this scholastic year, we wish to extend congratulations to the management for the excellent manner in which the SCROLL has been conducted, and to our sister chapters on the general grand success of the Fraternity. Yours in the Bond, WALTER G. MCCULLOUGH. Wooster, May 8, 1893. INDIANA DELTA, FRANKLIN COLLEGE. On the evening of April 22d a reception was given in honor of our brothers who leave us to accept positions at the World's Exposition. About one hundred and forty were present and we spent an exceed ingly pleasant evening. Several members of the faculty were present and expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the manner in which the evening was spent. Of the twenty-three members of last fall term we now have but eight. Brothers O. C. Wright, W. C. Monroe, D. G. Dunkin, Arthur Hieronymus, Elmer Dunlap, C. L. Overstreet, have gone to Chicago. H. W. Wright has taken a half interest in a flourishing drug trade at Mitchell, Indiana. A. T. Covert is with his father in the study of dentistry. P. A. Reynolds starts soon as traveling agent. 434 THE SCROLL. Ernest Wiles soon moves to Greensburg, Ind. H. W. Martin is at the head of the Lebanon Daily, while E. D. McColly is in business at the same place. Hugh and Chas. Payne and George White are in business at Franklin, Ind. We e.xpect many of our undergraduate brothers who are away now, to return next year. We will lose by graduation this year Brothers R. W. Payne, S. A. Duncan and H. C. Dixon. In the recent election of officers of the Athletic Association for the ensuing year your scribe was elected President. Ample preparations are being made for Field Day exercises, to take place June 13th. Work on the new college building is being carried on, and we hope to have two more new society halls finished during the summer. Yours in the Bond, OTIS W. CALDWELL. Franklin, April 29, 1893. INDIANA EPSILO.N, HANOVER COLLEGE. We have experienced a great change since our last writing. We have been the gainers in everyway, excepting in the loss of Bro. DePrez, one of our most active members, who left college at the beginning of the spring term. He was an able man and a royal Phi. Through his efforts we gained positions of honor in the Athletical Association, Bro. W. B. Snyder holding the secretaryship, and Bro. Hughes combining in himself the positions of pitcher and captain of the base ball team. Bro. Hughes is only a Freshman but he meets with no successful rivals in athletics. We strive not only for honors in athletics but in the Literary Societies we receive our due share. Bro. W B. Snyder represented us as a speaker on the Spring Exhibition of Union Literary Society. Bro. McCaslin holds the Presidency of Philalethean Society, and was also valedictorian of the spring exhibition. Bro. Shelby was a speaker on the e.\hibition. In spiking we congratulate ourselves, for we have not lost a "spike" that was driven. We have gained men who were sought for by the other fraternities of the college. The night of March 31 was a notable event for Indiana Epsilon. A time when all her members were rejoicing at their gain, and the other fraternities remained silent. On that evening we initiated into the Bond William Rollin McCaslin of Chicago, 111., a member of the class of '93. He holds an honorable position in his class, is one of the most popular men in college, and has long been sought for by the fraternities. After the THE SCROLL 435 ceremony a banquet was participated in, when fourteen jolly Phis sung and related stories around the festal table. On the night of April 4 the ritual was again brought forth to usher William Dona Shelby, 95. of Charleston, Ind., into Grecian light. Bro. Shelby is near the head in scholarship, and is popular among all the college men. We consider his initiation a victory and a power to our chapter. A banquet and a jolly good time was his first experi ence in fraternity life. At the initiation of Bro. McCaslin we were favored with a visit from Bro. Maybe w of Wabash College. Bro. May hew was recently a mem ber of our chapter, and we felt a double interest in having him with us. With best wishes for the future welfare of Phi Delta Theta, I am Yours in the Bond, W. B. SHIREY. Hanover, .May 4, 1893. INDIANA ZETA, DEPAUW UNRERSITY. (PURDUE BRANCH.) Situated on the high plateau west of the Wabash, and across the river from the city of Lafayette, is the beautiful campus of Purdue University, completely dotted over with buildings, some recently erected, others now nearing completion. The first view presents with it many surprises, to one unacquainted with the institution, for an entirely different scene is usually anticipated. In a technical institution, one might reasonably expect bare, cold looking buildings without ornamentation, and with interiors some what on the plan of the institution at Worcester, .Mass. But Purdue is a modern institution ; the first building being erected in 1873, the intention then being to found simply an Agricultural College. The Mechanical Department started in the basement of the building, now used as a Chemical Laboratory, and next term to be used by the School of Pharmacy alone. The appliances consisted of a few lathes, a small engine, and a limited number of work benches supplied with the necessary hand tools. A visitor, leaving the car at the massive stone gate, and pass ing up the winding pathway lined with Arbor Vitae—sees off to the left the abode of the Co-eds, as the Ladies Hall is called. The lower floors are occupied by the Art Department. The .Main or Library building, but a short