1880 Volume 5 No 2–9 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

np60vpo? iv #? AiXra 0i]ra.VOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER, 1880. No.THE CONVENTION.The Minutes of the National Convention of Phi Delta Thefa, held at Indianapolis,Ind., in the J2dyear of the Fraternity, Oct. 26th, 2jth, 28th &^ 2gth.GRAND HOTEL, Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 26th, 1880.The Convention was called to order by the President, Bro. C. J.Reddig, Penna. Beta, at 8 P. M., in Grand Hotel.Bro. Rob't Morrison, one of the charter members of the Ohio Alpha,the parent chapter of the fraternity, opened the meeting with prayer.The President then made the opening address as follows:In obedience to the imperative impulse of my own heart, and theold-time, well-e.stablished precedents of Conventions, it is my officialduty and personal pleasure to add another link to the golden chain ofassociated ideas—binding the past to the present, and bringing thecrown of contested victory, gained during my official term, to lay it atyour feet as my humble tribute of devotion to the cause I have espoused.* * * * * *Tested by the oppositions and conflicts of thirty-two years, we standto-day on the same common platform—the same principles as thosedeveloped by our beloved founders—one of whom we rejoice to welcomeamong us to-night—principles as old as the ages, universal asthe race, and which have been recognized by the noblest men in connectionwith all kinds of faith. Measured by this rule, ours was a noblefraternity at its beginning. The men who had toiled "for gems ofthought in the mysterious recesses of the mind" and composed the littleband who first breathed devotion to each other and the cause theyhad espoused, were "high-minded men—men of one aim, one purpose,one ambition."* * * * * *When Phi Delta Theta was founded, the domain of its influence wasconfined to a small portion of the college world stretched along thebanks of the Ohio and containing a little more than ten colleges; nowit stretches across the continent, from ocean to ocean, and counting inits grasp forty.two chapters, exerts a powerful influence on the 190 col-

2 Tlie Convention.leges of our glorious Republic. We have become a mighty power inthe fraternity world—standing among the front ranks and shoulder toshoulder with the oldest of the clan.The progress of this work was not confined alone to the halls ofMiami, or the limits of the Buckeye State, or the banks of the Ohio.Like the circle produced by the pebble cast upon the waters, it hasenlarged and enlarged until its refreshing waves of love and good willhave swept over the lands of the Ohio Valley; welcomed beautifulIndiana; touched upon the shores of sunny Virginia; cast a halo ofglory over the Carolinas ; mingled with the gentle zephyrs of Georgia;played upon the classic hills of Kentucky; warmed the frozen land ofMichigan; infused new life and energy in the land of Penn; and, boldlymarching forward, scaled the hitherto impregnable walls of selfish NewVork, dethroning in a measure the idols of the East; swaying throughthe Hudson Valley, leaped upon the mountain bights of Vermont,casting the shadow of its banner over the Green Mountain boys, andis even now scattering its good seed in the Valley of the Connecticutand upon the fertile plains of California, where ere long it will bloomin all its beauty, thus completing the golden chain binding the Atlanticto the Pacific, the North to the South, the East to the West, heartto heart, soul to soul, and all to God.To speak of our prominent members is but to show forth a recordof the lives of the heroes of our Republic—lives whose whole existencewas one of nobility, in its truest sense—-and who departing, haveleft to us, as a precious boon, the example of a noble life well-spent.We boast as proud a line of noted men as any rival fraternity can dareclaim. And in art, science and literature, our members stand in theforemost rank of devotees and toilers.The "SCROLL" has filled a long felt want of intercourse, and thoughin size and shape it does not fully represent the wealth of the Fraternity,of its editorial and managing ability we have no reason to be ashamed,and it will favorably compare with the publications of other fraternities.In music, the muse has favored Phi Delta Theta's noble sons in settingforth the poet's thoughts in gentle words of love, as shown in oursong-book and sheet-music.^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^During the two years just past, your Executive Committee havelearned to know each other better and study the needs and interests ofthe order and endeavor to devise some new plans for the developmentof the fraternity's resources.We have performed the work committed into our hands at theWooster Convention, and whether faithfully performed you shall be thejudge. Perhaps we have erred—but it has been not of the heart, butof the head.We have endeavored at all times and under all circumstances to dowhat we thought best for the fraternity; have labored to give everyportion a share of our co-operation; have striven to be impartial in alldecisions; have regarded all as brethren, and have consulted and advisedfor the best interests of the majority.

The Convention. 3With the sanction of the Wooster Convention, we have grantedcharters to the following :1. North Carolina—Alpha, Trinity College P. O., N. C.2. Texas—Beta, Trinity University, Tehuacana, Texas.3. Illinois—Epsilon, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, 111.4. Michigan—Alpha, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.5. Alabama—Beta, Agricultural and Mechanical College, Auburn,Ala.6. Virginia—Epsilon, V. M. I., Lexington, Va.7. Virginia Alpha Alumni, Richmond, Va.During the fall of 1878 the only important event was the appointmentto the position of Business Manager of the "SCROLL," BrotherMillard F Troxell, of Pennsylvania Beta, Gettysburg, Penn., viceBrother Geo. Banta, of Franklin, Ind., resigned.The year 1878 had closed with a splendid addition to our chapterlist, and augured well for the new administration.The year 1879 opened with a grand "boom" for Phi Delta Theta,which, ere its close, gave us a prestige and a stronghold in EasternInstitutions.With the earnest work of Brother Charlton DuPont, Georgia Beta,and Walter B. Palmer, Tennessee Beta, the South Carolina Alpha, wasorganized j^ Wofford College, Spartansburg, S. C, and in March, following,Brother A. Z. McGogney, Ohio Zeta, now at Cochranton, Pa.,organized the Pennsylvania Epsilon, Allegheny College, Meadville,Pa., with twelve members.In September, 1879, Brother Walter B. Palmer, of Tennessee Beta,organized the Tennessee Gamma, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,Tenn., and on the 9th day of October it was my privilege to carry ourstandard to the Green Mountains and plant our banner o'er the shadowsof the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., and initiate tennoble youths into our "mystic" ways, thus forming the VermontAlpha—the nucleus of our future Eastern victories.Scarcely had this conquest been recorded, ere Ohio, taking up theshout, Marshall(ed) (C. W.) her host before the walls of Delaware andrescued the Ohio Delta, Ohio Wesleyan University, from the hands ofthe enemy, and restored the dead to life.Brother George Banta, Franklin, Ind., organized the Indiana BetaAlumni, at Indianapolis, Ind., and to close the year successfully. BrotherC. L. Goodwin, Sellersburg, Clark County, Indiana, gave us the KentuckyAlpha .\Iumni, Louisville, Ky., in December.The last event of 1879 was the infusing of new life into the IllinoisDelta, Lombard University, Galesburg, III., which I accomplished bypersonal correspondence, though the Delta had been reported as deadfor two years.Eighteen hundred and eighty opened with the chartering of theWisconsin Alpha, University of Wisconsin, at Madison, through theefforts of Brother Walter B. Palmer, Tennessee Beta, and in FebruaryI initiated six members, and formed the Pennsylvania Zeta, DickinsonCollege, Carlisle. Pa. * * * *

4 The Convention.Brother Weatherby, Ind. Alpha, and Brother Ford, Ind. Gamma,succeeded in successfully reviving the Indiana Eta at Asbury University,Greencastle, Ind., with twelve members.During the past vacation our brethren have not been idle, as isproven by the Maryland Alpha Alumni, organized at Baltimore, Md.,by Brother Harry H. Weber, Pennsylvania Beta, and the AlabamaAlpha Alumni, organized by Brother Alva Fitzpatrick, at Montgomery,Ala.While we have thus made such rapid progress in our effort to extendthe bounds of the fraternity, we have also learned that discretion is thebetter part of valor, and have tried to be conservators of the interestsof the order, and have felt it necessary to refuse the applications forcharters at the following institutions :1. Central University, Richmond, Ky.2. Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky.3. Mount Union College, Mount Vernon, O.4. Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.5. Indiana Zeta, Indiana State Normal School.6. Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga.7. Muskingum College, New Concord, O.8. North Georgia Agricultural College, Dahlonegha, Ga^9. Lewisburg University, Lewisburg, Pa.Thus, my brethren, though we must fight our way to victory, we arecontinually gaining new strength and influence. New chapters, whosepresent high standing is the best assurance of a bright future, arebeing added to our roll, and the Alumni Chapters are a powerful aidin making known our cause.The hearty support your Executive Committee have received fromthe fraternity at large evinces a strong desire on the part of the membersto stand by those in authority, and the willing hands and devotedhearts of those brothers who have aided us in obtaining the grandresults of the past two years shall be held in grateful remembrance, astheir efforts have been of inestimable value.In our struggle for supremacy as the great National fraternity, wemust cling to that Bond which has brought us through the dark cloudsof the past, and placed us where the noonday sun shines in all itsbrightness.If we would succeed in our ambition to obtain that end we must betrue to the cause, and true to each other; be knightly in our defenseof the right, and hatred of the wrong; be manly and outspoken fortruth and virtue; be stern in our detestation of all that is false andbase; be kindly and tender toward the weak and the erring.Thus, my brethren, build up your lives heroically, holding thisfirmly: That success gained at the sacrifice of principles is in realityfailure, and failure while maintaining the right is in very deed success.Your labors may be irksome and the pathway toilsome and thorny,but it will grow brighter at every step you take. The road that leadsto the Infinite abode may be steep, but it is starry, too. Chmb the

The Convention. 5steep bravely, then, my brothers, and the stars shall yet flash on yourbrow.Urge on your way with hearts that falter not, because faith in theright upholds and cheers you."Keep pushing, 'tis wiser than standing aside.And dreaming, and waiting, and watching the tide;In life's earnest battle they only prevail,Who bravely press onward and never say fail.""Be good, my brothers, and let who will be clever;Do noble things—not dream them all day long—And so make life, death, and that vast foreverOne grand, sweet song."March on, march on, ye mighty host.Nor think the journey done ;Nor stop of future deeds to boast.Till we've the victory won.Then when we hear from time to time,Phi Delta what of the day!We'll thunder back alone the line:Our cause speeds on its way.Phi Delta Theta," * * * Grandly let it ring!* * * Proudly let us sing!* * * Let the chorus rise!* * * Greeting to the Phis!"On motion of Bro. Dysinger, the reading of the minutes of last conventionwas indefinitely postponed.The President then announced the convention to be ready for business.On motion of Bro. Troxell, the President appointed the usual committeeson organization as follows :iM. F. PARRISH, Ohio Epsilon.H. L. VAN NOSTRAND, Vermont Alpha.ALVA FITZPATRICK, Alabama Beta.{. H. G. BRADFORD, Indiana Alpha.On Visiting Delegates, \ FRANK N. DRANE, Texas Beta.( CoNw.AY R. SANDS, Virginia Delta.{J. C. SHIRK, Ind. Alpha.W. B. PALMER, Tenn. Beta.W. W. OWSLEY, Jr., Ky. Alpha.On motion of Bro. C. D. Whitehead, the above committees wereinstructed to be ready to report at the next session, and the conventiondevoted this session to an informal conference and to the hearing ofthe reports from the chapters.Each chapter presented very encouraging reports of progress, theroll being called by the Secretary.Bro. Morrison made some very interesting remarks, relative to hispleasure at being present.

6 The Convention.On motion of Bro. Norris, Bro. Pence was appointed press Secretary.On motion of Bro. A. Gwyn Foster, Bro. Floyd was appointedSergeant at Arms pro tempore of the Convention.On motion of Bro. Dysinger, Convention adjourned until 9. 30 A.M., Wednesday.WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.Oct. 27th, 9.30 A. M.The Session was called to order by the President. Opening prayerby Rev. Bro. Rob't Morrison.Bro. Foster moved that a committee of three be appointed as aBusiness Committee, with Bro. M. F Troxell, chairman, to whom allmatters of importance shall be referred, and that they shall report thetime of hearing same.President appointed Bros. Troxell, Drane and Banta.On motion of Bro. Palmer, the convention adjourned to the parlorson the second floor of the Grand Hotel.The delegates who did not report last evening made encouragingreports.Bro. Parrish reported the following official delegates present, andentitled to seats in convention being square on the Grand Bankersbooks:Milo C. Sutnmers, III. Delta. J. A. FuIIinwider, III. Epsilon.W. B. Palmer, Tenn. Beta. E. M. North, Georgia Gamma.J. C. Shirk, Ind. Alpha. W. W. Owsley, Jr., Ky. Alpha.I. W. Christian, Mich. Alpha. J. C. Rich, Miss. Alpha.Robt. A. Brown, Ind. Delta. F M. Lee, Ind. Epsilon.C. B. Sebastian, Missouri Alpha. A. C. McCauley, Penn. Alpha.L. H. Bailey, Mich. Beta. W. L. Lewis, Virginia Beta.S. L. Thompson, Ohio Eta. Holmes Dysinger, Penn. Beta.C. R. Sands, Virginia Delta. Frank N. Drane, Texas Beta.Alva Fitzpatrick, Ala. Beta. C. W. Miner, Penn. Epsilon.H. L. Van Nostrand, Vt. Alpha. Scott Bonham, Ohio Delta.Dan. S. McArthur, Wis. Alpha. C. J. Reddig, Penn. Zeta.S. B. Grimes, Indiana Eta. C. L. Goodwin, Ind. Gamma.S. B. Eccles, Indiana Beta. Emmett Tompkins, Ohio Epsilon.Geo. Banta, Ind. Alpha Alumni. A. Gwyn Foster, Indiana BetaM. F Troxell, Md. Alpha Alumni. Alumni.On motion Bro. Summers report was received and adopted.Bro. Bradford reported the following visiting delegates present.Rev. Robt. Morrison, Ohio Alpha, '49, Fulton, Mo.C. D. Whitehead, Ind. Beta, Maryville, Mo.

TJie Convention.M. F Parrish, Ohio Epsilon, New Lexington, Ohio.J. C. Norris, Ind. Gamma, Indianapolis, Ind.C. A. Ritter, M. D., Ind. Alpha, Indianapolis, Ind.Judge B. K. Elliott, Ind. Gamma, Indianapolis, Ind.Chas. M. Cooper, New York Alpha, Indianapolis, Ind.Frank E. Hunter, Ind. Alpha, Bloomington, Ind.C. R. Pence, Ohio Eta, Peru, Ind.A. B. Kirkpatrick, Ind. Gamma, Indianapolis, Ind.W. H. Ripley, Ind. Beta, Indianapohs, Ind.F B. Day, Ind. Delta, Franklin, Ind.Amos W Butler, Ind. Alpha, Brookville, Ind.W C. Whitehead, Ind. Beta, Yountsville, Ind.J. L. Converse, Ohio Eta, Plain City, Ohio.H. G. Bradford, Ind. Alpha, New Albany, Ind.W. M. Floyd, Ind. Gamma, St. Paul, Ind.J. B. Kuhns, " " Greensburgh, Pa.A. H. Kuhns, " Greensburgh, Pa.S. T. Burgess, " " Sun Prairie, Wis.A. Newton, " " Clifford, Ind.O. M, Pruitt, " ' New Harmony, Ind.C. B. Vawter, " " Franklin, Ind.O. P. M. Hubbard, Ind. Gamma, Dublin, Ind.W. R. Blair, " Fredericktown, Ohio.W. U. Wright, " " Indianapolis, Ind.L. D. Gufifin, " " Rushville, Ind.W. U. Morri.son, " Frankfort, Ind.J. B. Landers, " ' Indianapolis, Ind.W. A. Black, " " Indianapolis, Ind.H. J. Landers, " " Indianapolis, Ind.W B. Sullivan, Penn. Alpha, Dayton, Ohio.B. L. Gregory, Ind. Alpha, Brooklyn, Ind.J. B. Blount, Ind. Gamma, Ir\ington, Ind.Geo. S. Hammond, Ohio Delta, Dayton, Oliio..Albert Weatherly, Ind. Alpha, Spencer, Ind.Harr\' L. Woodburn, Ind. Epsilon, Hanover, Ind.G. L. Spencer, Mich. Alpha, Lafayette, Ind.Coleman Rogers, Ind. Epsilon, Madison, Ind.C. M. Carter, Ind. Delta, Livonia, Ind.A. F. Armstrong, Ind. Gamma, Irvington, Ind.A. C. Harris, Ind. Gamma, Indianapolis, Ind.W. R. Worrall, Ky. Alpha, Chicago, III.

The Convention.gthe Convention expenses of 1878, the Chapter having been defunct atthat time.On motion of Bro. Banta, Bro. Goodwin, Ind. Gamma, was admittedas official delegate.On motion of Bro. Palmer, Ind. Epsilon was excused from pavmentof the Convention expenses of 1878.Bro. Shirk presented the following report of Committee on permanentorganization :For President GEO. BANTA, Franklin, Ind." 1st Vice A. C. MCCAULEY, Easton, Pa." 2nd " J. C. RICH, State Line, Miss." Secretary A. GWYN FOSTER, Indianapolis, Ind." Assf Sec'y ... M. F TROXELL, Gettysburg, Pa." Grand Banker C. J. REDDIG, Shippensburg, Pa.On motion of Bro. Parrish, each name was acted on separately.On motion of Bro. Sebastian, Bro. Banta was elected President byacclamation.On motion of Bro. Dysinger, Bro. A. C. McCauley was elected istVice President by acclamation.On motion of Bro. Hunter, Bro. J. C. Rich was elected 2nd VicePresident by acclamation.On motion of Bro. Foster, Bro. Van Nostrand was elected Secretaryby acclamation.On motion of Bro. Troxell, Bro. A. Gwyn Foster was elected AssistantSecretary by acclamation.On motion of Bro. McCauley, Bro. Reddig was elected GrandBanker by acclamation.On motion of Bro. Dysinger, Bro. .Morri.son was elected Chaplain b\-acclamation.On motion of Bro. A. Gwyn Foster, the Convention went into anelection of 2nd Ass't Secretar}-, and Grand Marshal.On motion of Bro. Hunter, Bro. .\. \\. Butler was elected 2nd Ass'tSecretary by acclamation.On motion of Bro. Shirk, Bro. Floyd was elected INIarshal by acclamation.On motion of Bro. Sands, Bros. McArthur and Summers were appointeda coiTimittee to conduct the new President to the chair.The following telegram was read by Bro. Palmer:GALVESTON, Texas, Oct. 26th, 1880.W. B. P.\LMER, Grand Hotel.Texas sends greeting and good wishes. I regret absence greatly.GEO.W.M. CONE.

loThe Convention.Bro. Troxell reported the following order of business for the afternoonsession:1.—Case of Mo. Gamma, Fulton, Mo.2.—Appointment of Official Jeweler.3.—Report of Grand Banker.4.—Permanent Fund.5.—New Catalogue.On motion of Bro. Foster, adjourned until 2 P. M.WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.i TROXELL,Committee \ DRANE,( BANTA.Oct. 27, 2 P. M.Convention called to order by the President. The President thenwithdrew from the Committee on the order of business and appointedBro. A. G. Foster in his stead.The case of Missouri Gamma was then called up. On recommendationof Bro. Morrison, (O. A. '49) who vouched for the good characterof the institution, and of Bro. Sebastian, of Mo. A., it was moved thata charter be granted the Phis now in Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.Bro. Summers asked that the roll of official Delegates be called onthe motion.Ayes: Shirk, Owsley, Eccles, Rich, Brown, Lee, Sebastian, North,Bailey, Dysinger, Sands, Drane, Fitzpatrick, Miner, Summers, Mc­Arthur, Grimes, Van Nostrand, FuIIinwider, Banta, Foster,Troxell,—22.Noes: Goodwin, Christian, McCauley, Lewis, Thompson, Palmer,Bonham, Reddig,—8.On motion of Bro. Palmer, the ayes and noes were ordered to beprinted in the minutes.Bro. Whitehead as Grand Banker made his report. On motion ofBro. Reddig, Grand Treasurer elect, Bros. Reddig, Sands and Fitzpatrickwere appointed a committee to audit Bro. Whitehead's accountand to present their views and recommendations upon our finances.On motion of Bro. Troxell, Bros. Foster, Lewis and Summers wereappointed a committee upon the time, place and speakers for the nextConvention.Bro. Reddig offered the following resolutions :Whereas, The Committee on official Jeweler, Bros. A. Gwyn Foster,W. B. Sullivan and A. S. Hough, appointed by the Convention of 1878,advised and urged the appointment of Messrs. L. G. Burgess' Son &Co., of Albany, N. V., in the following resolution:

The Convention. 11Whereas, The work of L. G. Burgess' Son & Co. is equal in quality and workmanshipto any that we have examined, and is cheaper in price, and as we havetried the work of said firm for years and know it to be good and reliable, and asthere are many badges of their work distributed among the chapters, and uniform^ity is a desired end:And, Whereas, The Executive Committee made the appointment inaccordance with the above report, therefore, be itResolved, That this Convention endorse the action of the ExecutiveCommittee in selecting L. G. Burgess' Son & Co. as our Official Jew'elers.Resolved, That all badges and jewelry be purchased through theNational Secretary.Resolved, That all badges now in use not made by our Official Jewelers,at the option of the members, be exchanged for badges of theirworkmanship.On motion of Bro. Summers "National Treasurer" was substitutedfor "National Secretary."And, on motion of Bro. Bonham, the Resolutions were furtheramended "that the chapters shall have the benefit of the discount."On motion, the Resolutions as amended, were adopted.On motion of Bro. Foster, the following Committees were appointedby the President:Constitution: Bros. Palmer, Goodwin, Bonham, Foster and Troxell.Scroll. Bros. Troxell, Goodwin and Sullivan.Song Book and Jilitsic : Bros. Hunter, Bailey and Reddig.On motion of Bro. McCauley, Bros. McCauley, Brown and Richwere appointed a Committee on the Grip and Secret Work.On motion of Bro. Reddig, Bros. Bonham, Rich and Christian wereappointed a Committee on Incorporation.Bro. Troxell presented the following report for the Order of Business,and it was, on motion, adopted.We, your Committee, beg leave to submit the following :1. Devote the first hour of this evening to an address from the Rev,Bro. Rob't Morrison, Grand Chaplain.2. Catalogue and Song Book.3. THE SCROLL.In order to facilitate business your Committee would suggest the followingas an outline of business yet to be brought before the Convention:Thursday A. M.—Permanent Fund and Finances." P. M. & Evening.—-New Constitution.Friday A. M.—Butler University." p, J/.—Special Charter Cases and Extension..A.S we have much business to transact and scant time for work

12 The Convention.together, your Committee would recommend that all matters be disposedof as expeditiously as is consistent with their importance.Respectfully,M. F TROXELL, 1F. N. DRANE, \- Com.A. G. FOSTER, )On motion of Bro. Goodwin, Bros. Norris, Foster, H. J. Landers andW. M. Floyd were apppointed a Committee to make necessary arrangementsfor the Banquet and Literary Exercises, and report the same atthe earliest possible hour.Adjourned at 5 P. M. till 7.30 P. M.WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION.Oct. 27th, 7.30 P. M.Opened with the roll call of delegates.Bro. Morrison, as a charter member and founder of the Fraternity,spoke for over an hour, giving the Convention some highly interesting,instructive and valuable reminiscences of the early days of the brotherhood.On motion of Bro. Hunter, amended by Bro. Dysinger, Bro. Morrisonwas given a unanimous vote of thanks as an expression of our regardfor the information given us respecting the organization of theorder, and as an expression of our appreciation of his presence andlabors for the interests of our order.On motion of Bro. Reddig, as Chairman of the Finance Committer,the report of Bro. C. D. Whitehead was adopted and ordered publishedin the SCROLL. [See Appendix A].Bro. Banta called the First Vice President to the chair and then madea verbal report of the Committee (appointed at the Convention of '78)on the Catalogue, recommending the most complete possible, statingthat much of the information is at hand, and advising that the Committeebe empowered to make an assessment.Bro. Palmer offered the following:Resolved, First, That each attendant member in each of the chaptersat the present time, shall be required to pay the sum of ^2.00 fora copy of the Catalogue of the Fraternity now in preparation. Second:The treasurer of each chapter shall collect the money and forwardit, through the Reporter, to the General Treasurer, on or beforeJanuary 1st, 1881. Third. Each member initiated after this time, anduntil the General Council and Catalogue Editors shall agree that a sufficientamount has been accumulated to publish the Catalogue withoutloss, shall also be required to pay the sum of ;S2.oo for the Catalogue,and such money shall be forwarded to the General Treasurer with theregular dues of the chapter. Fourth: The names and addresses of the

The Convention. 13members who pay for the Catalogues shall be forwarded to the GeneralTreasurer together with the money, and when the Catalogue is issuedeach of such members shall be entitled to a copy of the same, and theEditors or the General Council shall forward to each chapter a numberof copies equal to the number of its members that have paid.On motion of Bro. Floyd, the consideration of the Catalogue waspostponed till after the settlement of the financial policy.On motion of Bro. Norris, a letter from Bro. Search was, withoutreading, referred to the Song Book Committee, with instructions to reportas soon as possible.Bro. Troxell then offered the following report:il/r. President:Your Committee on THE SCROLL would recommend the followingchanges in form and management.1. That the words snb rosa be removed from the title page—this notto affect the secret nature of the journal, which shall be as heretofore.2. That the form be changed to that of magazine of about 24 pageswith title cover; provided, that the cost of issuing shall not exceed theamount of SCROLL assessments and alumni subscriptions per annum.3. (This being covered by new constitution, was, by consent, withdrawn.—SEC.)Your Committee would also recommend that an indebtedness of$39.07 due Baker & Randolph for printing the old quarterly SCROLLbe cancelled at the earliest possible date. Also, that the indebtednessof Bro. J. C. Norris to G. B. of $16 be excused in view of the factthathe expended a greater amount in the publication of the old SCROLL5nd was never reimbursed.M. F. TROXELL, \C. L. GOODWIN, > Com.W. B. SULLIVAN, )Bro. Summers moved to amend the report so that initiates after thebeginning of the year pay for the SCROLL only for the portion of theyear remaining.On motion of Bro. Foster, this was tabled till after the settlement offinancial policy.Adjourned at 10.40 P. M. till 9 A. M. Thursday.THURSDAY MORNING SESSIO.N.Oct. 28th, 9.30 A. M.Convention opened with prayer by the Rev. Bro. ^Morrison, G. C.Bro. Foster presented the following (majority) Report of the Committeeon the time and place of the next Convention and the speakersthereof:We recominend that the next Convention be held at Nashville,

14 The Convention.Tenn., on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the fourthweek in October, 1882, commencing at 10 A. M., Tuesday.We recommend for Orator, Col. Wm. F. Vilas, Wis. Alpha, Madison,Wis.; Alternate, Hon. J. S. C. Blackburn, Ky. Alpha, Versailles,Ky.Poet, W. W. Seals, Ga. Gamma, Atlanta, Ga.; Alternate, M. S.Sams, Tenn. Alpha, Decatur, Ga.Historian, Rev. Rob't. Morrison, Ohio Alpha, Fulton, Mo.; Alternate,Hon. John A. Anderson, Washington, D. C.Prophet, Hon. Emmett Tompkins, Ohio Epsilon, Athens, Ohio.A. GwYN FOSTER, |W. L. LEWIS, V Com.M. C. SUMMERS. )Bro. Dysinger moved to amend the Report to read Richmond, Va.,instead of Nashville, Tenn., and on roll call of Delegates the amendmentwas carried. On motion of Bro. Dysinger, the Report, as amended,was adopted.The following Report was, on motion, adopted.We, your Committee on Incorporation, beg leave to submit the following;We recommend. First, That the Fraternity be incorporated.Second, That it be known as the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.Third, Feeling that to the State of Ohio and to an Ohio Institutionwe owe the existence of our Order, we recommend that it be incorporatedin that State.•Fourth, That it be incorporated so soon as expedient.J. C. RICH, )J. W. CHRISTIAN, V Com.SCOTT BONHAM. )On motion of Bro. Reddig, Bros. M. F Parrish, Scott Bonham andEmmett Tompkins were appointed a committee to secure Incorporation.Bro. Reddig, for the Committee on Finances, offered the followingResolution which was, on motion of Bro. North, unanimously adopted :Resolved, That the Permanent Fund be, and is hereby, abolished,and its entire value transferred to the General Fund, to be used as theFraternity, through its Delegates, may direct.On motion of Bro. Foster, amended by Bro. Bailey, the notes duethe Permanent Fund were directed to be solicited or renewed; if renewedto be a part of the General Fund ; if not, destroyed ; the motionto be enforced only after incorporation.On motion of Bro. Grimes, Bro. McArthur was appointed a com-

The Convention. 15mittee to codify the General Laws passed by the various Conventions,and to systematize the name.On motion of Bro. Troxell, Bros. Palmer, Troxell and Eccles wereappointed a committee on the Permanent Form of Charter.On motion of Bro. McArthur, Bros. McArthur, Summers and Fitzpatrickwere appointed a committee to look up the subject of deadchapters and to suggest action on the name.On motion of Bro. Brown the Catalogue Resolution was taken fromthe table.On motion of Bro. Troxell, the time of payment was amended toOct. 1st, 1881, and the resolution, as amended, was adopted.On motion of Bro. Banta, the General Treasurer was instructed topay Baker and Randolph out of the first moneys coming to him.On motion of Bro. Grimes, Bros. Dysinger and FuIIinwider were appointeda committee on Special Resolutions to report at the closingsession.On motion of Bro. Bailey, Bros. Van Nostrand, Lewis and Thompsonwere appointed a committee on Publications, to resuscitate thereport of Bro. C. O. Perry in the Minutes of '74, whereby reductionswere obtained in the price of various publications, to make any furthernecessary arrangements, and to rep&rt through the SCROLL at theirearliest convenience.On motion adjourned till 2 P. M.THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.Oct. 28th, 2 P. M.Convention called to order by the President.Bro. Palmer read the report on the new Constitution, and, on motion,the Constitution was adopted.On motion of Bro. Troxell, the Convention took recess to hear fromBros. Gen. T. J. Morgan, D. D., Professor in Chicago Theo. Sem., andRev. W. S. Tingley, Ind. Gamma. Both gave many pleasurable reminiscencesand expressions of interest in the proceedings.Bro. Palmer read the new Ritual, but it was on motion remitted toa committee of Bros. Palmer, Dysinger, Bonham, Troxell and Summers,to report at the Evening Session.On motion adjourned at 5.20 till 7.30 P. M.THURSDAY EVENING SESSION.Oct 28th, 7.30 P. M.Convention called to order by the President.On motion of Bro. Reddig, Bros. Reddig, Parrish and Owsley were

16 The Convention.appointed a cominittee to divide the chapters of the Fraternity intoProvinces.On motion of Bro. Van Nostrand, the Secretary of the G. C. wasinstructed to secure a book in which the Delegates, official and visiting,to each Convention shall register their names, &c., and that suchbook shall be part of the General Records of the Fraternity.On motion of Bro. Van Nostrand, the Secretary of G. C. was instructedto procure a large blank record book, and to transcribe thereinthe proceedings of this and all future conventions, and the decisions ofthe General Council, and that the same be preserved as a part of theGeneral Records.On motion of Bro. Goodwin, it wasResolved, That the K. K. U, K. A. 9., B. 9. n., 2. X. and A. T.A.chapters of Butler Univ. be respectfully invited to attend our LiteraryExercises to be held at the Park Theatre on Friday Evening, 29 inst.Resolved, That the Faculty and Students of Butler Univ. are respectfullyinvited to attend the Literary Exercises of this Fraternity at thePark Theatre Friday Evening, 29 inst.Bro. Goodwin, in behalf of the President of Butler Univ., and IndianaGamma Chapter of 0. A. 9., invited the Delegates to visit Butler,and on motion of Bro. Shirk, the invitation was accepted.The following Report, on motion of Bro. Shirk, was adopted :Your committee on Song Book would recommend that the GeneralTreasurer be instructed to pay Bro. P. W. Search ;^ioo out of the firstfunds at his command after the payment of the claim of Baker andRandolph.F E. HUNTER, 1L. H. BAILEY, JR., ^ Com.C. J. REDDIG, )On motion of Bro. Brown the report of the committee on the (revised)Ritual was discussed, and amended, form by form.On motion of Bro. Dysinger the Report of the committee on theRitual as amended was adopted as the Ritual of the 9. A. 9. Fraternity,and the ceremonies of opening and closing meetings, installationand initiation, affiliation and reception, as therein provided for, weremade compulsory with the privilege of each chapter making such additionsas shall not be antagonistic to the spirit of the Bond and Constitution.Bro. Reddig presented the following Report, which, on motion, wasadopted :Your committee on Dividing the Chapters of the Fraternity intoProvinces recommend the following five Provinces:Alpha Provinces, A. C. McCauley, President; Vermont Alpha, Penn-

The Convention. 17.sylvania Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta {E), Epsilon (Z) and MarylandAlpha Alumni.Beta Province, Scott Bonham, President; Ohio Beta (J), Gamma (E),Delta (Z), and Epsilon (Eta), Indiana Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon,Zeta (Eta), Alpha Alumni and Beta Alumni.Gamma Province, Milo C. Summers, President; Illinois Gamma,Delta and Epsilon, Missouri Alpha and Beta (/"), Wisconsin Alpha,Michigan Beta, and Iowa Alpha.Delta Province, Lyman Chalkley, President; Kentucky Alpha, Tenn.Alpha (S), Virginia Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon, VirginiaAlpha Alumni.Epsilon Province, J. M. Barrs, President; N. C. Alpha, S. C. Alpha,Georgia Alpha (5), Beta {F), Gamma {A), Alabama Alpha [B), AlabamaBeta, Mississippi Alpha, Texas Alpha and Alabama AlphaAlumni.[NOTE : The chapters are given by the revised list (from which several defunctchapters have been expunged) and the parentheses contain the old list name.]C. J. REDDIG, \M. F. PARRISH, V Com.W. W. OWSLEY, JR. )Bro. Goodwin moved that the Convention proceed to the election ofHistorian (as provided for by the new Constitution) and nominated forthat office Bro. W. B. Palmer, who was elected by acclamation.The Committee on Secret Work made a report which was adoptetl(and will be found with the Constitution and Ritual.)On motion of Bro. Palmer, 75 copies of the Constitution and Ritualwere ordered printed at once under the supervision of the GeneralCouncil and one copy sent by registered letter to each Chapter andProvince President, a record to be kept of each copy.The following, offered by Bro. Palmer, was on motion adopted :In order to guard against the possibility of the books containing thelaws and ceremonies of the Fraternity from falling into the hands ofpersons who have no right to know their contents, be it Resolved, first:That each Chapter shall be furnished with one Constitution and Ritual,and one only, and no Chapter shall make any copy of the same. Second.Each Chapter shall be furnished with one Bond, and shall copythe same in a durable book, and then destroy the original, and shallnot make any other copies. Third. The President of each Chaptershall always keep the Bond, Constitution and Ritual, under secure lockand ke\', except when they are in use during meetings. Fourth : AnyChapter that shall violate any provision of this act, or shall lose eitherthe Bond, Constitution, or Ritual, shall be liable to have its Charterrevoked.3

18 The Convention.On motion of Bro. Dysinger all copies of the Constitution of 1878held by the chapters were ordered to be forwarded at once to the Secretaryof the General Council.On motion of Bro. Brown, Bros. W. B. Palmer and Geo. Banta wereelected Editors of the Catalogue.On motion of Bro. Palmer, the SCROLL, as a mark of our esteem andgratitude, was ordered sent, free for life, to the surviving Founders' ofthe Fraternity.On motion of Bro. Goodwin, Bro. M. F. Troxell was elected Editorand Manager of the SCROLL for the ensuing two years.On motion of Bro. Palmer it wasResolved, That, in order to secure uniformity in badges, all membersare hereby enjoined from purchasing $. A. 9. badges from anyother than the Official Jeweler, and that the SCROLL shall advertise noother jeweler.On motion of Bro. Palmer it wasResolved, That the General Convention considers that frequent meetingsof chapters greatly tend to add pleasure and interest to the exercisesand to arouse the zeal of the members and, therefore, it moststrongly recommends each chapter to meet at least once each week.On motion of Bro. Palmer, it was ordered that the members ofKy. B. & r be transferred to Ky. A. & that Ky. B. & F be expunged,Wis. B.Wis. A. " " Wis. B.O. B.SL r. 'O.A." O.B.SLF "Pa. A.Pa. E. " Pa. A.Ga. ;.Ga. B. '• " Ga. A.Tex. -•/.Tex. B. '• " Tex. A.Ala. //.Ala. B. " " Ala. A.That Texas B. become the Alpha, that Ala. B. become the Alpha,and that the other chapters in the States be lettered accordingly.On motion of Bro. Palmer the resignations of the four members ofMo. Beta who have offered their resignations, is accepted and the remainingeight members of the chapter ordered transferred to the Mo.Alpha, and the Mo. Gamma be the Mo. Beta.On motion of Bro. Banta, Indiana Zeta was ordered expunged, itsmeinbership transferred to the Eta, and the Eta henceforth known asthe Indiana'Zeta.On motion of Bro. Troxell, the Report of the Committee on theSCROLL was taken from the table and, as amended, adopted.On motion of Bro. Butler, it was decided that, in the sense of thisConvention, the old charter of the Wis. A. is legal and that the onegranted by the National Grand be destroyed.