distance ahead, serves as a monument to mark the resting place of the Institution's founder, for but a short distance to the East, with not even a stone to mark the spot, lie the 436 ' THE SCROLL. bones of John Purdue to whose generosity Purdue University owes all it has achieved. It was his desire that the institution be his monu ment, and it now stands a memorial such as few men ever attain. Continuing around the pathway the Mechanical, Electrical, and Engineering Laboratories are reached, the latter but partially com pleted but soon to be the finest equipped for experimental engineering of any in the country. The Chemical and Pharmaceutical Labora tories occupy prominent places upon the campus, which must not be left without a few glances, for words will hardly express the beauties the landscape gardener has been able to bring forth, by his earnest efforts the past fifteen years. Phi Delta Theta has received a pleasant welcome from the different bands of Greeks, and it is with pleasure we look back upon the many congratulations tendered us. In college politics as well as in college honors, the fraternity proudly holds up her head, for many of the most prominent offices presented to the student have been held by her members. The Debris, published by the Senior class, has three Phis upon the editorial staff; the fourth can hardly be considered a member as the Fraternity admits only the sterner sex. Bro. F. G. Tingley is Editor- in-Chief, Bro. L. V Gould, Literary Editor, and the writer Business Manager. Bro. C. W. Brown, '94, represents the University in the State Athletic Association. Bro. M. B. Wells, '94, was recently elected President of the Irving Literary Society. At the convention of the National College Republican League at Louisville, Bro. L. V. Gould, '93, was elected Vice President. The chapter takes quite an interest in athletics and although we have no one on the different teams at present, still that may be overlooked in considering the position occupied in other matters. The chapter is now composed of nineteen men, Bros. George Watts, '96, B. S. Murray, '95, and Chas. .Mc.Mahan, '96, affiliating, O. B. Leonard, '95, Chas. Howe, '96, H. B/ Culver, '96, and H. P. Lewis, '96, having been initiated, and Warren .Moore, '97, pledged. We are in a prosperous condition and in a short time our rooms in the city will be quite cosily furnished. Yours in the Bond, A. B. DODD. Lafayette, May 10, 1893. THE SCROLL. 437 ZETA PROVINCE. ILLINOIS DELTA, KNOX COLLEGE. Since my last letter we have initiated Amos Townsend of Mctoria, 111., a member of the Freshman class and winner of the .Mills medal for excellence in military drill. Our chapter has received her share of literary honors this term. Bro. Gale was awarded second prize in oratory, and Bro. Townsend and your reporter were appointed on the Freshman and Sophomore • Declamation Contest. Bro. Townsend was successful a year ago in declaiming on the contest between the two Preparatory Literary Societies. The Commencement exercises in June promise to be very interest ing., .Mr. John Finley, who was called to the President's chair, will be inaugurated at that time, while addresses will be delivered by dis tinguished speakers. The last lecture on the L^niversity Extension Course was given last Saturday morning by Dr. Winds of Chicago, on "The Criminal and Dependant Classes." Our athletic grounds are being prepared for the Inter-Collegiate Athletic and Oratorical Contest next fall. We have raised about S500 for this purpose already and the work is well under way. Foot ball, base ball and tennis grounds will be provided. Great efforts are being made to endow a Chair of .Mental and .Moral Philosophy to be called the "Bateman Chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy," in honor of our able and venerable President, Dr. Xew- ton Bateman, who felt that he could no longer, on account of declin ing health and the weight of seventy years, continue to manage the affairs of the College as President. Yours in the Bond, GEORGE D. TUNNICLIFF. Galesburg, .May 8, 1893. ILLINOIS EPSILON, ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNr\-ERSiTY. Although but four new initiates have been added to our number, we have relied more on the eligibility for membership than on in creasing the number. Bros. Wright and W L. Miller will graduate in the Law Department by which the chapter will lose two of its most active members. Bro. W. L. .Miller has been honored by being elected as presiding officer for commencement day and will fill the position with dignity and discretion. Bro. Fullenwider did not return 138 THE SCROLL. to school this term and there is a rumor of matrimonj' afloat. Bro. .Marsh has returned from Berlin after an absence of two years where he was pursuing musical studies and reports quite a number of brother Phis in the German capitol. Bro. Bowen and Merrill are about to issue a souvenier edition and annual in the interest of Illinois Wesleyan and its constituents, which promises to be an event in college journalism of the school. The local Phis will celebrate commencement week with a musical- literary entertainment and a ball in honor of their lady friends and it is intended to be " the social aflair "" of the year. Epsilon has read with interest the good things contained in our SCROLL and extends our good wishes to the editors. With regards to all Phis. Yours fraternally. WAVE MILLER. Bloomington, May 9, 1893. ILLINOIS ZETA, LOMBARD UNIVERSITY. Since our last letter we have had the pleasure of initiating Mr. Arthur L. Moore into Phi Delta Theta. Arthur is a brother of Allen F. Moore of the class of '89. Commencement this year occurs June 21, when we shall be repre sented by two members for graduate honors—Bros. Conger and Anderson. As a very large number of our alumni will be present during the week, we have decided to call a meeting of all those inter ested in our chapter house plans and see if some definite action can not be taken toward the immediate erection of a house. We are well represented in athletics this spring as we have four players on the ball team, including its manager and also have the two champion tennis players of the school. We have entered for a large number of the Field Day contests and e.xpect to receive a large share of the honors. Bro. Loring Trott, '90, of Denver, Colorado, has been invited to deliver the Master's Oration at Commencement this year. As Bro. Trott is a very polished speaker we know that he will do the chapter honor on that occasion. On April 18, a local ladies' fraternity was organized at the college under the name of Alpha Xi Delta. It begins with ten charter mem bers and will probably increase this number before the close of the year. It has chosen for its colors light and dark blue and its badge is a dainty little gold feather with the three greek letters engraved upon it. The chapter expects to enter a national fraternity as soon as it gains a firm position in the university. There are now four fra- THE SCROLL. 439 ternities here with the following numerical strength : Pi Beta Phi. 17 active members and i pledged; Phi DeltaTheta, 13 members; Sigma Xu. 9 active members and 3 pledged: Alpha .Xi Delta, 10 members. R. F. .ANDERSON. Galesburg, ;\Iay 8, 1893. WISCONSIN ALPHA. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. As we draw near the close of the collegiate year, we are beginning to plan for our next year's campaign. We already have three men pledged, and have several more in view. We have been rather unfortunate this year in losing men, still we have kept <1> A e in its accustomed place—the front rank. We are beginning to experience spring weather, and are looking forward to pleasant rides on our sail-boat as soon as she is ready for the water. The University of Wisconsin has a very strong base ball team this year, and we are represented by one man, John Week. We have played four games this spring, winning all of them easily. Two of them were league games, and by defeating Ann Arbor, we hope to hold the pennant of the Northwestern College League this year. The class of '95 have elected their Badger board and have selected two of our Sophomores—E. .M. Weyer and G. L. Foster—as desira ble men. The Wisconsin Legislature have been unusually liberal this year in their appropriations for the university. Our yearly income has been greatly increased and our athletics greatly helped by the purchase of Camp Randall for an athletic field. Many of the boys hope to attend the World's Fair together, and hope to meet many Phis from other chapters. Yours in the Bond, P. S. ELWELL. Madison, May lo, 1893. .MISSOURI BETA, \\ I:ST,MINSTER COLLEGE. The annual Declamatory Contest has come and gone, leaving with our representatives, Bros. .McCarty and .Mitchell, two of the three prizes. Bro. Macfarlane also succeeded in winning second place in the Oratorical Contest. The chapter was recentl}- entertained at the elegant home of Bro. A. W. Bush, '91. This, the last of a series of informal parties, was a most enjoyable affair. The series was given with the view of increasing the loyalty of our fair sisters to the Sword 440 THE SCROLL. and Shield. The results are all that could be wished, and a fairer and more loyal band of "Phi girls" could hardly be found in the Fra ternity. In college affairs our chapter is undoubtedly at the front. We are represented on the ball nine by Bros. Morrison, Manager, and Smiley. A large number of the best places on the stafl of the Student, in the Athletic Association and in the literary societies are held by Phis. Missouri Beta has heretofore held a good record in athletics, and we are making a strong effort to keep up her reputation in this line. We have at present several men training for the annual Field Day in May, and hope at that day to carry off the greater share of honors. We lose this year by graduation four strong men. It is with the deepest regret that we see these brothers go out from the chapter councils, only softened by the belief that they will win even higher honors for Phi Delta Theta in active life than they have in college. Of these four, Bro. Macfarlane, Class Valedictorian, will study law. Bro. Whaley, teach; Bro. Morrison study medicine, and Bro. Palmer will study for the ministry. A large number of alumni are expected at Commencement, and we are making every effort that our annual reunion and banquet shall be the most brilliant event of the week. Wishing all brothers in the Bond a happy and prosperous vacation, I am. Yours in the Bond, W. H. FORSYTHE, Fulton, April 28, 1893. NEBRASKA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA. Despite the hard work of Chancellor Canfield and the regents to secure its passage, the University bill asking for an appropriation of ?75,ooo for the completion of our new Library Building, was not granted by the Nebraska Legislature. For at least two years the building must stand as it is, half completed. .Another bill introduced by those interested in the University, asking an appropriation of ?7,5oo for the purpose of taking the Cadet Battalion in a body to the World's Fair, was also summarily killed. At a recent meeting of the regents a great deal of work was done which is regarded with satisfaction by the students. The salaries of several of the most deserving instructors were raised. The resigna tion of Dr. Wightman, instructor in Romance language, was accepted, to take effect next fall. He will be succeeded by Prof. Edgren, who formerly occupied the chair of Modern Language here. Two years THE SCROLL. 