The Convention. 19On motion of Bro. Palmer, it was resolved that all members of 0. A. 9.who subsequently united with other Fraternities shall be expelled from0. A. 9.On motion of Bro. Troxell, adjourned till 10 A. M., Friday.FRIDAY MORNING SESSION.October, 29, 10.30 A. M.The delegates visited Butler University at Irvington, where theywere very cordially received by the President and Faculty, and weregiven the liberty of the buildings..Returning, the Convention was called to order at 10.30, Bro. Grimesin the chair.The minutes of Thursday's session were then read and adopted.The President took the chair.On motion of Bro. Christian, Bros. Christian and Chas. Banta wereappointed a committee to obtain from each official delegate to thisconvention his full name and address, chapter, cla.ss, e.xact date andplace of birth, weight, height, political and denominational inclinations,and future occupation: these statistics to be furnished to the Secretaryfor publication in the minutes. [See Appendix B].On motion of Bro. Palmer, the minutes of this convention were orderedpublished in the SCROLL.Bro. W. R. Worrall read the following letter:CHICAGO, III., October 29, '80.To Convention Phi Delta Theta assembled.Our past is bright, we think our future still brighter. Our progress during thepast two years, under our efficient leader, has been a marked success. In theSouth wc have no peer. Our Fraternity in the West and .Middle States is secondto none. We have gained a stronghold in the East, for ahead) our victorious bannersare proudly waving upon the rugged heights of the "Green Mountain" State..May success e\ er crown our efforts and victory settle upon the standard of PhiDelta Theta, the noblest of the Greeks.With our heartiest regards for all the boys, we remain,Fraternally Yours,C. C. KOHLSAAT, 111. 15., '69.G. GARNET, 111. B., '66.J. .M, WORRALL, Ohio A., '53.I. C. To.MLiNsoN, Ohio E., '80.On motion of Bro. Palmer, it was ordered that any member whoshall furnish the SCROLL to a member of another Frat., or who shallcarelessly leave it where it shall fall into the hands of a member of anyother Frat., shall be considered as having violated the Bond, and heshall be brought before his chapter for the same, provided that theScKoi.L thus obtained is used in soliciting new tnembers.

20 The Convention.On motion of Bro. Eccles, Bros. Bonham, Goodwin and Owsley wereappointed a committee to canvass the ground of Marietta College, toact with the General Council, and report through the SCROLL the prospectsof absorbing the -.On motion of Bro. Bailey, it wasResolved, That the Delegate to the National Convention from thefirst active chapter (in the order of enumeration) in each State be madethe Corporation Trustee for such State, to hold his office till the nextConvention : this resolution to be enforced as soon as the Fraternity isIncorporated.In accordance with this, the President appointed the followingAlabama, Alva Fitzpatrick.Georgia, C. B. Gaskill.Indiana, J. C. Shirk.Illinois, M. C. Summers.Kentucky, T. W. Bullitt.Michigan, L. H. Bailey.Mississippi, J. C. Rich.Wisconsin, D. S. McArthur.CORPORATION TRUSTEES.Missouri, C. B. Sebastian.Ohio, Scott Bonham.Pennsylvania, A. C. McCauley.Tennessee, W. B. Palmer.Texas, F. N. Drane.Vermont, H. L. Van Nostrand.Virginia, J. G. Blackstone.On motion of Bro. Bonham, it was ordered that each chapter in thefraternity select a chapter editor to prepare for the catalogue editors alist of all the members, attendant and correspondent, with such facts asthey may require of him, and at such time as they may desire, withthe provision that the catalogue editors may designate to the chapterthe brother they wish.Several letters were read upon 111. Alpha, and, on motion of Bro. Sebastian,Bros. W. R. Worrall and I. C. Tomlinson, with the GeneralCouncil, were appointed to investigate the expediency of re-establishingthe chapter at Northwestern Univ., Evanston, III.On motion of Bro. Worrall, Bros. Palmer, Rich and Fitzpatrick wereappointed a committee to investigate the standing of the SouthwesternPresbyterian Univ., Clarksville, Tenn., and the advisibility of grantingthe application for a charter, to report this afternoon.On motion of Bro. FuIIinwider, the General Treasurer was instructedto collect from the delegates present sufficient money to reimbursethose delegates who have not received their railroad fare, and that suchmoney be credited to the chapter from whose delegate it is collected.Judge D. D. Banta, Ind. Alpha, '55, then favored the Conventionwith a speech replete with witty reminiscences and encouraging evidencesof the strength of interest Phi Delta Theta inspires.On motion, adjourned at 12 M. till 2 P. AI.

The Convention. 21FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.October, 29th, 2 P. M.Convention called to order by the President.The Hon. Emmett Thompkins was allowed the floor and spoke onOhio Epsilon.On motion of Bro. Worrall, Ohio Epsilon was granted furthertimeto liquidate indebtedness, and Bro. Emmett Tompkins admitted as theofficial delegate of Ohio Epsilon.On motion of Bro. Troxell, it wasResolved, That the thanks of this Convention are tendered the Presidentand Faculty of Butler Univ. for their friendly welcome and wordsof greeting to the delegates who visited said Univ. this morning.Onmotion of Bro. Goodwin, the thanks of the Convention weretendered the Indianapolis Sentinel, Indianapolis Journal, IndianapolisNellys, Cincinnati Inquirer and the Associated Press, for their full andfavorable reports of this Convention.Bro. Rich presented the majority report of the committee on S. \\Pres. Univ., recommending that a charter be granted.Bro. Palmer of the committee presented a minority report opposedto chartering this institution, on the ground that Tenn. Alpha (Beta)had canvassed the institution and was opposed to placing a chapterthere.Bro. Brown moved the adoption of the majority report, but the motionwas lost by a vote of 9 to 14.Bro. Paltner presented the following, which, on motion, was adopted:Your Committee on Design of Charter recommend that it shall be the front of aC/iecian Temple with pillars on the sides, with the Arms in the centre, "A. D. 1848''above the porch, with a stone set in the front with the words of the Charter uponit, and an altar before the porch having incense arising from it.The Committee consider that the Fraternity is not now able to have the charterengraved, but hope that the design will nevertheless be adopted.W. B. PALMER, |M. F. TROXELL, I Com.S. B. ECCLES. )Bro. North made the lollowing report, which, on motion, wasadopted :We, your Committee on Special Resolutions, would offer the following:1. That the Fraternity at large is under many and grateful obligations to thel'..\ctutive Committee for the efficient management of its affairs during the pasttwo years.2. Whereas, Bros. M. F. Parrish and M. F. Troxell have rendered valuableservice in sustaining as well as promoting the interests of the Phi Delta ThetaFraternity by their prompt and unflinching devotion to the duties devolving uponthem as Editor and Lusmess .Manager of the SCROLL, therefore, be it

22 The Convention.Resolved, That this Convention hereby tender them its most sincere thanks.3. That the thanks of this Convention are, hereby, tendered to Indiana BetaAlumni and Indiana Gamma for the hospitable manner in which they have receivedand entertained the Delegates.4. That the thanks of the Convention are tendered the Local Committee forthe faithfulness with which it has discharged its duties, the result of which hasadded so much to the comfort and pleasure of the Delegates.5. That the Convention, hereby, expresses the deepest gratitude to the distinguishedBrothers who have labored so earnestly and successfully for our pleasureand enlightenment as Orator, Historian, Prophet and Poet.E. M. NORTH, ]J. A. FuLLiNwiDER, >• Com.H. DYSINGER. )On motion of Bro. Bonham, Bros. Hunter and Speck were appointeda committed to act in conjunction with the General Council to see thata chapter is chartered in — — — —, to be known as KansasAlpha.On motion of Bro. Palmer, seconded by Bro. Christian, theof Michigan Alpha was withdrawn.charterOn motion the following report was accepted, and the committeedischarged :REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON DEFUNCT CHAPTERS.Cahfornia Alpha—A good University, Anti-frat. laws have been repealed, wewould suggest that the chapter be re-organized as soon as possible.New York Alpha—That it be revived as soon as possible.111. Beta—Condition of College will not admit of its revival.DAN. S. MCARTHUR, ]ALVA FITZPATRICK, I Com.MILO C. SUMMERS, jBro. Foster read the following from Ex-Pres. Gaskill:I sincerely regret that 1 cannot be present at the Convendon. My loyally toPhi Delta Theta never grows less. With regards to the Shield and Dagger, I amfaithfully,Your Brother in the Bond,CHAS. B. GASKILL.On motion of Bro. Bonham, it was voted that the President appointa committee of three to investigate the condition of Penna. Gamma (atWa.shington and Jefferson) and report to the General Council.On motion, the most successful College Fraternity Convention everheld was adjourned to meet in Richmond, Va., on the fourth Tuesdayin October, 1882.GEORGE KAXTA, Ind. A.,H. L. VAN NOSTRAND, Vt. A., President.Secretary.

APPENDIX A,REPORT OP GRAND BANKER.GENERAL FUND. DR.1878.Oct. 22. To Tenn. Beta, Conv. Tax '78 $9 001879.Feb'y 22. Pa. Gamma, " " 78 12 00" 28. Indiana Gamma, June Tax'76 9 00March 5. " " Beta, delinquent 5 0017. Pa. Alpha, Conv. Tax'78 11 1224. Va. Epsilon, " '78 90024. Ga. Gamma 12 00April 7. C. W. Bixby, int. on note 10 00June 27. Pa. Gamma, Conv. Tax '78 5 00July 3. " Indiana Alpha, June Tax '76. 7 00Oct. 30. Indiana Epsilon I 00Dec. I. Georgia Delta, Conv. Tax '78 22 001880.April 6. " C. W. Bixby, int. on note , 1000Aug. 25. Miss. Alpha, Conv. Tax '80 52 50Oct. 9. " Ind. Alpha, " " '80 38 50" 26. Tenn. Beta, '80 280026. 111. Epsilon. " " '80 14 0026. " (name not given) Conv. Tax'80 10 5026. Ohio Eta, Conv. Tax '80 21 0026. " (name not given) Conv. Tax'80 52 5026. " Ohio Delta, Conv. Tax '8024 5026. Pa. Beta, " " '8049 0026. Ala. Beta, '8063 0026. Pa. Alpha, '8052 5026. " Mo. .Alpha, " " '8021 GO" 26. \'a. Beta, '8031 50" 26. " Wib. .Alpha, '8021 0026. Vt. .Alpha, " '803' 50" 26. " Ga. Gamma, " " '8020 0026. " Texas Beta, '803' 5026. " Pa. Zeta, " '80-> 1 0026. Mich. Beta, '8038 5026. " Ky. Alpha, " '8028 0026. " Ind. Epsilon, " '8014 0026. " Ind. Beta, '8017 505793 62GENERAL FUND. CR.1878.Ma\' 24. By Balance due ?lo 28June 27. Postage i 50Oct. 15. Banta Printing Constitution 8 00" 15. " Postage " 2 60Dec. I. Norris Printing .Minutes '76 17 00' I. " ' '78 22 00I. R. R. Expenses to Conv 2000I. " Loan 19 00

24 The Convention.1879..March 5. Printing Address Ex. Com 7 005. Postage I 505. P. Cards 25Sept. 3. " Postage sending Catalogues 3 00' 3 . A. Gwyn Foster, Exp. to Conv 15 00Dec. 2. Geo. Banta, Ex. printing Circulars for new Catalogue 10 001880.Oct. 26. " Bill of C. J. Reddig 3650" 26. R. R. fare self to Conv 14 90" 26. Local Com. Ex. Postage 10 00" 27. R. R. Ex. Delegate Tenn. Beta 24 0027. " " Pa. Zeta 34 0027. •• Ind. Delta i 60" 27. " Ky. Alpha 18 0027. Local Com. for Ribbon 9027. Stationery 5 0027. Postage 15 0027. " Copy Press Book I 5027. R. R. fare self return from Conv 14 9027. Hotel Expenses 3 5027. R. R. Ind. Epsilon 6 8027. " " " Beta 32527. •' Local Committee 132 00$458 98PERMANENT FUND.Subscription Notes $460.00George Banta's Note to Grand Banker 10.00C. D. Whitehead's Note as Grand Banker 74.00' " " " " " ' 238.00•• " " 80.40Unpaid Subscriptions 139.00Initiation Fees received since last Convention 238.00-$123940SUMMARY.PERMANENT FUND.Sub.scriplion notes at 10 percent $460.00Invested Funds, Geo. Banta 10 per cent, note 10.00C. D. Whitehead 10 per cent, note 74.00" " " " " 238.00" " 80.40" " 238.00Unpaid Subscriptions 139.00SI 239.40GENERAL FUND.Receipts since last Report ; $793.62Disbursements , 458.98Bal. rash $334.64SCROLL FUND.Disbursements, $603.78Received 569.63Overdrawn* $34.15Bal. Cash General Fund $334.64Less overdrawn "Scroll" Fund 34-15Cash on hand $300.49[*Paid to SCROLL management but not yet consumed. Ttiere is more than this amount notpaid out for expenses, so that the SCROLL has more than paid for itself.—EDITOR.]

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26 The Convention.LITERARY EXERCISES.[NOTE.—We can only put on record in this issue the mere facts connected withthe closing exercises of the Convention. More will be given in future numbers.—EDITOR.]The Convention closed with public hterary exercises at the ParkTheatre, Friday evening.We quote from the Indianapolis Sentinel ofnext day the following : "A large and intelligent audience were gatheredin the hall by 8 o'clock, when the orator for the evening, ProfessorAlston Ellis, Ph. D., (Ohio A., '61,) of Sandusky, O., was introduced.The subject of his discourse was "American Education," and the production—-whichwas too lengthy for publication—was an excellent treatisethroughout."will be seen from theThe exercises included some delightful music asPROGAMME.OR ATT N \ "American Education and some 1 HON. ALSTON ELLIS, Ph. D.,I of its essential elements" J Sandusky, O.SONG—"My Queen"—Blumenthal,HISTORY—PROPHECY—SONG—"May Song"—Meyerbeer,POEM—MR. ORA PEARSON.JUDGE D. D. BANTA, Franklin, Ind.MAJ. G. W. GRUBBS, Martinsville, Ind.Miss LAVONNE KACKLEY.A. Gvi^YN FOSTER, New Orleans, La.THE BANQUET.After the literary exercises the Phis and their ladies were whirledaway to the Grand Hotel. More than a hundred couples were .seatedat the banquet which was spread in the dining halls of the Grand, andit was a briUiant assemblage. Fair ladies were richly dressed, for themost part en costume; and the beauty of Indianapolis ladies is nownot a matter for doubt to the Phis then present. Resides the city bellesthere were ladies who came from Terre Haute, Bloomington, Frankhn,Worthington, Cincinnati, O., and other cities, especially to attendthe closing exercises. Judge Byron K. Elliott, Ind., G. '6o, presided atthe banquet with admirable grace and tact. His speech of welcomewas most happy. We subjoin the vienu and toasts :

TheConvention.MKNU.Ciiatid Hotel, Inclianapoli>^, Oeto1>ev :TRAND, \'t. A.,The Union cf Northern and Southern Hearts,... I Burlington, Vt.) W. L. LEWIS, Va. B.Captain Jack,Hon. EM.METT TO.MPKINS, Ohio E., Athens, Ohio.The Future—How to Live to best Honor Ourselves, ) \\'. R. WORRALL, K\'., .\.,the B'raternity and Our Friends, | Chicago, III.Our Sweethearts,.\. GwvN FOSTER, Ind. .\., Indianapolis, Ind.The table of Statistics is interesting reading. Our mathematician has foundout tiiat the average age of the official delegates is '22 years, 6 mos. 22 days 17Ins. 27 min. and 1(5 seconds. The average height is 5 ft. 7] in., just \ in. lessthan man's average as generally allowed. The average weight is 1.51 jiounds.Not one delegate has the average weight. Two, Bros. Foster and Dysinger,are of the average height. Politically, there were 16 Republicans, 1(5 Democrats,and 1 tireeiibacker—a sort of 4.")th Congress, on a vote. As to churchinclinations, 11 are Presbyterian, 6 .Methodist, :i Christian, 3 Lutheran, 3Universalist, 2 Baptist, 2 Congregational, 1 Curab. Prest., 1 Episcopalian, and1 with no inclination at all. As to future occupations, if there will be nochanges in intentions, there will be 1(> Lawyers, 4 Ministers, 4 Merchants, 3Professors. 1 Chemist, 1 Pliysician, 1 Banker, 1 Fanner, and two yet to hearfiom. Our ex-G. B. holds the palm for distinguishing characteristics. He istiie oldest, tiu' tallest, the heaviest delegate, and the only Greenbacker.

28 Editorial.HEfHGROLcLc.fPUBLISHED MONTHLY DDHINSTHE COLLEGE TEARM. P. TROXELL, Editor and Manager.H. H. "WEBER, Assistant.All commuTiications. to be published shtiuM beiTi tlie hands of theEditnr not later than the first day of the month in which they shoi]ldajipear.GETTYSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER, 1880.SCROLL tax of those chapters yet inarrears. We do this without hesitation,believing that the responses willTo all who have worked so well inthe interests of THE SCROLL in thebe early and cheerful. As may bepast we return hearty thanks, hopingseen from the minutes the SCROLLthat there will be no decrease in themore than paid for itself last year,effort to make it the model organ ofnot much 'tis true, but there was athe Greeks.small surplus. Now, however, withAVe would like to say a word about increase in space and change in form,the change in form, but our space is there is necessarily an increase in costtoo valuable in this number to do more of publication. Yet there is no increasein the tax. To make up forthan mention the fact. It is in accordaucewith the action of the Convention,and has cost no little time tions now go directly to the SCROLLany deficiency, all the alumni subscrip­and labor and money. Whether or fund. It must be apparent, however,not it has paid we submit to the Phiworld to judge.As every Phi knows, this numberis belated. A good many causes forthe delay might be given. Our worthySecretary of the G. C. says to us, withthe words underlined : "Lay the blameof the delay to me and the registeredletter with the minutes," but he knewthat we were too charitable to do that.And we know that Phis are too kindheartedto blame anybody very much,hence we will offer no excuse but hopeit will not occur again.The December number will followthis issue just as soon as our printercan use up "copy." It is now ourpurpose to get it out not later thanthe 18th of December, most probablyby the 1.5th. Reporters and Contributorswill please notice and act accordinglywithout further word. Our objectin this is not only to have theSCIIOLL out at about the usual timein the month, but also to give moreConvention articles and news whilethe matter is yet fresh. Reportersshould notify the editor of any cliangein name or address. Watch for theChristmas number.The Treasurer of the G. C. desiresus to call attention to the payment ofthat all chapters should be prompt inmeeting their obligations; and notonly so, but each chapter should nowbe moved by a strong desire to gettheir alumni to subscribe for tlieSCROLL in order to keep up the presentform. Do active Phis see theforce of this ? Then let each chapterwork up an alumni list of subscribersand send it, with the money, to theEditor, or to the Treasurer of the G. C.The Province Presidents can helpvery much In this matter of alumnisubscriptions by proper organization.A good plan would be to appoint oneactive Brother in each State to workup the alumni in that State. ThePresident of Epsilon Province has alreadygone to work in this matter inthe manner indicated, and it promisesgood results. We trust it is not askingtoo much of the other Presidentsto take steps in this direction.