441 ago Prof. Edgren was offered the Chancellorship of the new L^niver- sity at Gottenburg, Sweden. He accepted, but seems to have already become too much of an American to be satisfied with the conservative methods of the schools of his native country. Prof. Edgren is a learned and valuable man. The acceptance of his old position here is a pleasant surprise to his many friends. At this meeting the regents appointed Bro. G. B. Frankforter, class of '86, who has been studying for several years in Berlin, Chemist of the Experiment Sta tion. Bro. Wing, who will be our representative at the Inter-State Ora torical Contest, will be accompanied on his trip by Bro. Will Ray mond. We will await anxiously the result of the contest. We feel confident however, that Bro. Wing will make a showing of which we will have no cause to be ashamed. Bro. Elliott has accepted a position as a Columbian guide during the World's Fair. He has already gone to Chicago. WILL L. WESTERMANN. Lincoln, April 29, 1893. -142 THE SCROLL. INITIATES. COLLEGE YEAR—1S'.)2-1S'.)3. MAINE ALPHA. '06, Herbert Norman Pratt, Skowhegan, Maine. '9r), Levi Parker W'yman, Skowhegan, Maine. 'OC), Carleton Everett Hutchinson, Skowhegan, Maine. '96, Edward Lindsey Hall, \Vater\ille, Maine. '90, Frank Howard Linley Purinton, Lunington, Maine. '96, Benjamin Donald Metcalf, Damariscotta, Maine. '96, Fred William Peakes, Roslindale, Mass. NEW HAMPSHIRE .ALPHA. '93, Ernest August Schimmler, Hannover, Germany. '94, Robert Ralston Penniman, Meriden, X. H. '94, Julius Ir\ing Read, Omaha, Nebraska. '96, Isaac Joslin Cox, Tuckertown, N. J. '96, Arthur Bertram Moulton, Limington, Maine. '96, Herbert Jackson Hapgood, Boston, Mass. '96, \\"m. Andrew Meserve, Newbury, \'t. '96, Myron Austin Phelps, Irasburgh, \t. '96, Henry Sturtevant Richardson, Cornish, N. H. '96, Edmund Frederick Riesz, Peoria, 111. '96, William Francis Whitcomb, Claremont, N. H. \'ERMONT ALPHA. '04, Clark Cleland Briggs, Burlington, \'t. '96, Frank Parker Bingham, Buffalo, N. Y. '9(), Alfred Breen Cutter, Marlboro, Mass. '96, Erwin Maurice Harvey, West Topsham, \'t. '9(), Arthur Otis Howe, Newfane, \t. '96, Maitland Clair Lovel, Springfield, \'t. '96, George Miller Sabin, Malone, N. Y. '9t), Fred Bingham Stowe, Gloversville, N. Y. MASSACHUSETTS .ALPHA. '9(), Charles Edward Buell, Litchfield, Conn. '96, Charles Francis Canedy, Shelburne Falls, Mass. '9(), Charles y\\er}' Hickey, Auburn, X. Y. '96, James Herbert Irish, Skaneateles, N. Y. '9(), Charles Francis Lyon, yXuburn, N. Y 'OC), Karl Ephraim Weston, Winchendon, Mass. '9C], Henry Brainard White, Marcellus, N. Y. THE SCROLL. 443 MASSACHUSETTS BETA. '95, Tracy Beadle Griswold, Elmira, N. Y. '9f), Herbert Austin Barker, Three Rivers, Mass. "96, Fred Henry Clayson, Buffalo, N. Y. '96, Robert Hugh Cochram, Taunton, Mass. '96, William Knight Dustin, Gloucester, Mass. '96, Elmer Eastman Harris, Haverhill, Mass. '96, Samuel Carruth Haven, Morristown, N. J. '96, Alfred Lockwood, Walton, N. Y. '96, Frederic Brewster Loomis, Spencerport, N. Y '96, Herbert Elihu Riley, Florence, Mass. '96, Edwin Cumberland Sharp, Brooklyn, N. Y. '96, Walter Roland Willets, Brooklyn, N. Y. '96, Frank Eugene Wood, Haverhill, Mass. '96, Burt Leon York, Putnam, Conn. RHODE ISLAND ALPHA. 94 Louis Alexander Roux, Saxton's River, Vt. 96 Edward Everett Bucklyn, Providence, R. I. 96 Clarence Mason Gallup, Norwich, Conn. 96 George Francis Greene, Fall River, Mass. 96 William Herbert Kenerson, Providence, R. I. 96 Harry Edwin Lewis, Providence, R. I. 96 Albert Swift Morse, Fairhaven, Mass. 96 William W'ebster Rugg, Perkinsville, Vt. NEW YORK ALPHA. '96, Harris William Slater, Washington, D. C. '96, Robert Dewey Russell, Albany, N. Y. '96, Frederick Habirshan Johnson, Albany, N. Y. '96, Walter Graves Smith, Lee, Mass. '96, John Thayer Starkweather, Troy, N. Y. '96, Martin Alexander Seward, Hamilton Ohio. .iffilieites : '95, Theodore Lindenberg, Columbus, O. (Ohio Z). P. G. Wilbur Cortez Abbott, Noblesville, Ind. (Ind. B). '94, William ^Miller Purman, Washington, D. C. (Pa. H). '94 Edwin Douglas Sompayrac, Society Hill, S. C. (S. C. B). '95, Everett Pike Van Mater, Washington, D. C. (Pa. H). 444 THE SCROLL. NEW YORK BETA. '95, Beecher Van Dusen, Glens Falls, N. Y '95, Bryan Ogden Burgin, Sydney, N. Y. '96, Howard Miller West, Glens Falls, N. Y. '9(), Walter Lancelot Terry, Walton, N. Y. NEW YORK DELTA. '94, Fred. Albert Southworth, New York, N. Y. '96, Emil Justus Riederer, New York, N. Y. '90, Pierre Sylvester Jennings, Jr., New York, N. Y. Affiliates : '93, Frank S. Matthews, New York, N. Y. '93, John E. Roeser, New York, N. Y. '93, Samuel Whitney Dunscomb, Jr., New York, N. Y. '94, David J. Greene, Brooklyn, N. Y. '94, Edward William Libaire, New York, N. Y. '94, Franklin B. Ware, New York, N. Y. '95, Harry Burritt Mulliken, Detroit, Mich. '95, William S. Thyng, New York, N. Y. '95, Russell Lord Tarbox, Batavia, N. Y. '95, James Turner, Milwaukee, Wis. '95, William A. Boyd, Jr., New York, N, Y. '95, William Robert A. Wilson, Peoria,. 111. NEW YORK EPSILON. '95, Fred Parmenter Schenck, East Orange, N. J. '9,'), Harry Byron Tilbury, Oswego, N. Y. '9C), George Elmer O'Bryon, Elmira, N. Y '9C), Ulysses Grant Wanen, Harrington, Del. '90, Harvey Milton Hubbard, Stamford, N. Y. '96, Caleb Candee Brown, Syracuse, N. Y. '9C), William Clarke Givitte, Springville, Pa. PEXNSVSVA\L-\ ALPHA. '95, William S. McFetridge, Greenville, Pa. '96, George Lockhard Darte, Kingston, Pa. P. G. Charles Hart, Doyleston, Pa. Affiliate ; Harry Edgar Lucas, Virginia Alpha, Patterson, Va. THE SCROLL. 445 PENNSYLVANIA GAM^L\. '95, James Patterson Linn, Burgettstown, Pa. '96, Clark Ward Eicher, Greensburg, Pa. '96, Charles Lee Reynolds, Kansas City, Mo. PENNSYLVANIA DELTA. '96, Clarence B. Farrar, Cattaraugus, N. Y. '96, J. Merrill Wright, Apollo, Pa. '96, Miner Dunham Crary, Sheffield, Pa. '96, Ernest La Matte Moore, Meadville, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA EPSILON. '96, Wilbur Fisk Cleaver, Bedford, Pa. '96, Thomas Washington Davis, Lykens, Pa. '96, Henry Samuel Noon, Philadelphia, Pa. '96, Lynn M. Saxton, Mechanicsburg, Pa. '96, Edward Weidenhammer, Milton, Pa. '96, Charles Edward Zeigler, Carlisle Springs, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA ZETA. '94, Henry Cartwright Burr, Philadelphia, Pa. '94, James Charles Murtagh, West Chester, Pa. '94, Oswin Weinberger Shelley, Philadelphia, Pa. '94, William Sowers Wray, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. '96, Henry Norton June, Towanda, Pa. '96, James Henderson Young, Philadelphia, Pa. '96, Edward Morwitz West, Philadelphia, Pa. Affiliates : '95, Robert P. McReynolds,Tennessee Alpha,Elkton, Ky. '95, George Phillips Chase, Vermont Alpha, Washing ton, D. C. PENNSYLVANIA ETA. '94, Fletcher Dickerman Hallock, Plainfield, N. J. '95, Beekman DuBarry, Jr., Washington, D. C. '96, Daniel William Yost Bliem, Pottstown, Pa. '96, Benjamin Franklin Bossort, Phoenixville, Pa, '96, Frederic Allyn Daboll, Plainfield, N. J. '96, Charles Parker Wagoner, Phcenixville, Pa. 446 THE SCROLL. \'iRGiNiA ALPHA. '03, Carroll Herman Little, Hicory, N. C. '95, Robert Bowman Hudson,Dublin, \^a. '9C), Vernon Dunlap, ]\Iiddlebrook, Va. '96, William B. Hoover, Valley .Mills, Va. '.iC) James Thomas Smith, Elk Garden, Va. VIRGINIA BETA. '94, William Hartsorne .Saunders, San Francisco, Cal. '94, Arthur Thomas McCormack, Bowling Green,fKy. '0(), Pierce Bruns, New Orleans, La. 'OC), Robert Martin Bruns, New Orleans, La. Ot), Thomas Candler Longino, Atlanta, Ga. VIRGINIA GAMMA. '94, Charles Graham Evans, Manteo, N. C. '95, William Veitch Boyle, Bladensburg, Md. O.j, Eldrige Roger Boyle, Bladensburg, Md. '9-"), David Russell Talbott, Chaneyville, Md. '95, Benjamin Beckham \\ arriner, Crewe, Va. VIRGINIA DELTA. '93, Charles Miller Waite, Culpeper, Va. '94, Paul McRae, Farmville, Va. '94, John Henry Read, Jr., Luray, Va. O."), Robert Semple Bosher, Richmond, \'a. 06, Alexander Hamilton Sands, Richmond, \'a. '9C), William Waller Trice, Hopkinsville, K}-. '96, Benjamin Pollard Cardoza, Richmond, \'a. ViRGiNi.A ZETA. *Herbert Ferreli Fitzpatrick, Winona, Miss. Robert James .McBr\-de, Jr., Lexington, \'a. *'NM cLi^s system. KENTUCKY .ALPHA. '9-"), Charles Perry Cecil, Jr., Danville, Ky. '95, William Campbell Scott, Lexington, Ky. 0*'), Robert Lake Dudley, Flemingsburg, K\-. '96, George Pollard Rives, Hopkinsville, Ky. '96, George Douglass Thornton, Bedford, Ind. '96, Henry Buckner Wall, Maysville, Ky. '00, George Winston Welsh, Jr., Danville, Ky. THE SCROLL. 44"i KENTUCKY DELTA. '94, Andrew Dunbar Forsythe, Harrodsburg, Ky. '95, Charles Trueheart Taylor, Huntington, W. Va. '95, Leonard Hodges Willis, Jr., Nicholasville, Ky. '95, Paul Bullock, Shelbyville, Ky '9J' , Willia' m Turne~ r Wilmore, Harrodsburg, Ky. '95, Jack Aleaux Pearson, Harrodsburg, Ky. '96, David Yulu Beckham, Bardstown, Ky. '96, Mosheim Tabler, Jr., Harrodsburg, Ky. GEORGIA ALPHA. '94, Jasper Newton Dorsey, Gainesville, Ga. '96, Shirley Victor Hugo Brooks, Atlanta, Ga. '9C), John Green Pittman, Thomasville, Ga. GEORGIA BETA. '04, Henry Alfred Wilkinson, Boonwood, Ga. '95, Edgar F. Fincher, Clarkston, Ga. '95, William Holt Park, Macon, Ga. '95, Henry Homer Merry, Berzelia, Ga. 'OC), Thomas Jefferson Dykes, Marshallville, Ga. '9C), Glover Benton Garwood, Jacksonville, Fla. '96, Frank McClellan Means, Oxford, Ga. '9C), Robert Cowles Little, Eatonton, Ga. GEORGIA GAMMA. '94, William Shelton Keese, Benevolence, Ga. '94, Lester Clayton Culver, Culverton, Ga. '95, Izzie Bashinski, Tennille, Ga. '95, Eddie Reid Osborn, Linton, Ga. '95, Thomas Benton Conner, Cartersville, Ga. '96, Ernest Matthews Davis, Cordele, Ga. '96, Robert Everette Harris, Cordele, Ga. '06, Edison Fitzgerald Huff, Macon, Ga. '96, Jordan Howell Sanford, Woodville, Ga. '96, Willie Jeff Wynn, Eatonton, Ga. TENNESSEE ALPHA. '93, Horace Norman Hawkins, Huntington, Tenn. '96, Joseph Vaulx Crockett, Nashville, Tenn. '96, John Preston Watts Brown, Nashville, Tenn. 