The Convention."Thus shall we cas.t full many a seedFor ripeninij: yeiirs to come.And Phis shall clasp Phi hands indeedIn the last great harvest home."The Convention of 1880 now lies inthe curtained chamber of wliat hasbeen—a thing of the past, yet we liveit over every day. Ever since we enteredthe portal on the two sides ofwhich are written "•^i HLIX/' eversince we placed our signature to tlieBond, we have had a lofty conceptionof our organization, its uses and powers.But that conception has neverbeen so lofty as at this moment, inwhich we live again in the councilsand among the Brothers at the Conventionof ISSO. There are Banta andPalmer, and Whitehead and Xorris,and Foster and Reddig, and Goodwinand ^ands, and Fitzpatrick and \'anNostrand, and Piurish and Worrall,and dear old, yet ever young, Bro. Morrisonand—,but why call out the namesand hear no answering voice savememory's to give reply ?The Comeiition was characterizedabove, all things else by harmony afterfinal settlement of disputed questions.There was some warm debating on tliedoor at times, but as soon as the Conventionhiid settled a question by vote,then all were perfectly satisfied at theresult. This is no small thing to record,as there were some radicalchanges in our ways and means ofdoing work.The Convention was the largestGreek assembly ever held by a Fraternity,there being perhaps more than ahundred and fifty Phis in IndianapolisEditorial. 29done : this being due to the fact thatthe nio,st caretul work had been wellshaiied,and the ground of action wellturned over before the Conventionmet.The Phis of Indianapolis deserveunstinted praise for the care they tookof the delegates and visitors. It is nosmall work for young men in a city tolook after and help to entertain a hundredand more of tliose whom theycall Brothers. We are sure that weecho tiie voice of all when we say thatwe have no memories but pleasantones, and no feelings but those of loveand gratitude for the dear Brotherswho did so much amid their privatework and pressing duties, to renderour stay pleasant. The fair ones ofthe gentler sex must share the praisewe have given to the Phis of tiie city,for their gentle-handed hospitality andcordiiil greeting to those who will rememberthem gratefully (juite won thehearts of some of our delegates. Butwe dare not enlarge upon this.Indiana Beta Alumni and IndianaGamma have already received aboutas much praise as we can give, and itis only left for us to hope that theConvention has left its impress uponthem ; so that they may go forward inthe cause of our loved Phi Delta Thetawith greater strength than before.Ours is a noble order, wortiiy of ournoblest efforts. Our Bond is a mightylink binding us around a standard offriendship, wisdom, and divine love.If the Convention has caused us torealize this more fully as a fact, if ithas more strongly knit us—many ofwhom met for the first time face toduring the sessions. Also one dayface—into a compact brotherhood ofmore than is usual was used in thesouls working in harmonious conceitbusiness sessions of the Convention.for the better condition of the race,It was the most successful meetingthen are we satisfied with its results—Phi Delta Theta ever held, and weyea, perfectly satisfied. Let us go forwardhand in hand, fortiter, fideliter,doubt if any assc^mbly ever transactedmore business in the same length offe/iciter.time. Yet nothing was too hastily

30 Editorial.After Indianapolis—What?The Couventiou is beliind us—thefarewells have been s:iid, and we iiieback to our accustomed places ofwork. The excitement of personalcontiict has passed, the entliusiasm ofthe gl

The brightest lot of young men evergathered in Indianapolis.22s tt)s. of the Cy. B. were there, andhe made the 'unsettled' deleg-ates faiilytremble.Wanted—the Phi who had no autographalbum—Tompkins wants him.Tlie honored son of his honoredfiither—our worthy President. .\ndhis brother too.Sixteen states sent delegates, withrepresentatives from two others notofficial.A Northsitte lady said her "Summer'sdream was short,"—and her practicalfriend remarked that he worespecks.Our staid Palmer was heard singingto himself as the train pulled out fromthe depot, "Oh, Genevieve', sweetGenevieve I"Bro, Sullivan (•ouldn''t stay away.Even his '•bran new' moustachecouldn't keep liiin, and so he had tobring it along.The youngest delegate in the Conventionvv;is Bro. .M. C Siiinmers, 111.Delta. Bro. Butler was the only onewho brought his wife.liro. Dysinger bad the wickedesteyes and the tightest shoes of :uiyman at the convention. If you don'tbelieve it ask the fellow that boughthiin slippers.Oh, Van Xostrand! Van Nostraml!How could you y She is "all bmkeup" and refuses to be comforted. YeVermont maidens behold, and beware IThey do say that Reddig telegraoheilhis D. VT. immediately on rciiching Indiiinatiolisas follows: "I'm here.Send your picture. Forever tliiiie !"S.inds can tell about it. S;iiids knows.The irrepressible Bradford Wiis onhand again—every convention for tenyears, first to come, last to go, alwaysaround. "It does me proud."The Indiana boys are so enthusedover the convention that they willmoves things celestial and things terrestrialto attend the next one. Theyvow by their best girls that they willbe on hand—and thai \(i\v meiiiissomething with an Indiana Phi. -APullman car is to be chartered to t:ikethem to Richmond. AVouldn't it bea Phi-lanthropical notion to comethrough Pennsylvania yMiiiiy of Bro. Butler's friends hadthe pleasure of meeting his champingwife during the convention. Mrs. B"sAbout the Convention. 31graceful manners won the hearts ofall, and not a few of the young bachelorswondered why they could not di>that w;iy too. It's dre;idfully Ciitching.Bro. B's old chapter-iuates atBloomington presented to the haiiiiycouple a silver service, at the wedding,as a sliglit memori;il of tijeir esteem.The sweet efficacy of the .Vzure and.\rgent has won its w;iy into the he-artsof many a western beauty. At thebanquet, beside the Indianapolis ladies,there were bewitching representiitivesfrom Cincinnati, Gosport, Brookville,Franklin, Bloomington, Washington,Rushville, and Terre Haute, whociimejust on purpose to meet the knightlywearers of the Sword and Shield. Weshould like to repeat some of the softwhisperings that floated to our ears,V)Ut as they were breathed from •'underthe rose" a venerable precedentkeeps us silent.The Phis were well received all overthe city of Iudianai>olis. The (iroprietorof the Grand said that they werethe most gentlemanly set of young fellowshe hail ever entertained. Eventhose who sold autograph albums, andpins, received them with smiles. Thefaculty of Butler LTiiiversity welcomedthem in a ueiit speech at cliauel, andthe young ladies there, the D. (rs. —well, it won't do to tell —out of school.Htit it might have been :i /ies ir le hailit not been for a valiant Cliiistjan tolead the \v:iv, ;iiid a (Joodwin to winus good —liiit hold! We must not, wewill not. But tlier'*/.f soui'thing in aname after all. White-lie:id says so,and so it must be s:) if it ain't so.PERSONALS.Bro. T. I. Rogers, S. C. .Alpha, 'S(l,is now ,1 distingnis'.ied young law student.Bro. Chas. Rdnewalt, Penna. Beta,is now teaching school near HoUidiiysburg.Pa. He will return to collegenext year.Bro. .1. C. F. Rnpp, Penna. Bet;t, isnow at the Lutheran Theological ^emiuarv,Philadelphia, Pa. His addressis 212 Franklin St.Bro. DeWitt G. Wilcox, Ohio Eta,was graduated from tlie (^leveland .MedicalCollege, at the recent Commencement,with third honor in a class ofHe is now practic­eighty members.ing in Akron, O.

OtherFraternities.Bro. Joseph Iliily, Ohio Eta, '76,and .Mich. Univ. Law School, '78, isenjoying a lucrative practice at WashingtonC. H., Ohio.Bro. G. "W. Crofoot, Ohio Eta, hasleft college and is employed in Lansing,Mich., by the Mich. Central R.K. Co. Michigan Beta will take notice.OTHER FRATERNITIES.Delta Tau Delta has entered Universityof Iowa.Phi Kappa Psi is trying to enterHarvard, and Delta Tau Delta andPhi Gamma Delta the University ofPenna.Phi Gamma Delta's parent chapterbecame defunct last June.Phi Kappa Sigma is improving atFranklin and Marshall, and is tryingto re-establish at Lehigh, but it is ina very bad way at W^ashington andJefferson.D. C. Gillman, Pres. Johns Hopkins,is claimed both by Alpha Delta Phiand Beta Theta Pi ; A. D. White,Pres. Cornell, both by Sigma Phi andPsi Upsilon ; and Dan. Voorhees ofInd., both by Beta Theta Pi and DeltaKappa Epsilon.At Michigan University, Delta KappaEpsilon owns a temple ; Psi Upsilonhas just completed a fine brick chapter-houseat a cost of §12,000; and otherfraternities rent handsome houses.Alpha Delta Phi proposes withineigliteen months to erect a granitehouse just opposite to that of Psi Upsilon.Beta Tlieta Pi has only four men atButler this year, all "Prejis." Thedirty and scurrilous pamphlet, "Butler'sBetas," issued there last year todamage the other fraternities, and especiallyPhi Delta Theta, does not seemto have benefited the Betas much..\\\ Associated Press telegram aboutthe Beta Convention in Baltimore, aspublished in many parts of the country,read, "The Convention of thecolored fraternity, Beta Theta Pi,''intendedfor the collei^e fraternity, etc.Curiosities in Philology : The manipulationfor examining and selectingfreshmen for fraternity membership iscalled at Williams, trotting ; at Amherst,campaigning ; at Wesleyan, cultivating; at Cornell, rushing ; at Bowdoin,fishing; at N. Y. City College,soaking. Next! — Star and Crescent..\t most colleges it is called "spiking."The Star and Crescent of Alpha DeltaPhi says : "Beta Theta Pi originatedfrom political differences in theMiiimi chapter of Alpha Delta Phiafter tlie Dred Scott decision in 18.39.The Free Sellers remained in AlphaDelta Phi while many of the .Southernmen seceded and founded a new fraternity.A catalogue is in course ofpreparation by Beta Theta Pi which isintended to surpass that of Psi LTpsilon; it will contain tjl.200 worth ofsteel engravings and give full biographicaldetails."The career of Philip Spencer, thefounder of Chi Psi, terminated veryunfortunately. His family stood high,his father being Hon. John A. Spencer,once Sect, of War, and his grandfather,Ambrose Siiencer, once at thehead of the judiciary in N. Y. Beingdetested as the leader of a mutiny onthe U. S. vessel "Somers," youngSpencer was liung at the yard arm.Chi Psis, in consequence have everbeen called "Pirates."Tlie 22nd annual convention of DeltaTau Delta was held in Chicago,Oct. 13-1.5. Nineteen out of twentythreechapters were represented. TheGen. Sect, reported that during theyeiir previous, chapters at Western U.of Pa., Ind. Asbury, 111. Wesleyanand la. Wesleyan had been withdrawn,chapters at Rensselaer Polytechnic,]Mich. U. and Wooster hadbeen established ; while several applicationshad been refused. The Gen.Treas. reported the financial conditiongood. A letter was read from thefounder of the fraternitv (who joinedBeta Theta Pi after founding' DeltaTau Delta) saying he had formerlywithdrawn from the Betas. The reportof the Crescent showed that it isnow self-supjiorting. It was againturned over to the Alleghany collegechapter, and can be obtained by anyone, for one dollar per year, from theeditor, C. E. Richmond, L. B. 1728,Meadville, Pa. The chosen oratorand poet were not present. The nextconvention will be held in Pittsburgnext August. A chapter was obtainedat Wooster last May by taking in ananti-secret local club. A crowd at^Michigan U. last year got a Delta Taucharter but they have quit wearingtheir pins.

s ^(tl^'^C^. jri' l»-twu^UpoBvpoi iv $i AiXra ftifra.VOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., DECEMBER, 1880. No. 3.SUNLAND.BY A. GWYN FOSTER, IND. ALPHA, '78.A Poem written for the National Convention of Phi Delta Theta, held in Indianapolis,Ind., Oct. 3&-29, 1880, in the 32nd year ol the Fraternity, and read by theauthor at the Public Literary exercises, Park Theatre, Friday evening of the convention.The sapphire walls of evening have been deckedBy Hesper's hands with drapery stolen fromThe halls of Iris; the golden gates stand wideTo welcome Phoebus, as his tired steedsHe urges to the portals of the West.A broad plantation looks upon the darkMud waters of a southern stream. A boat.Whose smoke rolls black against a radiant sky.Steams round a bend, enlivened by gay groupsOf ladies, streaming bunting and the sweetFaint notes of music. Here and there a fewWhite sails flap gently in the dying bree?e.Or slowly drag their crafts from current staong.Upon the farther bank the shadows ofThe trees grow long, within whose shade a braceOf heron dore, among the tufts of greenFan-shaped palmettos, having one foot curledUp in the feathery down of breast and wing;Or striding, stalk upon the yellow sands,Or wade the shallow water's edge to catchA truant fish.Upon the nearer bankA roadway runs atop the levee's crown,Whose sloping, lawnlike banks are verdant grownWith matting of bermuda grass alone.Across a well-trimmed hedge of rose, the longStraight runs of cotton in the offing ofThis myriad acred field are merged into.\ sea of green, reaching afar the dimBlue woods. Erect above the growing massOf green, the huge old cotton-gin with tallBrick chimney proudly smiles at prospect ofSo great a yield. Beside it standsThe weather-beaten barn, whose low broad eavesFull many years have sheltered the dumb beastsOf burden, and the patient lowing kine.A roadway winding through a grove of gnarledOld live-oaks, whose fantastic knotted roots

34 Sitnland.Protrude the ground, leads to the dwelling-house,.\ rambling building, long and wide, yet low,As though 'twere modest of its hospitality ;And in a leaf-screened corner of the galleryk hammock swings, and on a bright red chairA summer hat and book are seen, as thoughThrown down in haste.Far in where the green plant lightly waves.Are the toilers of the land.Sad their humble lot is, they are slaves!From their birth, until they find their graves,A narrow six-foot home of sand IOn flat nose, thick lips, and woolly hair,Ignorance is plainly graved;Well-fed, well-clothed, they are free from care.Free from trouble as the very air;Mere machines for labor saved IOn a tall bay horse the master rides.Up and down to superintend.When the work's misdone, he gravely chides;At the work well done, he looks with pride.And shows it to every friend.'Neath a broad brimmed hat which shades his face.Shines a steady, frank, brown eye;His features tell of a patient grace.And smiles there gleam from their resting place.His mouth has a kind reply.The day is gone, with the setting sun.To the quarters they wend their way ;O'er their shoulders broad their hoes are swung.And a quaint old melody is sung.Which in echo dies away.The blue white smoke from the chimneys pour.The kettles are boihng fast;A grinding of corn from every floor,A chopping of wood by every door.Sweet sounds are for eve's repast.The steamer by the current is pressed hard.The white sails are reefed and furled.The heron blue are flying j^estward, y\jThe blushing sun is sinking westward, ~The day is lost unto the world!Into this land of peace.Land of peace and wealth.Comes the dread demon War;Sounding his notes afar.Riding in gory car.Car of blood and death.Sweet-hearts, wives, and mothers..View the coming storm.As dissipating smoke!With merry laugh and talk.And jest, and jeer, and joke.They meet the dread alarm \Each household of the South,Gives of youth the flower.

Sunland. 3 5Surely their cause is just!In God tbey put their trust.To drive the foe as dust.In the dark battle's hour.In a red arm chair a reading,"Sits a maiden, little heedingThe purport of the theme;For at times she is a glancing.To a distant horseman prancing,And indulges in a dream.See her, as she sits a dreaming!Neither tall, nor short, yet seemingA queen in very truth:With her large brown eyes a bending,Her long drooping lashes, lendingA pathos to her youth.Ringlets long and brown a growing,Closely to a forehead, glowingWith intelligence and grace ;A true woman's heart is shining.Gilding, softening, and refining.The features of her face.Shapely hands in lap reclining.And a glittering gem is shining.On forefinger fair.But forgotten book a falling.Hath from reverie recallen.In the realms of air.Looking up she sees one nighing.And her cheeks carmine are dyeing:Heart is beating fast.For the distant horseman riding,Up the walk is quickly striding;He has come at last.They watch the great sun sink to rest.Behind huge clouds in crimson west.The clouds are lost in growing even,W^ien darkness covers all the heaven.As widowed, doth day mourn for light,.\x\d veil her face in darkest night;J5ut distant sunlets to condone.With widowed day for loss of sun,Send greeting from their worlds afar.That blackest night brings brightest star.Out one by one, they modest bloom.Like violets in their forest home.Lie must leave her on the morrow,Lea\ e her, at his country's call.This the reason of their sorrow;He must fight and he may fall,Lest his country, foes enthrall.Long they sit in silence musing.While black darkness shrouds the earth,Seeming; each the other losing.

36 Sunland.Weighing each the other's worth ;Till the night to stars gives birth.On his arm a soft hand sinking,In a slightly trembling tone,Said she, softly, ''I've been thinkingThat the evening and the sun,Give us token for our own."In the coming war clouds gory.Dies, like sun, my valiant Mars,And my widowed heart in sable.Beating long its prison bars,Comfort gains among the stars.''"Nay,"' said he, "thy fond heart makethFairest omens to be drear.Red clouds flash as if the sinkingOf the sun of peace to cheer—Bright sky brings the morrow clear."Let us Uke some ancient lovers,Seek a star for mutual gaze.This repeat as o'er it hovers:'Star, star, of potent blaze.Guard my love and keep her ways !'"Hand gives hand a long last pressure.Heart reverberates a sigh.Lips repeat a fond "God bless you !"As impressing sweetest treasure.The long drawn kisses of good bye.Since the days of Greece, anon,Spartan mother buckled on,Sword and shield on half grown son ;Since the days of Troy, of old.Sisters gave their wearing gold.To their brothers, warring bold ;Since the good old days of yore,Carthage wives, the hair they wore.Gave for bowstrings needed sore.Women e'er-the true defenders of a nation prove.And a people ne'er are conquered till is won their love.Mother s love the cradle rocks.Mother's kiss heals bruised knocks.Mother's quiet twilight talks;Sister's love doth know no end.Sister's seam the rent doth mend.Sister's word doth e'er befriend;Love's strong influence keeping pure.Wifely counsels making truer.Braving wrongs, the ills endure ;So entwined around man's heart-strings is sweet woman's love-He thinks naught to die defending, this his treasure trove.Oh the power true women wield.In the household, in the field!Modest women. South and North,Wield your power yet know your worth.The thunder clouds of war roll black and fierce.They have piled them one upon another, four years deep.Until God's love and peace seem blotted out forever.