'OC), John Wesley Hanner, Jr., Franklin, Tenn. '96, William Wilson Hudson, Mobile, Ala. 44S THE SCROLL. '96, William Battle Malone, Memphis, Tenn. '96, Edwin Moore Rankin, Lexington, Mo. Affiliate: '95, Charles Parker Williains, Louisiana Alpha, Mans field, La. TENNESSEE BETA. *William Soaper, Jr., Henderson, Ky. Byron Hilliard, Louisville, Ky. Lloyd Coleman Young, San Marcos, Texas. Henry Turner Soaper, Henderson, Ky. ALABAMA ALPHA. '93, John Franklin Proctor, Scottsboro, Ala. '95, Wiley Croom Hill, Montgomery, Ala. '95, Hugh Mallory, Selma, Ala. '95, Edward Walter Faith, Mobile, Ala. '95, Nathaniel Rives Chambliss, Selma, Ala. '96, James Lewis Herring, Ashville, Ala. '96, Louis Marion Moseley, Union Springs, Ala. '96, James Somerville McLester, Birmingham, Ala. '96, Portis Gaillard Welch, Selma, Ala. '96, Henry Adams Snow, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ALABAMA BETA. '94, Julius Confree Dunham, Montgomery, Ala. '94, Joseph Franklin Siler, Troy, Ala. '95, Gordon Llewellen Chambers, Auburn, Ala. '95, William Henry Chambers, Auburn, Ala. '95, Samuel James Shires, Selma, Ala. '95, James Adger Smyth, Greenville, S. C. '96, Morris Jefferson Burts, Columbus, Ga. '96, Thomas Spyker Cowan, Opelika, Ala. '96, Clifton Henry Feagin, Clayton, Ala. '96, Robert Campbell Holley, Greenville, S. C. '96, Richard Sparks Correy Jackson, Birmingham, Ala. '96, Edward Baxter Sloss, Birmingham, Ala. '96, William Herring Winship, Macon, Ga. ALABAMA GAMMA. '93, Robert Eugene Tyler, Bessemer, Ala. '94, James Angus Baxley, Dothan, Ala. '94, William Stanmore Cawthon, Chipley, Fla. '04, Edward Summeres Lewis, Dublin, Miss. '95, William Biven, Brookside, Ala. *So cla^s .-.ystem. THE SCROLL. 449 '95, William Ripley Bickerstaff, Union Springs, Ala. '95, Edwin Jonathan Chesnut, Gaylesville, Ala. '95, Edgar Eugene Howell, Uniontown, Ala. '95, William Nathan Nunn, Loachopoka, Ala. '96, James Valentine Brown, Pratt Mines, Ala. '96, William Edward Chisholm, Tuscumbia, Ala. '96, Earnest Clay Jones, Maplesville, Ala. '96, Robert Lee Lacey, Birmingham, Ala. '96, Alonzo Cicero Smith, Ale.xus, Ala. '96, Benjamin Baird Wittich, Pensacola, Fla. MISSISSIPPI ALPHA. '96, Richard Harris Bourdeaux Lauderdale, Miss. '96, Anthonv Daniel Bourdeaux, Lauderdale, Miss. '96, Milton McLeod Bardwell, Winona, Miss. '95, Stanley Branch Jones, Oxford, Miss. '96, Edmund Ball Williams, Meridian, Miss. '96, Clarence Dud Sneed, Kosciusko, Miss. AffiVieacs : '94, James George Leavell, A'irginia Y\lpha, Carrolton, Miss. '96, Thomas Gains Fewell, Kentucky Delta, Meridian, Miss. LOUISIANA ALPHA. '95, John James Potts, Monroe, La. '96, Frank McNairy Gordon, New Orleans, La. '96, James Birney Guthrie, Jr., New Orleans, La. .iffllials: Hubert Ansley, Law, Alabama Gamma. TEXAS BETA. '94, Frank Lillard Montgomery, Sherman, Texas. '96, James Howard Ardrey, Dallas, Texas. '96, Lewis Thomas Botto, Dallas, Texas. TEXAS GAMMA. '94, Charles Allan Wilcox, Circleville, Texas. '95, Walter Evans Weaver, Georgetown, Texas. '95, Fletcher Thweat, Bellevue, Texas. '95, William Scott Fleming, Tacoma, Washington. '95, Samuel G. Little, Milano, Texas. '96, Jackson Berry Cox, Georgetown, Texas. 450 THE SCROLL. OHIO ALPHA. '94, Hugh Miller Moore, Logan, O. '96, Harry T. Ratliff, Hamilton, O. '96, John Wesley Keely, Oxford, O. '96, William Alexander Stephenson, Springfield, O. '96, Charles Augustus Kumler, Seven Mile, O. •Chester Bodman Hill, Oxford, O. *Alfred Mead, Sioux City, Iowa. *WillisCarl Eicher, Trenton, O. OHIO BETA. '95, Samuel Ashton Keen, Jr., Delaware, O. '95, John Ezra Baker, St. Paris, O. '95, John William Edwards, Delaware, O. '05, Walter Rudolph Evans, Camba, O. '96, Charles Clifton Vail, Sparta, O. '96, Par Anderson, Brunsburg, Sweden. OHIO GAMMA. '93, William Baul McPherson, Jasper, O. '94, Thomas Alfred McFarland, Zaleski, O. '95, Thomas Lee Young, Marshfield, O. '96, Cassius Marion Shepard, Burr Oak, O. '96, Samuel Levi McCune, Athens, O. '96, Lorenzo Dow Posten, Athens, O. '96, Frank Moulton Warwick, Lucasville, O. OHIO DELTA, '95, James Dunlap Watson, Melmore, O. '96, Edwin Bertram Baltzley, Massillon, O. '96, Oran Ormond Rider, Bettsville. O. '96, Walter Hays Coles, Troy, O. OHIO EPSILON. '96, Leander Randall Canfield, Chardon, Ohio. '96, John Leonidas Underwood, Danville, Ohio. OHIO ZETA. '96, Austin Guy Baldwin, Columbus, Ohio. '96, Carl Chase Howard, Wellsville, Ohio. '96, P2dward Harry Ungemach, Zanesville, Ohio. .Xffiliiile: '94, David Arthur Pence, A. B., Wooster University. ^ Class not ^ivcn. THE SCROLL. 451 INDIANA ALPHA. '94, James William Fortune, Lexington, Ind. '95, Homer Levi McGinnis, Cloverdale, Ind. '96, Levi Lamar Robinson, Jefferson, Ind. '96, Homer Woolery, Bloomington, Ind. '96, Conrad Louis Krempp, Jasper, Ind. '96, John Franklin Boesinger, LaGrange, Ind. '96. Allan William Gifford, Tipton, Ind. INDIANA BETA. '94, Walter H. Snyder, Lafayette, Ind. '95, Walter H. Curtis, Crawfordsville, Ind. '95, Roy H. Gerard, Crawfordsville, Ind. '96, Harry T. Applegate, Noblesville, Ind. '96, Harry Clark, Charleston, 111. '96, Harry W. Little, Evansville, Ind. Affiliate : G. E. Mayhew, Indiana Epsilon, Red Bluff, Cal. INDIANA GAMMA. '95, George Wilson Hoke. '96, Frank Thurman Brown. '96, Arthur Bliss Carpenter. '96, Jesse Benton Williams. INDIANA DELTA. '95, Edgar Mendenhall, Franklin, Ind. '96, Frank Martin, Lebanon, Ind. '96, Harry Jackson Martin, Lebanon, Ind. '96, Ernest Paul Wiles, Greensburg, Ind. '96, George Ivan White, Franklin, Ind. '96, Harry Washington Wright, Mitchel, Ind. '96, Otho Jackson Redman, Peru, Ind. '96, Elmer Ellsworth Dunlap, Columbus, Ind. '96, Leland Chester Payne, Franklin, Ind. '96, Hugh Albert Payne, Franklin, Ind. INDIANA EPSILON. '03, 'William Rollin McCaslin, Chicago, 111. '95, William Dona Shelby, Charleston, Ind. '96, William Wing Nelson, New Decatur, Ala. '96, Hubert Spalding Snyder, Milton, Ky. '96, James Clare Hughes, Piqua, O. '96, Leonard Robert Booker, Carrollton, Ky. '96, William Robert Cubbins, Memphis, Tenn. 452 THE SCROLL. '96, Albert Dickinson Shields, Seymour, Ind. '96, Robert Wilbur Fisk, Vevay, Ind. '96, Moses Jackson Hampton, Milton, Ky. INDIANA ZETA. '94, Henry Levi Davis, Haughville, Ind. '96, Charles Dewy Newlin, Carthage, Ind. '96, Frank Hall, Trenton, Mo. '96, Frank T. Takasugi, Hirosaki, Japan. '96, Will Franklin Smith, Milroy, Ind. '96, Charles McMahan, Liberty, Ind. '96, William F. Butler, Rushville, Ind. INDIANA ZETA.