Sunland. 37And here a crimson sheet of passion glistens asIt creeps from rugged mass to vent insatiate fury.Hither, and thither, darts a scarlet flashOf hate, which, striking bursts the reeking gateAnd pours a rain of blood. At length from copiousDraughts, the clouds exhaust themselves, and nowA faintest beam of hope strays through and cheersA deluged land.The chain of fortress, that guards the windingsOf the Father Stream, has snapped been, linkBy link. The stupeodous journey to the sea,A fact in history is. I'y brutal force ofNumbered men, the ground is wrested inchBy inch, A brave but wounded government,Has ground its teeth, and gathering in its troopsFrom far and near, has staked its all uponA desperate game. If Richmond falls, the causeIs lost.A cold but moonless night doth still enrichBy one sweet hour, domestic dreams of soldiery,Long tired for home. The smoldering camp-fire, too.Is sleepy, gives a start up, glares and laysHim back to rest. Maternal trees bend low.To minister with charmed arms and chantA soothing lullaby. The captain chief filledWith a vague unrest, sits leaning 'gainst aMonarch tree, and eyes askant his patientBand, musing on the love inspiringThem, to still support a cause so well nighLost. They are the flower of that floweryLand that nourished Golden Lilies—vine and figTree of the new world's balmy Italy—Ripe fruit, only such as grow in gardensNursed with tender care and warmed withSunny smiles of love. He lives again theseThree long years of living death—in memorySighs farewell to home. With pride re-drills thatDress parade, when lovely ladies tore fromTheir own breasts bouquets to decOrate e'enGray bloused roughs, and dub them knight ofSouthern chivalry. He shudders, as inHeat of passionate excitement, his coldSteel reddens with the dripping life bloodOf a beardless boy. Now 'tis theEve before Port Gibson's fall, and, chucklingSilently, he braves again the muddyWaters, gritting fast despatches whoseDelivery safe wins epaulets,—the silentSteady strength of the cold dark dismal stream is,Like a Gorgon's head, slow chilling the veryMarrow in his bones, when come thoughts of the-Sweet congratulations of a sweeter

3 8 Sunland.Clang!And the bugler hath blownThrilling notes on his horn !Serried ranks close have grown,—These are veterans war worn!And the day star is born !RangOut commands sharp and firm !A position they gain !Both the night and the stormOf stampede they have slain!And the day star dotk wane !Aye behold !In the heat of the fight.Borne along by their pride.From confusion of night.The two leaders collide.And the ranks open wide !Fearless, bold !Quick as lightning a stroke !Counterstroke back doth flash !Clang to clang, sabers spoke !Both now, rash, crash on clash.Back and forward they dash !The tale is soon told !While they pause to catch breath, leaden ballTakes the place of hacked steel; the signal given,Firm, erect, both do fire, both do fall;And one lingers for death, one for heavenFlies the prison of clay, passion riven!Oh the horrors attendant on war !One's flesh creeps as he thinks of a scar.Or the death of a Jack, or a Tar,Hirelings, sent into countries afar.Aye ! but think if here evil should come !Waste your land, even stalk in your home!O'er your heart and your life settle gloom !Change your Eden of Love, to a tomb !But the violence done by the rank.And the wrongs from the man, yclept "Yank,''These were grave, but not feared, as the lankHeartless hordes, at whose gaze e'en babes shrankClose to the breast but to utter a moan!Who respected no right but their own !Who to weak tender woman were stone !Gracious God! can such wrongs war atone ?See ! a strange foreign soldiery campIn the land of the leal!And a stern martial judgment doth stampDown decrees, grind its heelOn low necks, with a zealPatriotic ; yet cheeks flush and damp.And the gray of the coats deeps to blue!High the Stripes and the Stars,Where the Stars and the Bars

Sunland. 39Once did float, now are flying anew !Faces fair, now show scars.As do houses, and homes, and hearts, too!And the red revolution is tracedIn its progress by graves.Some were filled by necessity's mace ;More were molded by knaves.In their lust; but the slaves,—To their honor,—were never debased !The second crop is harvested and ginned ;The season of the third has opened fair;The furrowed fields are sown since March's wind.And rain and sun do woo to balmy air.By turns, the hostile hordes trespass the land.Now gay, with victory, sad now, with defeat;But discipline and firmness rule each band.Which no excess or violence repeat.The proclamation frees the waiting serfs.Who still for something tangible await;Still patient serve their massa' and his hearth,With love for friends, for all his foes deep hate.His daughter's face has not that former bloom.'Tis two years since her lover armed for war;A smuggled letter sometimes breaks the gloom.Which vain forebodings raise for him afar.One sunny morn in May, the hands had hiedThem off, a distant field to break and plant ;A zephyr which through china blossoms plied,Came floating sweet, as echoes of a chant,Which wooed our lady to her garden plot.Where soothed by sun, soft air, faint breaths, sweet songs.And briUiant life, she for a time forgotThe absence of her loved one and her wrongs."Hey, gal!" a mocking voice cries, "whar's the ole man?"Her sweet heart talk with Nature breaks off short.She starts,—a glance—her pale face grows more wan.The Tigers—she feels faint, grows weak, her heartForgets to beat. The voice is hissed again.This time with curses rough and coarse in tone:"Hey, gal! I say, we wants the ole man !Jest trot him out now, for we're the devil's own !"The planter falls into the fangs of fiends !At pistol's mouth, they rob him and his home !And when they part the store, themselves between,They grumble at its meagreness, and some.Accuse of having buried in the ground.The wealth wherefor they seek; with one accordThey urge the torture ; hand and foot he's bound.And o'er a slow fire placed ; with hearts more hardThan adamant, they bind his family thereAround him, so to see and hear his pain ;To render agony more hard to bear,—That grief in those we love, we can not stem.

40 Sunland^A moment lengthens to an aging year;Life dies, but still the blood goes trickling on -,A short half hour has whitened gold brown hair ;And eighteen, sorrows all the life of eighty-one.In a hospital ward near to Richmond,There's a nurse with an angel's sweet face.Or at least, so the soldiers declare.As they watch her, or dreamily trace,Features fair, 'neath the whitest of hair.Whose susceptible hearts she bewitches.And a rumor abounds of the maiden.That the cause of her sweet mellowed heart.Is that war in its web, closely woveThose most dear to her soul, since which smart.Her strong love, which would soar up above.Buoys the life, else too sorrowful laden.In an uppermost ward of the dwelhng.Lies a gallant young officer, shotThrough the lungs, who keeps bleeding away.And despite all, the surgeon seems notTo be able to heal or to stayThe thick blood which up slowly comes welling.Oft he called in delirium raving.The sw_eet soothing sound of her name ;And it chanced as she passed by, she heard.And betwixt curiousness and shame.She deferred, though as often allured,'Till at last all formality waving.She enters and finds there her lover.Whom she mourns for as dead ; so the sighs.And the longing for death, change to a skillA necessitous energy plies;And good nursing and an imperial will.Stay the wound and he slowly recovers.So when the conqueror took up the pen,The South had naught to fear;The old, old straggle was renewed, and men-Beat sword into plowshare,.And battled under force of Nature's ban ;With strokes of potent thews,They grew, they gathered, and they ground the grainThat fed on their sinews.Cotton, the King, sits in the lowly dustAnd mourns an empire lost.,Ah ! once so proud, he crunches hardened crustGained at a tiring costOur friends returned unto their former home..Which teemed with memories sad;But desolation added' to the gloom.And havoc had all clad.The gin was an unshapen mass, aroundA crumbling tower of brick;The home was pillaged, and the sacred moundOf dust, was overgrown thick

Sunland. 41With rambling weeds; the fences burned, or down;The ditches filled; the roadRan where it listed ; and the fields were sownWith coco, or were clothedWith straggling brambles tagged with fleecy locks.Of a former crop half made ;The hands were pert and indolent; the stockWere stolen, dead, or strayed.The lives of both were as a morn in spring;Behind lay winter dead.And life was young and fresh, and birds did sing.And summer just ahead.Despite the chaos round, their hearts were strong.And love made sweet and fair ;The burden of their toil they bore in song.And hallowed it with prayer.Coarse, dusky slavic hands the scepter sway;Untried and absolute powerIntrusted to an ignorant race, gives wayTo vice in evil hour.How bitter are the Fates—they school one manA king, and by his ownAmbition, he a galley slave is chained;They place a signet stoneOn hands that loathe it; and we poor silly fools.Raise high our envious cheers.When a god dethroned is, and a weakling rules;Who mocks our jibes with jeers.But history repeats itself; 'tis wealthAnd intellect must guide.O'ertaxed by deeds extravagant, and stealth.The people long have cried.A sickening revolution blots this page.May God forgive them quite !That blood must quench their burning rage.And death atone their spite.The planter rules the ballot as of yore;And now that power has comeInto the hands of the intelligent,/A prosperous peace should bloom.The fratricidal war is past,The dead are resting in the tomb !The prayer is breathed ; the dirge is sung IThe mourning robe aside is cast!And hate in curse is vented full;.And curse gives way to petty spite;Then muttered grumbling ; then a lightUneasy laugh of ridicule.Then narrati\e of trophy won.Supplanted by the souvenir;Then these consigned to memory are;.And all sink to oblivion.Paternal love reproves a child ;.Anger is roused akin to hate; 6

42 A Brotherly Chaf.And as the passion does abate.Great bitter tears come, and the wildHard sobbifig of a heart grief pent;A glance at his majestic face.So merciful, and full of grace.It grows respectful and obedient.The South as loyal is, as brave;Though for ideas stout she fought,Yet with her arms,'the creeds long taught.Seceding State, and Right of Slave,Were thrown adown at conqueror's feet.Is she less proud of seventy-six.Because that scroll her names affix.?Has she less joy for soil repleteWith revolution memories,Carolina's fields and blest Yorktown,Jefferson's pen and Henry's tongue.For Marion, Lee, and Washington,For heroes on the land and seas?In all our galaxy of stars.Are not the thirteen jiist as bright ?What though they darkling strayed one night..They have returned with deep pit scars LThey are as proud of flag and fame IThey love our honor just as true 1They tire of enmity ; they rueThe wrong, and ill intent disclaim.Oh, great hearts, be magnanimous !These are the brothers of our blood !Give them your hand ; love them with love tSo be we all unanimous 1A BROTHERLY CHAT.Perhaps one could think of no subject on which there I's greater unanimitythan the importance of the SCROLL. It may seem'superfluousfor any one to attempt to impress upon the fraternity the truth of this,and to strive to point out any of the methods by which the greatestpossible good is to be derived. This is perhaps the duty of the editor,and it is not from any lack of confidence in him that this is written,but in the hope that we may be able to say something which perhapsthat worthy brother might feel a delicacy in mentioning.In the first place we must all agree to be good-natured,—extremelygood-natured,—-and always feel that the editor desires to do what isbest for the fraternity, and that if our articles are so changed as tomake it difficult for us to recognize them, or, indeed, if we send themto the editor and never hear of them more, let us not feel hurt, norsay, or even feel that we will do nothing more for the SCROLL. Every-

A Brotherly Chat. 43thing can not be published, and we know that the editor will use justwhat he thinks most serviceable to Phi Delta Theta, without consideringwho are the contributors. Subjects which we may think of greatestimportance may be deemed by him of less account, and wherethere is a difference of opinion on any subject we should rememberthat the convention entrusted the SCROLL to him, and will hold him,not us, responsible for its management.We would propose, and will act on it ourselves, that when we writeto the editor, we enclose a personal note to him telling him that wewrite for his assistance, and not for the purpose of having our namesor our articles in print, that our sole object is the advancement of PhiDelta Theta, and that he has our heartiest permission to publish aswritten, as he may change, or not at all, as he thinks best—that werecognize, as the convention did, his superior knowledge and experiencein the management of the SCROLL, and that the enclosed articleis entirely at his disposal. If any one can not do this, he should notwrite at all. Then what the fraternity desires is news, sensible discussionsof interesting topics, &c. We want no long-winded articles onany subject. Let every one remember that the problem is how to getthe most matter in the least space. With the assistance which we cangive him, the editor can fill every line of space in the SCROLL withouta superfluous word.Then we must not, under any circumstances, abuse other fraternities.It is too bad when individual chapters have the least ill feeling towardschapters of other fraternities, but while it may be impossible for us toavoid this in some cases, still we know that the great body of men inall fraternities are gentlemen, and a merely local quarrel should neverbe allowed to extend beyond the borders of the chapter where begun;and even there should be settled as soon as circumstances will permit.Get us the good will of every Greek and we will have the good will ofevery Barbarian whose opinion can affect us. With this good will wewill prosper, without it we can not.Let us make the SCROLL interesting not only to all active members,but raise it to such a standard that our Alumni will look for it withpleasure, and having read it will realize anew that it is indeed a blessedthing to be a Phi.Give us an enthusiastic Alumni and we need never fear lethargy inour chapters, and our conventions will be made such a season of reunionand rejoicing as has never been witnessed among Greeks. Butwhile doing all in our power to improve the usefulness of the SCROLL,let us remember that it is only through its circulation that the greatest

44 Card from Sec. G. C.possible good can be obtained. Therefore let everyone subscribe forit and see that his neighbors do likewise. Nothing does an old Phimore good than to feel that he is not only unforgotten, but that theactive members feel an interest in him and are still claiming him asone of them. Let each one write to every alumnus whom he does notknow to take the SCROLL, urging on him the necessity of his doing so.There are very few Phis out of college who would not subscribe ifproperly approached and urged to do so. Remember that every timeyou get a new subscriber, you regenerate a Phi, extend the usefulnessof the SCROLL, and add to its financial standing. Of course we takefor granted that all active members have subscribed. It is their positiveduty, in obedience to law, and no Phi will disobey a law forthe purpose of saving the price of subscription.Now let us all see what we can do, for ourselves, the fraternity, andthe SCROLL. Send in your news, articles, and subscriptions, and let usall be happy. j. M. B.CARD FROM SEC. G. C.EDITOR SCROLL :The Secretary of the General Council desires to call the attention ofthe chapters especially to those portions of the Minutes of the Conventionrelating to the change of the names of several chapters, viz.: OhioDelta, Epsilon, Zeta and Eta to Ohio Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilonrespectively, &c.; and to the new plan of Provinces.He would, also, request each chapter to be prompt and accurate inits replies to questions from the President of its Province. It is desiredto make this.feature of the new government as efficient as possible,and, with the cooperation of every chapter, it cannot fail to addstrength to each chapter and to extend our boundaries and influence.From its very nature it must benefit most those chapters that are mostcordial in cooperation.It is desired that a full and complete report of the condition, needs,&c., of the Fraternity be made to each issue of the SCROLL. Fromthis each chapter will be enabled to know accurately, it is hoped, thecondition of the Fraternity as a whole, and the relative growth andstrength of each Province and Chapter.Fraternally yours,H. L. VAN NOSTRAND.BURLINGTON, VT., Dec. 9th, 1880. 5ec. G. C.

tiHE-^HGROLcLc.^PUBLISHED MO.NTHLV DURING THE COLLEGE YEAKSubscilption price $1.00 per annum.»5 cents eacti.Extra copiesM. F. TROXELL, Editor and Manager.H. H. •WBBBB, Assistant.All ronitnuiiicatiniifl. to be puUi.heft, should bein the hands of theEditor Dot later IhaD the first day of the moQtb in which Ibey sh->illdapp ar.GETTYSBURG, PA., DECEMBER, 1880.THE SCROLL extends the heartiestcompliments of the season to its readers,with the hope of multiplied returnsof these happy times to activeand alumni members of Phi DeltaTheta.We are glad to present our conventionpoem as a Christmas offering toPhis, and this is just the season to imbibethe fraternal spirit of the sentimentcontained therein. It will nodoubt warm southern hearts to agreater love, for our country, andshould cause northern hearts to glowwith that same brotherly charity andtenderness so clearly manifest in theclosing lines. It is not our provinceto criticise the poem. \V'e give it ahearty welcome to our Phi literature.We hope to be able to give otherportions of the literary exercises connectedwith the convention from timeto time. Though not desiring to excludeother matter and not being willingto do so,"yet we think the spacethat will be given to this end couldnot be better used.The card from our s. G. C. exiilainsitself, and we only desire to again callattention to the same in this siiace.Our S. G. C. is going to work ciirnestlyin his sphere, and needs only the samespirit of activity among the chaptersto make out of our new governmentjust that wliicii it is designed to be—the strongest and best fraternitv gov-Editorial. 45ernment in the country. Under thepresent excellent officers that endseems to be rapidly drawing near.It is with sorrow that we chroniclethe serious illness of our Treasurer ofthe G. C. A number of our Brotiiershave been aware of his being indisposedsince his return from tiie convention,hiiviug contracted a malarialdisorder while on that trip to Indianapolis.The latest advice concerninghim is under date of Dec. H^tli, fromMr. J. Burr Reddig, the father of ourTreasurer, and in which he says:"Clarence has had no chill since Tuesday,slept right well last night andfeels very comfortable this morning.The: physician says that if he can preventthe chills from returning he willget along all right. We are t;ikingthe best care jiossible and admit noone to his room but those who wait onhim." We assure the family of ourBrother that they have the sympathyof a large brotherhood of hearts, andPhis all over tiie land are hoping withthem for the siieedy recovery of thismember of their household.Those having business with ourTreasurer will understand why it isthat they should not annoy him atthis time. The editor of the S(;UOLLhas undertaken to attend to mattersdemanding immefliate attention in theway of correspondence, but of coursecannot go beyond his prescribed limit.AVe think that by .Jan. 1st Bro. R. willbe able to receive letters again."A Brotherly Chat."The article on another page underthe above head should be read slowly.It comes to us entirely unsolicited,from the hand too of one of our ProvincePresidents, and hence we have nohesitiincy in calling special attentionto its contents and aim. It ver^clearly defines the duties of those whowrite for our columns, and for this wecommend it to the careful reading of

46all Phis; for we should like all Phisto use their pens for the benefit of theSCROLL, and through it for the benefitof Phi Delta Theta. At the sametime, however, we fear that the authorgives too absolute power into thehands of the editor of the SCROLL,and lest this idea may get into otherheads we desire to lay down clearlythe platform on which we stand andwork.In all that the SCROLL shall do orsay, leave undone or unsaid, one principleshall govern it course, viz., toguard and defend and extend the principlescontained in the Bond of Phi DeltaTheta. ^We have no axes to grind, no Phishould have, we have no favorites tohelp upward, all Phis are on an equalplane, and we have no desire to holdany place in the gift of the fraternitywhen another can be found to take upour cloak. We trust that these wordsare plain enough to leave no iota ofour platform in obscurity. Of coursewe have our ambition—who has not ?And our ambition is, our only ambitionin connection with our presentlabor of love, to set forth the purity,the brotherly love, the truth, embodiedin our Bond. Our ambition.is tosee our Brothers carry high our standard; to help them to a high, a true, anoble manhood—a manhood that shallmake for themselves places of honorand trust, a manhood that shall shineout as a beacon-light in the darknessof life's storms, a manhood that shallbless the race. Using all our energiesto this end we will not fail to carryout in life the import of our Bond.Editorial— Chapter Correspondence.We cannot too often call attentionto the three-fold character of theteaching of Phi Delta Theta. And inthis teaching we desire to place themoral element first, then the intellectual,then the social Only with thisarrangement of parts can we fulfil thegreat end we desire to bring about inour organization.ALPHA PROVINCE.Vermont Alpha.UNIVERSITY OP VERMONT, Burlington,Deo. 9th, 1880.DEAR SCROLL :A^ermout Alpha has realized the expectationsexpressed in the OctoberSCROLL, and still looks forward. Wecan tell of no new initiates, for thatwould be a rarity after the intensestruggles of Sept. and Oct. The contestthen was intense. But we havecome out of it with an establishedplace of honor and we feel like onewho has won the battle—fresh andready for more. The fight has left theglow of an iithletic contest which wasnot pushed to the extreme.We are sorry to say our friends,Sigma Phis, have not prospered aswell as the Locals. Still, we hopethat (after we're satisfied, of course)they '11 meet prosperity. The Sigsoffer more advantages with their sixcliapters than do the Locals. Theyare formed on a firm basis, have powerfulalumni influences, and we hopethat they will achieve success at theexpense of our enemies.if Bro. Owen returns, as expected,we will have 15 active members, andwe expect one (may be two) more.An "Owl" (Lambda Iota) left forthe West Thursday, A. M. He hasnot seemed satisfied with his associates,and though this has not beenthe cause of his leaving college, I thinkhe feels no regret in reducing the activemembership of the '''Owls."AVliile we have not hard work oninitiations, we are making headway Inother work. Our new men surpriseus at every meeting (and we hopethey'll surprise us witli a new member,soon).It is our intention to press the matterof correspondence. We shall probablyat next meeting divide the chaptersamong our members for thispurpose, and we take this opportunityto request those Brothers who wouldlike correspondence with our chapter

to send us their names. We will endeavorto return a satisfactory replyin each case.We had a visit from Bro. Woods,formerly '81, who has been in Canada,last meeting, and have had one fromBro. Bertrand ('80.) These visits areencouraging and lead us to trust weshall have more of them.We meet regularly Saturday eveningsthrough the term and would liketo come together oftener.Our nearest Phi neighbors are twoBrothers of N. Y. Alpha, Bros. Balchand Boynton of St. .Johnsburg. Weshall endeavor soon to cultivate theirpersonal acquaintance.Bros. Kelley and Stearns of OhioEpsilon, '79, now in Iliirvard Law,have iiromised to sjiend the Cliristmasvacation with us. We anticipate greatpleasure and profit. They shall, if wecan move their hard hearts, instructus in many points in which we, as anew chapter, are weak.Will each chapter send us a CollegeCatalogue with Fraternity membersmarked ? We will reciprocate.Re-echoing the good wishes of VermontAlpha, I am.Yours Fraternally.H. L. VAN NOSTKAND.Pennsylvania Alpha.LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, Ea.Hon, Pa,..Nov. l»tb 1880.EDITOR SCROLL :First accept my hearty congratulationson the well earned and thoroughlydeserved honor which the Fraternityhas conferred upon you, by placing theSCROLL entirely under your supervision.It would scarcely be complimentaryfor me to say that it could notChapter Correspondence. 47be in better hands. The SCROLL surelyhas a promising future.that we have taken the best materialWhen I last wrote yon I did not here for making Greeks. Several ofrealize that I was sending the dying our new Brothers liave purchasedwail of the N.VTIOX.XL GR.VND. But badges, and we trust their examiilesuch it has proved to be and I heartily will be soon followed by all.concur in the change. There wiis entirelytoo much authority vested in been, in the main, acceptable to Pa.Tlie work of the convention hasone chapter under the old organization.It is much better to have theBeta. We had three representativesorganized head of the Fraternity selectedfrom the best men of the wholebody. It was a stej) in the right direction.We are as a Fraternity steadilymoving forward. Sure and grandis the conquest wliicli the Shield andDagger is making. The day is not fardistant, when from the coasts of Maineto the golden gates of California tlieever watchful eye shall guard her myriadsof noble sons—when our watchwordshall ring along the lines fromlip to lip, from heart to heart, unitingthe East and West, the Xorth andSouth in a glorious fraternity of truehearted Brothers.Tlie Penna. Alpha is in a flourishingcondition. We have received into ournumber, since I last wrote vou, Bros.Cattell, Ludlow, Earl and "LittleJakey Horner." all excellent studentsand enthusiastic Phis. Bro. McCauleycame home from the convention filledwith "good things" for us to hear, andeven more than ever filled with devotionfor the fraternity. My privateopinion is that he is also filled withdevotion in another direction. Atleast his "chum," judging from hisown experience, thinks so^I will close with an invitation to allPhis, who can, to come to the dedicationof our new Pardee Hall, on Xov.30th, built to replace the one whichwas burned down last year. We Phisare expecting the Hon. AlexiinderRamsey, Sec. of War, to bp here.Yours in the Bond,A. X. HAGEUTY.Pennsylvania Beta.PE.NNA. COLLEGU.Gettysburg. Pa., Dec. 15tb, 1880.DEAR PHIS :The first term of this college yearhas just closed at our institution, andwe review the work done by our chapterwith no little satisfaction. Besiilethe five new BroJ;hers named in ourOctober report we have badged another,James W. Sliadle, of Oriole, Pa.Our rival fraternities acknowledgeat Indianapolis, more we believe thanany other chapter so far away. Bro.Reddig got too much of it for his bodilyhealth—he has been very ill formore than a month at his home. Wegave a special meeting to Bros. Dysingerand Troxell on their return, callingit "An evening at the Conv'en-

4"^ Chapter Correspondence.tion." Bro. D. reported as official delegiiteconcerning the business transacted,while Bro. T. gave lis reminiscences,word-pictures of prominentBrothers and otlier items of tliat kind.We all want to go to Richmond.We have had very successful meetingsduring the term, having met weekly.Our regular business meetings are ofcourse bi-weekly, but the off-nightmeetings have proved quite as interestingas tliose for business. We havehad a special committee in charge ofthese off-night meetings and have hadone evening devoted to debate, one tospeeches of five minutes each on a certaintopic, one to a spelling-bee, oneto conversation, and so on. Tliesewill be varied still more next term.We commend such a series of meetingsto our sister chapters. Conducted ina true Phi spirit they are very interestingand no less beneficial in instruction.The convention of Sigma Chi, heldrecently in Washington, determinedto attempt the publication of a frat.journal, and placed the matter in thehands of the chapter here. They aremoving cautiously about the matterand have been advised by one of theirformer active members to publish abi-monthly, six numbers a year. Thisfrat. has not a strong governmentalpolicy, and has heretofore dependedsolely upon chapter correspondence forinformation about their work. Theyhave a number of sub rosa chapters,but have adopted resolutions of disfavortoward establishing others.Should this chapter have charge of thepublication, Penna. College will benoted for its number of Greek editorialquills, for the four frats. representedhere will then have an activepart in their respective journalistic enterprises.The editor of the Phi KappaPsi Sliie/d, the eastern editor of thePhi Gamma Delta, the managers ofthe proposed Sigma Chi publication,and the editor of the Phi Delta TlietaSCROLL are all members of chapters of, these frats. located here. Can't wehave some more distinction ?Penna. Beta sends out her best complimentsto Phis all over the world atthis glad season, and wishes a verymerry and happy holiday season to all.In the Bond of Phi-Del-ity,REPORTER.Ohio Gamma.Athens, 0., Nov. 18S0.DEAR EDITOI: :Since our last communication, wehave added another to the list of PhiDelta Theta, and if reports are true,we shall add another to the siime list,at the close of this week.There are others who want to becomemembers, but we look to thequality of our chapter and not to itsnumbers. We would like, if spacewould i>ermit. to tell you of the jollytime we had at our last initiation.The candidate being of a good nature,we had nothing to fear, and so proceededto give him one of the mostcomplete forms of initiation knownthroughout the Phi kingdom.Bro. Coultrap left last week, to takecharge of a school. He is not very farfrom us, and we hope to' receive avisit from him occasionally.We were highly gi-atified by the receptionof a catalogue, from Bro. T.W. Wilson, of the I. S. U., with thenames of those belonging to our fraternitymarked. We would be gladto receive one from Brothers of otherchapters, similarly marked.Anxiously awaiting the coming ofthe SCROLL, I remain,Yours in the Bond,C. A. WRIGHT.Ohio Epsilon.BDCHTEI, COLL., NOV. 25th, 1880.DEAR BROTHER PIUS :Tlie long looked-for SCROLL at lastappeared, and the boys eagerly devouredits welcome sentiments. Sinceour last report the Delta Gammas,our sister fi'Bternity, gave us a warmleap-year reception. We are upon themost friendly relations with a largemajority of the ladies, and two of theFaculty are old Phis. We have takenin only one this time, a noble youngPhi he is, Bro. Charles ^Vyandt.We are not situated most favorably,havinglost eleven members by the lasttwo commencements, and three othershaving entered upon active life sothat now we have only seven. ButBro. Sam. Thompson has spread suchglowing accounts of the conventionthat we are all filled with new vigor,and Ohio Epsilon is more enthusiasticthan ever.

We have one Frat. to contend with,the Delta Tau Delta, and we can shakeheartily with Bro. Hollingsworth whenhe says that they are "rancid." Theyhave twenty members, and they takeall that they can get.Bro. L. B. Buckingham has gonehome to recuperate after a severe sickness.W'e hope, however, to see himback next term.We heartily concur with the articleheaded "Chapter Con-espondence," notthrough the SCROLL alone, but fromchapter to chaiiter. It would give usmore courage. Ohio Epsilon standsready to correspond with any sisterchaiiter. Yours in the Bond,F. O. PAYNE.Indiana Alpha.INDIANA STATK UNIVERSITY,Bloomington, Ind.. Nov. 1880.DEAR SCROLL:Since the last,report from Alpha thegoat has twice been exercised, andeach time a good man was broughtinto the fold. One of them, Bro.Crandall, cost us a long struggle. TheSigs once had a firm grip upon him,and we thought sure he was quite beyondall hope of redemption, but quick;uid energetic work brought him backagain to the right track, and wherehis inclinations naturally directed him.Bro. X. T. Smith was gently led intotiie projier path from the beginning,and wiis landed siifely within a weekafter his arrival. Wliat might havebecome of him had there not been goodinfluences thrown about him from thefirst is difficult to say.Good fraternity material is scarcenow at the I. S. U., and as a result allthe Frats. are holding on in the eventenor of their ways, with nothing tomar their felicity except an occasional"scorcher" from the "Official Head,"i. e.. Dr. Moss, who declares himselfas first, liist, and always ojiposed tothe Friiternities ; and conducts himselfas the cham)iion and patron of"Barbarism." This "Barbarism"ought perhaps to be encouraged in thecentres of civilization, the ctdlegesand universities, but it is difficult toniiike a Greek see it in that light.With all of our success, however,Chapter Correspondence. 49we have had mi.sfortune. Pro. HermanFinley conducted himself in amanner that is entirely inconsistentwith the Fraternity's Bond, constitutionand morals. He refused to reformand in consequence was expelled.Several of our number went to theConvention. When any one of thosewho went begins to talk wliere thereare any of those who did not go, thoseof the latter party quietly move off.Sometimes they seat themselves insome quiet corner and meditate, orwhittle ; sometimes they take a longwalk, apparently for their health ; buteach time they vow that the next conventionwill find them atteiidfng, nomatter what haiipens. The numberof Phis at Indianapolis excited Bro. S.W. Bradfute so much that he wasobliged to leave during the progress ofthe Convention and soothe his excitementby submitting himself to thetreatment of one of the fair inhabitantsof Shelbyville. He says he didnot get back in time for the banquet,but — and he never gets any farther.Bros. Shirk and Banta hint that thereason S. W. would not stay for thebanquet w;is because he feared hewould get lost on the streets of Indianapolis,and, being an Editor, hewould surely be taken for a trami).Trusting this number of the SCROLLwill find each chapter in the tide lollingtoward success.In the Bond,W. C. PALMER.Indiana Beta.WABASH COLLEGE.Crawfor.isville, Inrt , Nov. IS'^O.DEAR BROTHER I'^DITORS :I am sorry Indiana Beta did notsend in her report for last month, butowing to a rush of duties and perh.ipsher own negligence, no report waswritten. A word about the conditionof our chajiter. The Ind. Beta is notgoing to stick fast as was intimatedat the beginning of the term by theother fraternities. On the contrary,we are alive and doing well. Onlyfive of our number returned, but thesefive went to work in all earnestness sothat now we number ten. Our newmembers are Brothers Cooter, Washburn,Harding, Dukes and Fink, allworthy of the name they bear. Wewere well pleased with the report wehad of the late convention from ourdelegate, and wfslied we all could havebeen there.Yours in the Bond,TOM. C. HOOD.

soChapter Correspondence.Indiana Gamma.IRVINGTON, Ind., Dec. 18th, 1880.EDITOR SCROLL :Our last report told you of our hopes.This will tell you of solid results. Forthe Ind. Gamma has triumjihed andriglit gloriously. She hasn't lost aman she "spiked." We CHme back tocollege in September with a smallernumber than is'usual for this chaptereven at the beginning of the year.Only nine returned, all however membersof the regular college classes.Wie entered the field with the determinationto make the campaign noless successful than jireceding ones.And the result has fully reached ourexpectations. S. T. Burgess, AlbertNewton, and O. M. Pruitt, the latterof whom had been besieged by theBetas for an indefinite period, werefirst enrolled under the banner of theWhite and Blue. But a few days hadpassed when Wm. M. Wright, A. H.Kuhns and Chas. B. Vawter werebrought in, two of them from underthe advice and counsels of Sigma Chi.And finally, notwithstanding the persuasionsof Beta Theta Pi, JobC. Harrimanentered our portal and is one of us.We now numiuer 16, Sigma Chi 10,Beta Theta Pi 5, and Delta Tau Delta4, the latter two with one exceptioncomposed entirely of Preps. The otherfraternities have been guilty of a gooddeal of evil aiming towards us duringthe past year but it seems to havekicked very hard and hurt worst theparties holding the gun. I hope noneof our chapters will ever be guilty ofanything otherwise than what is fairand honorable toward a chapter ofanother fraternity. A dishonorableact is sure to injure the perpetratormore than him against whom it is directed.Our boys will never forget the glorioustimes of the Convention of '80.The brothers from the north, south,east and west whom we met there ifwe could not do much toward makingtheir stay more pleasant may rest assuredthat the most pleasarit memoriesof them are cherished by the Ind.Gamma. The warmhearted brotherswhom we met there, from the venerableBro. Morrison, the glorious Tompkins,the business looking Troxell, tothe stately Palmer and the gentleoiced Lewis, will never be forgotten.nd the street car ride to Irvington,the delegation, 50 strong, marchinginto chapel two by two with a statelytread led by Ind. Gamma's veteranhero "Senator" I. W. Christian, thecourtly bearing of the wearers of thesword and shield, the neat welcomingsiieech of Prof. Benton, the threecheers each for Butler Lf^niversity, theFiiculty, and the Ind. Gamma, willlong be remembered at this institution."What a fine-lotiking body ofmen," "what nice looking fellows,"and kindred expressions are frequentlyheard from members of other fraternitiesand from the ladies.The Hoosier line of Phi Delta Thetais solid. Indiana with six active andthree alumni chapters sends greetingto her sister states. Phi Delta Theta,for a time in a waning condition inthis State, has more than regainedher former position of honor and power,and now stands preeminent in Indiana.The largest fraternity conventionever held has just adjourned atIndianapolis. Let us not imagine thatfurther work is not needed. Eternalvigilance is the price of continued fraternitysuccess as well as of liberty.The Phis of Indiana will not proverecreant to their trust, and they awaita responsive echo from other States.In the Bond,Indiana Delta.C. L. GOODWIN.FRANKLIN. Ind., N"v. 3rd, 1880.EDITOR SCROLL :Our chapter is now enjoying the revivalspirit which is the result of theConvention held so near us recently.Our delegate, Bro. Brown, was receptiveas a sponge, and the boys are continuallygetting out of him the newthings that are now a i>art of PhiDelta Theta. Several of our membersvisited the Convention during its sessions.We are iiroud of it and itswork. Especially are we iiroud of thatpart of its wisdoni wliich gave to usthe presidency. But this matter istoo near home for us to comment onit. Surely the Ind. Delta is favorablysituated,—in the midst of prominentAlumni and under the fostering shadowof an alumni chapter.Since our last report, Bro. Banker,who comes to us from New York city,has been born into the mystic order,in which so many of us just now feelmore than an ordinary degree of pride.