—(Purdue Branch.) '93, Franklin Ginn Tingley, Marion, Ind. '93, Lucius Vernon Gould, Rochester, Ind. '93, Charles Larkin Grimes, Richmond, Ind. '93, Orville Logan Simmons, Goshen, Ind. '93, Albert Beason Dodd, Logansport, Ind. '94, Albert Sutton Richey, Muncie, Ind. '94, Ralph Gregory Morgan, Plainfield, Ind. '94, Charles Wesley Brown, Jacksonville, III. '94, Frank Copeland Lingenfelter, Indianapolis, Ind. '94, Melville Baker Wells, Commiskey, Ind. '95, Edward Breckenridge Hyde, LaFayette, Ind. '95, Oliver Benbridge Leonard, LaFayette, Ind. '96. Harry Boise Culver, LaFayette, Ind. '96, Charles Edward Howe, Wabash, Ind. '96, Herbert Pickering Lewis, Chicago, III. AxWeilis: '05, Benjamin Sheeks Murray, Olney, III. '06, George Watts, Knightstown, Ind. '96, Charles McMahan, Liberty, Ind. MICHIGAN ALPHA. 95, Claude James Price, .Ann Arbor, Mich. 05, Leander Winsiow Steketee, Grand Rapids, Mich. OC), Geo. Karr .McMullen, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; OC), Fred Ellsworth Bradfield, Grand Rapids, Mich.; ' OC) Samuel Lockwood Wolcott, Grand Rapids, Mich. '( •), Edward Kellum Preston, Grass Lake, Mich. 9(), Gail Hamilton Chapman, Lansing, Mich. 06, Allen Wright Wolcott, Grand Rapids, Mich. )C) Richard Deming Ewing, Grand Rapids, Mich. THE SCROLL. 453 MICHIGAN BETA. '96, Nathan Cal Johnson, South Bend, Ind. '96, Walter George Amos, Detroit, Mich. MICHIGAN GAMMA. '96, Louis Bennett Austin, Hillsdale, Mich. '96, Laurens Potter Davis, Hillsdale, Mich. '96, Walter Melville French, Hillsdale, Mich. '96, Jesse P. Robinson, Hillsdale, Mich. '96, Frank P. Wells, Buffalo, N. Y. ILLINOIS .ALPHA. '94, Bayard Henry Paine, Grand Island, Nebraska. '94, Daniel Davis Canfield, Marietta, Ohio. '94, Mathew Alexander Clarkson, Sterling, III. '95, Fred Stewart Haven, Joliet, 111. '95, Jesse Winsiow Taft, Whitewater, Wis. '96, Wendall Palmer Kay, Evanston, 111. '96, Fred William Gillette, Evanston, III. '96, Fred Charles Ellis, Chicago, 111. '96, Sumner Miller, Peoria, 111. Affiliate: '95, Charles Bishop Campbell, Indiana Zeta, Manteno, 111. ILLINOIS DELTA. '96, Hubert Ray Holland, Galesburg, 111. '96, Lee I. Potter, Galesburg, 111. '96, Amos Townsend, Victoria, III. '96, Arthur C. Weir, Cambridge, 111. '96, Fred. A. York, Quincy, III. ILLINOIS EPSILON. '94, Spencer Ewing, Bloomington, 111. '<)4, John Cleary, Odell, 111. 'i)4, Leroy Whitner, Bloomington, 111. ILLINOIS ZETA. '95, William Robert Chapin, Kirkwood, 111. '95, Arthur Livingstone Moore, Chicago, III. '96, Mervin Wallace Allen, Maquon, 111. '96, Edward Leroy Shinn, Galesburg, III. '0(), Claude Francis Hamilton, Augusta, Wisconsin. 454 THE SCROLL. WISCONSIN ALPHA. '94, Allan Cogswell McCord, LaCrosse, Wis. '94, Charles Seaman, Sheboygan, Wis. '94, Gilbert Tennant Hodges, Monroe, Wis. '95, Guy Leroy Foster, Winona, Minn. '95, Chester Lorenzo Lewis, Menominee, Mich. '96, Russell Jackson, Madison, Wis. '96, Alexander Gunn Paul, LaCrosse, Wis. '96, Joseph Porter Barnes, Rockford, 111. MISSOURI .\LPH.\. '95, Frank Oliver Gudgell, Independence, I\lo. '95, John Davis Merriwether, .Aberdeen, Mo. '96, Harry Summers Jacks, Montgomery, Mo. '96, Royall Hill Switzler, Columbia, Mo. '96, James Rowan Talpey, Knob Noster, Mo. '96, James Lawrence Leonard, Pleasant Hill, Mo. MISSOURI BETA. '94, Charles Tackier Lamkin, Clinton, Mo. '95, Robert Shanklin McClintic, Monroe Cit\', Mo. '95, Andrew Christy Knox, Independence, Mo. '96, Stephen Yerkes Van Meter, Hot Springs, .\rk. '96, Edward Clifford Gordon, Jr., Fulton, Mo. Sp. Roy Bernard Farrar, St. Louis, !\Io. MISSOURI GAMMA. '91, John Benton Leggat, Butte City, Mont. '94, Frederick Bagby Hall, St. Louis, Mo. '95, James Gorman Creveling, Jr., Clayton, Mo. '95, Frederic William Lemp, St. Louis, Mo. '96, Allan Pendleton Whittemore, St. Louis, Mo, '96, Robert Walter Bruere, St. Charles, .Mo. '96, Prescott Fox Chaplin, St. Louis, Mo. '97, *Ralph McCarty, St. Louis, Mo. '97, *Robert Charles Miller, St. Louis, Mo. '97, *David Hill Holmes, St. Louis, Mo. IOWA ALPHA. '93, Edward John Smith. San Jose, 111. '95, Edward Lee Roth, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. *Tecllnical Five Year Couisu. THE SCROLL. 455 IOWA BETA. '93, Asher Ulysses Ely, Iowa City, Iowa. '94, William Jackson Calvin, Iowa City, Iowa. '94, Willard Lincoln Converse, Cresco, Iowa. '94, Willis Alvin Lomas, Cresco, Iowa. '94, Albert Thompson Rutledge, Kirksville, Mo. '94, Arthur Stephen Hamilton, Wyoming, Iowa. '94, Frank Woolston, Denison, Iowa. '95, Graham W. Lawrence, Iowa City, Iowa. '95, Park W. Tourtellot, Wyoming, Iowa. '96, George Milnes Price, Iowa City, Iowa. MINNESOTA ALPHA. '93, ToUen F Kirkpatrick, Minneapolis, Minn. '96, Clarence Brown, Minneapolis, Minn. '9C), James Hare Evans, Minneapolis, Minn. Affiliates : '95, Edward William Matthews (Ohio A). '96, Roy MacMillan Wheeler (Nebraska A). KANSAS ALPHA. '96, Samuel Tilden Gillespie, Hiawatha, Kans. '96, Lewis Henry Bradford, Topeka, Kans. '96, Harry W. McLaughlin, Arkansas City, Kans. '96, Charles Webster Armor, F"armington, Kans. NEBRASKA ALPHA. '95, Chauncey Vincent Nusz, Grand Island, Neb. '96, .Albert Henry Farnsworth, Grand Island, Neb. '96, William Henry Raymond, Lincoln, Neb. '96, Julius Tyndale Westermann, Lincoln, Neb. '96, John Charles Jones, Pasadena, Cal. '90, Frank Alexander Hetzel, Grand Island, Neb. CALIFORNIA ALPHA. '95, Charles Newton Lathrop, Oakland, Cal. '06, John Darwin Gish, Los Angeles, Cal. '06, Frederick William Koch, Twin Oaks, Cal. '96, George Dudley Kierulff, Berkeley, Cal. '00, George Jewett McChesney, Oakland, Cal. 