Bro. Walter B. Palmer was here attlie initiation of Bro. Banker, andsurely we must say his presence addedto the dignity of the occasion.We anticipate there will be a wantof space in the SCROLL on account ofConvention news ;ind so will make ourreport short. Fraternally,J. B. THOMAS.Chapter Correspondence. 51take in a man now and then, and doour best for Phi Delta Theta.Yours in the Bond,J. E. CKEM'S.Indiana Epsilon.Hanover, Ind., Nov. 10th, 1880. port, as he is pressed for time.EDITOR SCROLL :Our chapter here is imbued withWe failed to send our report to the the right kind of enthusiasm, andlast number of SCROLL, but we do not though small at present, is detei'minedintend that the Indiana Epsilon shall be that, if possible, it shall be one of theneglectful either of her report or anythingelse, so long as the fraternity's mond in '82. AVhile at Indianapolis,solid chapters represented at Rich­zeal has not diminished.I sent to the Brothers papers containingour proceedings. They were soSix new members have signed theBond of Phi Delta Theta, and all of well pleased with the reports that onthem are fully, worthy of the shield and my return I was greeted with a cheerdagger, and will greatly aid the good on my entrance into chapel. I acceptedthe compliments, with thanks,cause.We have four fraternities to contend in the name of the convention, forwith here, the Sigma Chi being our v^hicli they were meant, of course.greatest rival.This is the first time since our re-organization,that our prospects haveWe have more members enrolledthis year than we have had for severalyears, and the Indiana Epsilon the Delta Tau Delta's. They havebeen more encouraging than those ofbids fair to become a strong chapter. four good men, but have not gainedWe were well pleased with the proceedingsof the convention, and ex­this term. We will initiate anotherone this year, and probably will nottend our most sincere thanks to the man in a few ilays.Brothers for the kindness they showed Knox College, in this city, is antifrat.,and for some years has had noand the interest they took in the IndianaEpsilon.fraternities. It is an excellent college,with 400 students, and now aIn the Bond,F. JL LEE. dozen of them have applied to theINDIANA ASBURYIndiana Zeta.UNIVERSITY.Greencastle, Ind., Dee. 6th, 1880.DEAR SCROLL:I have not much of importance tocommunicate this month. Bro. A.steiihenson has left us and is wieldingthe rod in northern Illinois. He willreturn the third terjji, but we regrethis absence for so short a time. TheJunior performance of Asbury tookplace Nov. 18tli. 20th and 21.st. Thepills were represented by Bros. Elrod,Wilson, Buriiside, Hart and Crews,all of whom acquitted themselves nobly—sosays the audience. Bro. S. H.Elrod is

52 Chapter Correspondence.DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Delta.900 W. Franklin St-,Richmond, Dec. 10 1880.DEAR SCROLL:At the beginning of the sessioneight Delta boys were back ready forwork. Since that time two have beenadded to our ranks, and we hope soonto initiate another. The "babies"are P. W. Noland and J. L. Lawless.They are both fine men and alreadyvaliant Phis. The former lives in thecity and will help us greatly there.The latter is a graduate in the TheologicalSeminary at Louisville, andwill assist us much in overcoming theopposition to fraternities. When heappeared with our badge, the dismayand sorrow of the other fraternity menand of the ininisterials was evident.With a self denial worthy of so noblea cause, we have bought for ourhall a very nice organ, using themoney that would otherwise have beenspent for suppers, or "B. W's" as wecall them. Bro. Tanner and Bro.Bryan, who are both organists at largechurches in the city, give us manychoice selections, and we now allowBro. Sands to sing. The solemnity ofour last initiation was much enhancedby the use of the organ.Though late, I wish to chronicle themarriage of Bro. C. W. Tanner toMiss Hardgrove, which occurred Sept.1.5. Bro. Tanner is one of the truestPhis in the land. Though it is nowover two years since he left college, hehas only missed one or two meetings,and even now comes as regularly asever. He says his love for Phi DeltaTheta grows stronger every day.The wave of enthusiasm which wasstarted by the grand Convention inIndianapolis, lost little of its poWer ingetting to Virginia. Our delegategave us interesting accounts of men,speeches and proceedings. AVe publisliedseveral extracts from Indianapolispapers in our city journals. TheBetas took one article as an attackupon them, and made a very bitter articleagainst us. In reply we publishedan able letter from Bro. Troxellwhich fully answered all their falsecharges. AVe think the work of theconvention highly satisfactory. Wefeel proud that one of the ProvincePresidents (Bro. Lyman Chalkley) is aDelta boy. A\^e are also much delightedthat the next convention willmeet here. We will try to make it asuccess, and promise all who will comean old Virginia welcome.At college we are doing right well.Our boys stand well in their classes,and are leaders in all games, such asfoot ball and base ball. At the lastelection in the Mu Sigma Bho literarysociety. Phis were elected to fill fourof the most important offices.We are all delighted with the SCROLLin its new dress, and know that allwill go well under the editorship ofour "tried and true" Troxell. Speakingof this reminds me that the longtalked of organ of the Alpha TauOmega, has at last made its appearance.It is called the Alpha TauOmega Pahn. It is edited in Richmond,and will be published five timesa year. It is in magazine form andnot sub rosa.Being anxious to be in time for DecemberSCROLL I have written currentecalamo. In the Bond,GEO. B. TAYLOR, JR.TennesseeAlpha.VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.Nashville, Tenn., Dec, 1880.ED. SCROLL :AVe are all delighted with the iiewform our always welcome organ hasassumed, and think it very much superiorand preferable in every respectto the old style SCROLL.The membership of our chaviter asthat of the University, continues tobe on the rapid increase.. At presentthe number of students enrolled in thevarious schools of the A'anderbilt isbetween seven and eight hundred, andmore are coming in every day. This,of course, gives us a broad and am()lefield in which to liibor, and since weare rivalled by no other fraternity, wecan be exceedingly choice in the selectionof men who are fit and worthy tobecome Phis. AVe'expect to make thisour most successful year, and theearnestness, good will and harmonywith which our men are working forthe cause, bespeaks no disappointment.If it were not for fear that acopy of the SCROLL might fall intothe hands of the faculty, I would liketo give the names of some of our littlemen who seem at all times willing tothink and act, not only for the goodof our individual chapter, but for the

welfare and'in'osperity of the fraternityin general. The fact that thedelegates would not give Nashvillethe next convention is greatly deliloredby us all. AVe have a muchmore central jjoint than Richmondand think we ought to have had it.AVe will put in for the convention of1HS4 right now ! Our Sub Rosa chaiitersends her best love all along thelines.Yours in the Bond,ED. H.EPSILONChapter Cojrespondence. 53PRICE.PROVINCE.South Carolina Alpha.WoFFOHi) COLLEGE.Spartansburg, S. C, Nov. 28th 1880.DEAR SCROLL :I take great pleasure in informingyou that the affairs of the S. C. Alphaare in a flourishing condition. On the.30th of Oct. we initiated into the secretsiif our Order, A. Cannon, classof '83, J. B. A. Pyatt, and A. W.Edens, class of '84, who heartily joinwith us in working for the interests ofour fraternity.We now have twelve active members,all of whom are laboring with increasedenergy, being led on by thehope that before the end of this termthe Phi Delta Theta fraternity will bethe leading one at Wofford College.Thinking that the welfare of ourfraternity lies not in the quantity butin the quality of its members, we havelabored accordingly, and, 1 am haiijiyto say, our labor has not been in vain.AVith love to iill our Brothers, 1 remainYours in the Bond,A. (J. REMBERT.Georgia Alpha.UNIVERSITY OK GEORGIA.ATHK.NS, «A., Oct. 21, 1880DE.\R S(;ROLL :Never before iierhaps, since the establishmentof our fraternity at theUniv. of Ga., have the affairs of ourchapter been in a more prosperous andgratifying condition, especially at suchan early period of the college year.Nearly all of the undergraduate membershave returned, and having :iddedto this number five accessions, andone, Bro. C. H. Hamilton, transferredfrom Gil. (iainina, our membershipnow amounts to fifteen, with favorableindications of several more additionsat our next meeting. AVe havejust carpeted and refurnished our halland we take occasion here so say toour Brothers at large that we believeBro. Dorsey to be tlie most liberal Phiin Ga. Bro. Mcintosh of the Ga. Beta,who is Prof, of Music at Enuny College,was with us at our last meeting,and highly entertained the chapterwith a judicious and sjiicy speech.He gave more wholesome advice thanwe ever heard in the same length oftime and expressed in the same numberof words. Bro. Brantley, ourformer C. S., will not return to collegethis year, and is now teachingschool in the southern jiart of thestate. Bro. Acosta will also not return.At our last meeting of last year, C.C. Richardson, a member transferredfrom Ga. Giinima to our chapter, wasexpelled from the Fraternity. He wasaccused of cheating on the final examinations,and after a lair trial by hisclass was found guilty. Three of ourmembers preferred cha-iges againsthim, and tlie AViirden summoned himto trial, but refusing to appear fortrial, he withdrew from the college onthe following morning in a disgracefulmanner, and at our next regularmeeting he was expelled as abovestated.In concluding this, my first communicationto the SCROLL, 1 tender thegratulations and wishes of my chapterto the Brothers in the Bond throughoutthe country, and hope for the Fraternityat large an illustrious andprosperous year.Yours fraternally,C. J. HOOD.Georgia Gamma.MERCER UNIVERSITY..MACON, (iA.. Oct. 23d. I8S0.DEAR PHIS :AVe send a happy greeting to everyPhi in America, or elsewhere, and askthem to be p;itient while we informthem of new laurels that our chapterhas twined around the name of ourbeloved fraternity.At our hist commencement our boysbore off the first and second honors ofthe Senior class, and the first prize ofthe Stiphomore declamation. Of thethirteen who composed our chapterlast session, nine had their names inscribedon the roll of honor, of theirrespective classes, and the same num-

54Chapter Correspondence.her received speakers' places. AA"e arefar ahead of the other fraternitieshere, and are determined to keep thelead. AVe have taken in two newmembers this session, who will provenoble Phis. The other fraternitiesworked faithfully for them, but wetriumphed, as usual.After s])ending a pleasant vacationamong our dear parents and friends,we have returned to our duties, feelingfresh, and prepared for the workof the ensuing year.AVishing each chapter of our dearfraternity the utmost success in alltheir undertakings I am.Yours in the Bond,JOHN P. Ross.Alabama Alpha.A & M. COLLEGE,AUBURN ALABAMA, NOV. 9th, ISSO.EDITOR SCROLL :Since my last writing we have initiatedinto our fold a man from our Seniorclass, a man full grown in intellectualattainments. In procuring thisman we get the best debater and oneof the most influential men in college.AA'e now have fifteen in our flock. Weare all enthusiastic Phis and are workingfor the promotion of the Phi DeltaTheta fraternity. I have read theproceedings of our convention andduring the perusal I could hardly restrainmy pride from giving utteranceto three cheers for the Phis. Hopingour cause will advance as gloriouslythe next two years as it has the pasttwo, I amYours in the Bond,Jos. CALLAWAY.Miss. Alpha.UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI,OXFORD, MISS., Oct. 24th, 1880.DEAR SCROLL :AVe are again thoroughly organizedfor another year's work, and we hopeto accomjilish it much more effectivelyand better than ever before. We havemade a very good beginning consideringthe o|)))osition we have to contendwith. AVe have taken in seven goodmen, and we now number seventeen.Our chapter is estalilished as firm asthe "Rock of xVges," and our mottoshall ever be "Onward." A'oti mayalways expect to hear good reportsfrom this chapter, for we generallymanage to get men who have the goodof the Fraternity at heart, and whowill do their best for its advancement.Grasping the hand of every Phi incordial greeting, I remain.Yours in the Bond,C. S. STEWART.Texas Alpha.TEHOACANA, TEXAS, November, 1880.DEAR SCROLL :We had but five men to begin with,and one of them, Bro. J. H. (iillespie,will move to Arlington, North Texas,very soon. Bro. J. R. Bell will meetwith us occasionally during the session.We have a prospect of increasingour membership by one or two,soon. There were formerly two opposingfrats. in the University, butthere is but one now whose oppositionamounts to anything, that one beingBeta Theta Pi ;• Alpha Gamma havingbecome almost extinct. Bro. Cone,who visited us during our Commencementin June, and, by the way, as finea gentleman as 1 ever met and as truea Phi as 1 ever expect to see, suggestedthe idea of lifting the AlphaGammas. This we did not approve,as they have some men Phi DeltaTheta don't want, though at the sametime they have men Phi Delta Thetawould be glad to have. To avoid takingthe whole chapter, we are goingto work on those we want and will letthe others remain. Bro. Cone tellsme they have but two or three chaptersin existence.Texas Beta expects to do more goodwork internally this year than ever before; expects, or at least ardentlyhopes, to get her affairs in a businessshape. She has been represented atour glorious convention, and will doall in her povi-er to jiromote the true])rinciples of Phi Delta Theta in theLone Star State.' I amWith love to all,Yours in the Bond,FRANK N. DRANE.Alabama Alpha Alumni.MONTGOMERY, ALA., Oct. 28th, 1880.DEAR BROTHERS:By the untiring energies of Bro.Alva Fitzpatrick and co-operation ofother Phis an Alumni chapter hasbeen organized here. We are glad tobe known as the Alabama Alphaalumni, and will ever strive to maintainthat position which in justice toits proud name should be claimed.

Could some one of our brethren havebeen with us the night we "set theball rolling," and viewed us in our littleattic chamber where nothing butthe mute wall and four solid Phis witnessedthe organization, their just verdictwould have been that those boysmean to organize Phi Delta Theta inMontgomery.Though few in number we expect toplant a chapter here that will not be athing of a season, but will stand thetest of time and grow stronger as theyears roll on. Our object is to builda chapter here that will be au honorto the Fraternity, and reflect creditupon Phi Delta Theta in Southland.We shall watch every opportunity toorganize college chapters in all thefirst-class institutions in our state.We will do our best to revive our AlabamaAlpha at the State University.AVe love Phi Delta Theta, the namebreathes around us the pure incenseof brotherly affection which the barbariancannot claim. Four of uswere born of Ala. Beta, and nurturedunder her generous care, consequentlywe call this chapter the child of Ala.Beta. Love to the Brotherhood and aprosperous year.Yours in the Bond,AV. J. ORUM.PERSONALS.Bro. W. H. H. Raleigh, 111. A., '60,is attorney and credit man for thestanch firm of Hodges Bros., Baltimore,Md., and has held the positionfor seven years. His address is 23Hanover street.Bro. C. AV. Daniel, Texas Alpha '79,is engaged in ministerial work nearWortham, Texas. He is but a fewmiles from Tehuacana and can oftenpay the Alpha boys a visit.Bro. S. E. Kennon, Texas Alpha,'79, is preaching at Weatherford, Tex­Personals. 55as. He speaks of visiting the Phis atTehuacana sotm.Bro. AV. H. Cowan, Texas Alpha,'79, is attending medical lectures atVanderbilt University.Bro. R. S. Moore, Ind. G., Seymour,Ind., furnishes music on all importantoccasions in the city. Bro. M. is amodel alumnus and frequently sendsencouraging letters to his chaptershowing as deep interest in Phi DeltaTheta as ever.Bro. Chas. AVinston, charter memberof Mo. Beta, holds a position underthe St. Louis and A'icksburg LineS. Ship Co., and is an enthusiasticPhi. His address is 2227 Olive St.,St. Louis, ilo.Bro. J. II. Dortch, Tenn. Beta, '78,is joint editor of the Souierville (Tenn.)Faicon, an eight page weekly paper,ably conducted.Bro. PI. D. Howren, Ga. Gamma,'80, has been nominated for the Legislaturein one of the largest counties ofFlorida. It was conceded at Emorythat there had never been a more brilliantspeaker in the college. Beingyet so young the nomination is a veryhigh compliuient, and promises a distinguishedcareer.Hon. J. (•. S. Blackburn, Ky. Alpha,'77, has been elected for hisfourth term in Congress from the samedistrict which Henry Clay formerlyrepresented.Bro. AVilbur F. Smith, Va. Delta,is vice-principal of a large publicschool in Baltimore, Md. He was oneof the charter members of the Delta.His address is 80 N. Gilmor St.Bro. D. C. Porter, Penna. Alpha,preached recently at Deleware, Oliio.He was welcomed by the Ohio DeltaPhis, who admired his preaching verymuch. He has just returned fromScotland, where he graduated at theEdinboro' Scliool of Theology.Bro. Tom H. McConica, Ohio Delta,was a delegate from his county to theRepublican congressional convention.Bro. Cyrus Huling, Ohio Delta, ispractising law in Columbus, Ohio.May success attend him.Bro. Chas. T. Noland, Mo. Beta,.who was the successful contestant forthe medal in the Inter-State Oratoricalcontest at Chicago, in '7(5, is makinga place for himself at the St. Louisbar.Bro. R. E. Ball, Mo. Beta, is occupyingthe assistant's chair in theschool of matheiDatics at Central Collegeof Mo.Bro. R. AV. Freeman, Tenn. Alpha,'79, is now doing a splendid businessat the bar in Newnan, Ga.Bro. A. S. Jones, Ga. Delta, '75, isnow President of College Temple, situatedat Newnan, Ga., and one of thebest institutions of learning in theSouth. Bro. Jones is a good and enthusiasticPhi and is gaining a highreputation as an instructor.

56 Other Fraternities.Bro. H. B. Philliiis, Tenn. Beta,'80, is practising law in Jacksonville,P^la. He is a member of the firm ofAVhitney and Phillips.Judge D. D. Banta, Ind. A., '55,the Historian of our late convention,has just taken a winter trip to Florida.Bro. C. W. Bixby, Pa. A., '76, hasa good position in 2nd Nat. Bank,Wilkesbarre. Pa., and sends his checkfor SCROLL. He wants to see anyPhis who happen to come around W.—wants them to try his steel horse.Bro. C. J. Reddig, Treas. G. C, hasbeen very ill since the convention athis home in Shippensburg, Pa. He isnow, we are most happy to say, slowlyconvalescing. See editorial note.Bro. J. AV. Fleet, Va. Delta, '78-'79,was a delegate to the A''irginia StateDemocratic Convention, which met inRichmond, ilay 17th, 1880.Bro. Chas. M. Shields, M. D., Va.Delta, '7.5-'76, has recently been electedAdjunct Professor of Anatomy inthe Richmond Medical College.Bro. Wm. A. Carrington, Va. Beta,'77-'78, is farming near Richmond,Va.Bro. J. AV. Boyd, Va. Delta, '77-'78,expects to commence the practice oflaw ill Buchanan, Va., soon.OTHER FRATERNITIES.Delta Kapjia and Ka])pa Sigma Epsilon,two Freshman secret societies atYale, have been abolished by vote ofthe faculty. The former v\'as organizedin 1845, the latter in 1S40.Sigma Chi claims Dr. Moss as amember of their chapter at the IndianaUniversity. This must be a mistake,as tiie Doctor is quite radical inhis opposition to fraternities.Delta Tau Delta and Plii GammaDelta are making attempts to enterUniversity of Pa.Phi Kapyia Psi has had another chapterplaced (m her dead li.st, the chapterat Bethany College, A^a., having beenabolished because of internal dissensions.Chi Phi and Phi Gamma Delta havechapters at Muhlenburg ('ollege, althoughaccording to a late cataloguefrom that institution students are advisednot to join fraternities becauseof questionable utility.Phi Kappa Psi's chapter at JohnsHopkins is a failure—one of the membersof the chapter confessed he hadnot been at a meeting for six months.At the Chi Phi's convention at AIleiitown,Pa., in October, the oratorand poet were quite young men. Theformer. Rev. A. C. Powell, of Cincinnati,graduated in '76, and the latter,C. R.'AVhipple, of Nashville, in '74.Chi Phi wants to have some alumnichapters.Plii Kappa Psi is working to enterBrown, and Phi Gamma Delta, BostonUniversity.Alpha Delta Phi owns chapterhousesat Dartmouth, Amherst, AVilliams andCornell ; and "Samuel Eels MemorialHall" at Hamilton is nearly completed.The chapters at MichiganU., Wesleyan and Kenyon have eachbought a building lot and have abuilding fund. Their other chaptershave taken no steps to procure any.Iowa University revoked its prohibitionof fraternities last year. Whowill enter ?Kappa Alpha (northern), founded in1825, is an entirely social fraternity.Unitil 1836, its name was simply theEnglish letters K. A., but the Greekletters Kappa Alpha, were then adopted.In 1868, at Cornell, Mr. M. M.Leggett, previous to an intended initiation,was led blindfolded outsidethe town. He fell over the banks of aravine and was afterwards picked updead. This liarbarous form of initiationwe hope has been changed. ThePres. is denoted by the sun, the V.Pres. by the moon, and the other officersby the signs of the zodiac.The twelfth biennial convention oftlie Sigma Chi was held at AVashington,D. C, Nov. 16-18. Fifty attendedthe banquet, (one-fourth as manyas Phi Delta Theta had), and an ampleflow of wit and wine is said to havefollowed. Their next convention willbe held in Chicago, 2nd Tuesday inNovember. 1882.Sigma .Alplia (Black B.idge) is reportedto us as having disbanded formallyat their last convention, a statementto this effect being made by oneof their members. The fraternity wasorganized at Roanoke College, Salem,Va., in 18.")