'OC), Thomas Allen Smith, Berkeley, Cal. '96, .Albert Owen Warner, Fresno, Cal. 456 THE SCROLL. CALIFORNIA BETA. *Homer Laughlin, Jr., East Liverpool, Ohio. Joseph Paull Fife, Pasadena, Cal. Charles Caleb Hill, Pasadena, Cal. Roy Page Ballard, Seattle, Washington. Herbert Spencer Stark, Cleveland, Ohio. Paul Helb White, Sedalia, Missouri. *No class svsten NOTE. An advertisement concerning the new Standard Dic tionary to be published by Funk and Wagnalls has appeared through this volume on the second page of the SCROLL cover. We are in receipt of a prospectus and advance sheets of the work sent out by the firm, which show the magnitude of the enterprise. It will embody many new principles in Lexicography ; will contain over 2,200 pages, 9x12 in size; over 4,000 illustrations made expressly for the work ; 2S(»,000 words, more than twice the number of words found in any other single-volume dictionary, and 50,01)0 more than any other dictionary of the language. The work from its excellent new features, and careful preparation will undoubtedly become the Standard Dictionary of the English Language. Advance subscriptions can save five dollars on the book b\' order ing now. See second page of cover. THE SCROLL. 461 that the '93 Phis may be zealous above others in their con tinued interest in the Fraternity. Let them follow its needs and continue to work for its welfare. We desire all Phis leaving college permanently this June, who in SCROLL letters and elsewhere have protested their unfailing loyalty and zeal for Phi Delta Theta to at once send us their names and addresses, as subscribers for the SCROLL. We ask this in order that our faith in genuineness of their above mentioned loyalt}' may not receive a fatal shock. A general congress of editors of college Fraternity publications will be held at Chicago on Wednesday, July 19, 1893. The session will convene at two o'clock p. M. in one of the assembly rooms of the Memorial Art Palace. Papers will be presented by the editors of the following journals : The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, The Phi Gatntna Delta Qtiatterly, The Shield of Theta Delta Chi, The Caduceus of Kappa Sigma, The Delta of Sigma Nu, THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta. * * * * The Syracuse Convention should bring together a rep resentative and notable body of Phis. Not that it will have before it the most momentous questions in the history of our Fraternity. We do not know that it will have that. But questions will arise on which the best thought and opinion in $ A 0 should be available. Phi Delta Theta has been abundantly prosperous in these years, and there is no prosperity but what brings increased responsibility. It lays upon us the burden of finding ways in which to continue and increase this prosperity in the coming year. We cannot afford to contemplate only the past, but must look to greater victories in the future. How and where shall they be found? The Syracuse meeting will have something to say in this regard. The Fraternity must be a harmonious, homogeneous unit, illus trating the spirit of fraternity which it teaches. * * * * The $ A © room at the Headquarters (Great W'estern Hotel) will be an attractive place to visit. Its walls will be hung with $ A 0 emblems, trophies and pictures of alumni. The various publications, the SCROLL, catalogue 462 THE SCROLL. and song book will be on the table, and recent issues of all the Greek letter fraternity journals. A register con taining the name and address of every Chicago Phi, and to record the names, class, chapter and address of visit ing Phis will be kept, and every one is expected to put his autograph therein. Brother F. G. Gardner writes : "We have the large pleasant corner room for our exclusive use during the season. It will be open day and night and a competent attendant in charge. We expect to hold meetings every two or three weeks and aside from that we hope the headquarters will be in constant use as a rendezvous for all Phis and their friends. If the active members of each chapter would spread the news of our plans to their alumni they will reach many who we are not able to com municate with. To those of our alumni who have no hotel quarters selected we recommend the Great West ern Hotel. The prices are reasonable and the location in the heart of the business district, near the theatres and depots is a very good one." Rooms at The Great Western Hotel, Phi Delta Theta Headquarters, are from one dollar to one dollar and a half per day. The building is fire proof and newly furnished throughout. The location is central, near theatres, depots, and its advantages as a stopping place for World's Fair visitors are many. All the attractions of the city are within easy reach. Transit to the Expo sition is readily accessible. The rates are unusually low for the advantages offered. Sigma Chi has made an acquisition in the absorption of the local scientific Society, * Z M, at Dartmouth College. The chapter numbers thirty members and three hundred alumni, and was established in 1S57, It has always been confined to the Chandler Scientific School, but with the changes in courses at Dartmouth it will hereafter compete with other chapters at Dartmouth. The exercises took place at Concord, N. H,, April 4. * * * * President C. K. Adams of Wisconsin University denies having had any knowledge, intimation of, or influence in the recent defection of the Wisconsin chapter of * K *.