Upodvpoi ev ^j AiXra fItjTa.M^ •cVOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., JANUARY, 1881. No.THE CONVENTION HISTORY.BY JUDGE D. D. BANTA, IND. ALPHA, '55.Written for the National Convention of Phi Delta Theta, held in Indiajiapolis,Ind., Oct. 26-2g, 1880, and read by the Historian at the Public Literary exercises.Park Theatre, Friday evening of the Convention.The old Greeks were a wise people. They had their philosophersand their orators, their poets and their painters. They could, I haveheard it said, read Greek without the aid of "grammars and graduses,dictionaries and lexicons." And yet, with all their wisdom and alltheir learning, they never dreamed of the potency that lurked in tliecombinations of certain letters of their own alphabet. To the wisePlato, or the stormy Demosthenes, phi delta theta, phi psi, or betatheta pi, had no more significance than p d q, 1 m or x y z have to us.Wise and learned as their people were, they never knew the possibilitiesof their own letters. We, as Greeks of a more favored age, mayregret the fate that withheld the knowledge and barred the youthfulacademician from sporting a badge, or spiking a freshman fresh fromthe "Thessalian plains."Sober history tells us that from the time of the subversion of theWestern Empire, the knowledge of Greek letters ceased to be cultivatedthroughout Europe, until in the fourteenth century, when their studywas revived, and under the teaching of the school-masters of that andthe succeeding ages, great progress was made therein. It is an interestingchapter relating to this period, which records the importanceattached to the study of Greek letters in the revival of learning.There has been a second revival in Greek letters—a revival whichthe school-masters of the time have not been so zealous to promote ashave their students; but it has been of so recent a date that the historianshave not as yet transcribed an account of it in their commonplacebooks, much less put it in their history books ; and it is to thisrevival that we owe this meeting to-night.Of all the years that have come and gone since puritan and cavalier

58 77^4" Convention History.first made them homes in the New World, 1776 shines with the mostenduring luster. Americans all look back to that as the natal year oftheir country's glory, and the sixty-five thousand Greeks of the UnitedStates see in it, in addition, the natal year of the Greek Society. Forin this year a select band of students of William and Mary's Collegefirst pressed into cabalistic service Greek letters. They organized thePhi Beta Kappa Society, which has in some sort been the parent of allthe Greek fraternities since organized in the United States.History teaches us that the advent of every living institution is followedby a period of slow development and growth. This has beentrue of the Greek fraternity. The Phi Beta Kappa was originally aclass fraternity—its membership being limited to the senior class, andfor forty-five years it was the only fraternity known. Five years afterits advent, William and Mary's College suspended because of the warand the fraternity went with it; nor was it re-established in that venerableinstitution until 1850, nearly seventy years after its suspension,when it was discovered that its president, then an "old, old man," wasstill living and its records had been cared for by the Virginia HistoricalSociety. But before its suspension Chapters had been establishedat Hartford and Yale, and shortly after a Chapter at Dartmouth.As the thought of the country climbed out of the colonial ruts andtook to new paths, and men began reaching out for new methods, theyoung collegians developed a wish for that closer union of congenialminds which the college fraternity is supposed to give. The Phi BetaKappa had answered the purpose during the war and for many yearsafter. There were but few colleges in the land then, and in these fewfraternity ideas were of slow growth. It was not till 1821 that wefind an account of the organization of a second fraternity, which was atYale—Chi Delta Theta, but this, too, was a class fraternity. Nonebut seniors were eligible to its membership. In 1823 the Chi Phi, a"Select Literary Society," was established at Princeton, but an opposingfacult}' soon stamped it out of existence.The time had now come when these class Greek Societies no longersatisfied the students' demands. They were too narrow and illiberal.In the march of events the walls of separation between college classeshad been broken down, the democratic element had intruded itself andthe demand of the hour was for a Greek Fraternity in which senior,junior, sophomore and freshman could meet on common ground. In1825 this demand was met in the organization of the Kappa Alpha atUnion College, which, according to Baird, the author of the "AmericanCollege Fraternities," and from which work many of these facts are

The Convention History. 59drawn, conformed very nearly in its "practice and principles" to thesystem of Greek Societies now in vogue. From this time on the increasein new Fraternities and in the number of Greeks has kept pacewith the expectations of the most ardent of the Brotherhood. In 1830the number of Fraternities (not Chapters, but Fraternities) was six ; in1840 it was eleven ; in 1850, twenty-five ; in i860, thirty-two ; in 1870,forty-five, and there are to-day no less than .sixty-five in the UnitedStates, having nearly 500 living Chapters, with a membership of over65,000.It was not until 1834 that the Greeks ventured to set foot across themountains. Our new colleges here in the West were not, it may besurmised, inviting fields in which to plant Chapters, and Eastern menwere slow to recognize merit in the West, even where it did appear. Inthat year—1834—the Alpha Phi, a Union College fraternity, chartereda Chapter at the Miami University, then the leading institution in theMississippi Valley; but it was eleven years before another Chapterfrom an Eastern college came to a Western school.But the Alpha Phi boys had sown the "Dragon's teeth." One Chapterat Miami created a demand for another, and the Eastern Greeksholding back, the Miami boys took up the trade of fraternity-makingfor themselves. In 1839 they turned out the Beta Theta Pi, our elderbrother, which was the first Greek fraternity originated in the MississippiValley.The spirit of Greek fraternityship must have ever run high amongthe Miami students. In 1848 they again invoked their handicraft, andthis time the Phi Delta Theta, our own fraternity, the second originatingin the Valley, was sent out to push its way in the fraternity world,and. right well has it pushed that way. I must say, when, after twentyfiveyears buffeting with a stubborn world, I turned back in memoryto my collegiate days, and looked the ground over as well as I couldfrom those days down to these, I was amazed at the wonderful progressPhi Delta Theta has made.When I was made a Phi, six years after the fraternity's organization,there were only four Chapters, with a membership all told of about onehundred. The Miami brethren seem to have felt their way with greatcaution. In 1849, the next year succeeding their organization, theychartered their first Chapter. This was at the Indiana University. In1852 the Kentucky Alpha at Center College, and the Indiana Beta, rftWabash, were planted. From the first catalogue of the fraternity,which was published by Rev. Robert Morrison, one of the founders of

6o The Convention History.the organization, in i860, it appears that the Chapters by that time\had increased to eleven, and the membership, all told, was 295.With the advent of the war our prosperity came to an end. Insteadof organizing.new Chapters, some already organized died. For fiveyears there was scarcely any growth, but the fraternity spirit did notdie. The old fires were kept a smoldering, and no sooner had the clashof war ceased than they burst into a blaze, and have burned brightlyever since. The missionary spirit has taken hold of the active members,and they have carried the Phi banners East, West, North andSouth. In looking over the data furnished me, I find that Phi songsare sung beyond the Sierras; that the shield and dagger are wornaway down in the Palmetto State, and that some daring missionary hasnot scrupled to organize a chapter away up in the Green MountainState. In nineteen States of the Federal Union the fraternity has, atthis time, thirty-nine living Chapters, located in as many colleges anduniversities, with a membership of not less than 3,000.At the beginning of the year 1865 the membership, as we have seen,did not exceed 300. At the close of the year it was less than 400—probably 375—but during the fifteen years that have intervened sincethen the increase has been not less than 2,600, which is an increase ofalmost 175 per year. Truly there has been a marvelous growth.It is the custom of the Phi Delta Theta, on these auspicious occasions,to make room for the Historian, but their custom wisely limitshim, I am told, to a very short time for his exercise. The time hasnot yet come for writing the history of Phi Delta Theta. History,like confidence, is a plant of slow growth. It is built up from the accretionsof the years. The old Phis and the young are the workerswho are building that history—some in one field and some in another.It is "here a little and there a little"—a step this year and a step nextyear. But the old Phis, like angels' visits, are "few and far between."Counting those as old who were made Phis before the war, and wehave seen that they did not exceed 300, and the angel of death hasever been reaping among them as well as among all others. Againsthow many of their names"The fatal asterisk of death is set!"Standing here as I do, and speaking in some sort for the older membersof the Brotherhood, I think I may say for them that they have sofar fought the battle of life without dishonor to themselves or to you.How are you young men fighting it? You have the numbers, but ittakes much besides numbers to make history. It takes action—theaction of men—the action of strong and right minded men.

An Evil Illustrated.6iThe time may come when more aggressive fraternities will moot thequestion : Why should the Phi Delta Theta longer live ? And theanswer to be a worthy one, or should the question ever come, must befound in the lives of the Brotherhood. To the great, busy, vvork-a-dayworld the name Phi Delta Theta has no significance, unless made significantby the names of her men. The order can shine and shineonly by the light reflected from her own sons. Let these be true totheir order and to themselves, and there will not only be a reason apparentto the world at large for prolonged fraternity life, but the timewill soon come when there will be a glorious history to write.AN EVIL ILLUSTRATED.DEAR SCROLL:It is my desire to call the attention of the members of the Fraternityto something which in my opinion is of the utmost importance.It is this: When a student not a member of any fraternity leaves acollege where is established a chapter of our fraternity, and goes to anothercollege where we also have a chapter, it should be the duty of thelast mentioned chapter, before electing that student a member of ourfraternity, to write to the other chapter, or to some one member ofthat chapter, enquiring about the standing, the behavior and the relationshipthat existed between that student and the members of ourfraternity at the first mentioned chapter. But some Brother will say, "Idon't see the use of all this labor and waste of time; and, besides, duringthe time spent in this laborious correspondence, another fraternity maysecure a man that would have reflected credit and honor upon ourorder." This is so, Brother, but it is better to lose ninety and nine,yea, nine hundred and ninety-nine good men, than to get in one withwhom it would be impossible for some members of our fraternity toassociate.To give you an instance of this. About two years ago two studentsleft the college which is my own alma mater, and entered another collegein another state. While at our college they were detested andabhorred by the majority of the students, including most of the membersof our chapter. Pt will not do to go into particulars, for thosemen are now members of our fraternity. However, this I will say: byour men they were thought to possess none of the attributes which inour opinion are requisite for one to become a Phi. These two youthshad no sooner entered the other college than they were taken in byour chapter at that college! And this was not all: by that chapter

62 An Evil Illustrated.they were spoken of as if they were paragons, and endowed with intellectualcapacities far superior to the rest of the Phis! Whilst whenthey were students at our college, one was considered a little betterthan a fool, and the other, which by some is thought as bad, a pedant.Under these circumstances there was one of two things left for us tothink; either that we were incapable of judging of the merits of menwith whom for two years we were associated, or (what was more natural)that the chapter, of which these men became members on a twomonths association, was composed of weaker material than ours. Whenthe news of the initiation of these men reached our chapter there wasgeneral dissatisfaction, and the feeling went so far that two or threespoke of withdrawing from the fraternity, stating that they could notcall those men brothers, or associate with them as such. This is nophantasm of the imagination conjured up for the purpose of writing;but is, I am grieved to say, too true. And this is not the only instanceof the kind. Not three weeks ago I was conversing with a brotherfrom another state on this subject, and he told me of a case of thesame kind which occurred at his college. It was somewhat as follows:A student at this college not a member of any fraternity, made allmanner of fun of our fraternity and did everything he could to thedetriment of the same. This student on leaving this college and goingto another was immediately initiated by our chapter in the latter college! Now is it reasonable to suppose that those students who wereridiculed by this man could feel toward him as toward other membersof the fraternity? All of these differences could have been obviatedby a correspondence between the two chapters.Let us in the selection of men think as Pope thought "that a littlelearning (knowledge?) is a dangerous thing," and let us endeavor toincrease our knowledge of men. Doing this we will "march onwardand upward and true to the line.'' Doing this our standard will marchin the van of the fraternities and nothing will be able to withstand ourpervading and permeating influence. The neglect of this may eventuallycause a discord among our members that may rend asunder theunity and brotherly love in which we as a fraternity stand pre-eminent.This to some may seem unimportant, but remember, that"A pebble in the streamlet scant.Has turned the course of many a river ;A dew drop, on the body plantHas vvfarp'd the great oak tree forever.""C.'

Breadth and Strength. 63"BREADTH AND STRENGTH."By the formation of Vt. A., Phi Delta Theta made a long step eastwardand northward. This step has, no doubt, excited much commentamong the fraternities of the East, to whom such a step seemed oneof daring scarcely comprehensible. That even such a progressive fraternityas Phi Delta Theta should attempt to storm the long establishedin their strongholds, surprised many Frats. in a manner far from pleasant.Prophecies of speedy death were cheap at any price—indeed, couldbe had without asking. The opposition was strenuous. It took theform of the most virulent slander, abuse and misrepresentation. Perhapsthe Locals, who tried to suppress the movement, and who said itwould be short-lived, were prophetic, but missed the right application.More likely they were apprehensive of their own safety and theirprophecies were but the voicings of their fears.The chapter of Sigma Phi, the only chaptered Fraternity then atVt. University, seemed to keep a strict neutrality, and then becamequite friendly.This, then, was the state of affairs at the end of the college year:Local opposition, chapter neutrality and a general watching for theSeptember test.Active and hard work on the part of all the Frats. was the order ofthe day. The result of Phi Delta Theta work fully assures the successof the eastward movement.The movement has, it seems, stirred the more conservative elementof Phi Delta Theta, and the result is the article in the June SCROLL.Breadth, accompanied by proportional strength, is as desirable inthe Fraternity as in the individual growth. The fact that one makesprogress in the attainment of a desired object is in itself a sufficientincentive to further action. There is no greater incentive to studythan a reasonable pride in one's attainments; while the attainments aidto further progress.The knowledge that our glorious Phi Delta Theta is worth)- themost exalted pride, will ever increase our zeal, our energy in her behalf;call up in her behalf resources of which we never dreamed.What, then, must be the result? Our beloved Phi Delta Theta willgrow dearer; we will endeavor to better live up to her requirements.Our standard of scholarship must be raised. The gffect upon thecharacter of each member must be of an elevating nature.

64 Something About Chi Phi.With our growth in extension and power, our real character as aP'raternity must become better known. Confidence in us will be unquestioned.Our choice of members must then be nearly equivalent topledges on the part of those invited. In other words, we will have ourchoice, absolute and final.Each extension must, as urged, be in the right direction. With theelements of dissension among its members a chapter cannot hope tosucceed. Nor with its members deficient in energy, will, or intelligence,can there be success.It is the purpose of this article to tell the other chapters that VermontAlpha possesses unanimity, and hopes that her future record willshow an average supply of the elements of success. It is Vt. A.'s desirethat the eastward movement may succeed in every particular andthat Phi Delta's prosperity may be assured forever. H. L. V. N.SOMETHING ABOUT CHI PHI.The account Chi Phi has given of its origin is, that it was foundedin 1824, at Princeton, by Dr. John McLean, Ex-Pres. of that college;that it was a secret literary society until about 1830, when it died;that in 1854 John McLean, Jr.,found its constitution and records; andthat, as he was then organizing a fraternity at Princeton, he adoptedthis society's name and date. From this it is claimed that Chi Phi isone year older than Kappa Alpha (northern), and the oldest fraternityin existence. It is also asserted that all the original records were destroyedby a fire at Princeton in 1858, a chapter having been startedat Franklin and Marshall in 1856.This account having been published by the Cornell chapter in thestudents' annual, a member of Kappa Alpha, knowing that Dr. McLeanhad always strongly opposed fraternities, wrote him, and received fromhim a letter denying that he ever had anything to do with Chi Phi orany other secret fraternity, and expressing his belief that Chi Phi didnot exist at Princeton prior to 1854. The correspondence was publishedin the Cornell Era, and created quite a stir. The historian ofthe fraternity wrote to the Era, acknowledging that Chi Phi has togive up the claim that it was founded by Dr. McLean, but holding stillthat it was founded in 1824, because, he says, there are 3 Chi Phis,now living, who say they once saw a book which contained the recordsof a Chi Phi society, and had on it the date 1824. A writer in theBeta Theta Pi, who seems to be well posted in Chi Phi's history, then

Two Phis.6^wrote a long article, headed, "A Bit of Pretension," to refute the claimof Chi Phi to venerableness. He says the evidence on which the historianclaims that Chi Phi was founded in 1824 is very circumlocutory,and that, even if such a book as the 3 Chi Phis speak of was seen bythem, it might have borne the date 1824 and yet not been written until30 years after. He offers the following suggestion : In 1854 ChiPhi and Kappa Alpha were rivals at Princeton, and there was a strugglefor the precedence depending on dates. Kappa Alpha's chapterthere having been established in 1852, and the fraternity in 1825, whatwould be more probable than that the Chi Phis should have found anold book, and rested upon it a claim to a date which would make ChiPhi the oldest fraternity by just one year? The date having beenclaimed at first as a campaign measure, it was stuck to, because it provokedKappa Alpha, until the origin of the claim was forgotten. ChiPhi now does not profess to know the names of aiiy 1824-39 Chi Phis,or anything else concerning them, for it is said that in the old recordsthe members were designated by assumed names, as "Agamemnon,""Achilles," etc.Admitting that those records existed, and that there was a Chi Phisociety, in 1824, what connection has Chi Phi of 1854 with its oldernamesake ? Would the adoption of an old society's constitution by anew society make the new societ\' as old as the first socict\- ?The article throwing this "cloud on the title" of Chi Phi to antiquitywas republished in the Chi Phi Quarterly, and the editors were veryangry, and intimated that the anonymous writer in the Beta Theta Piwas none other than Wm. R. Baird, author of "Am. Coll. I'rats."They threw in some parenthetical remarks, censuring the writer forhis impertinence in interfering with Chi Phi's affairs, but not attemptingto answer the article. The two journals have been paying theirrespects to each other in not very friendly terms.A second Chi Phi was founded at Univ. of X. C.-in 1859, and a thirdat Hobart in i860. The Hobart and Princeton orders came togetherin 1867, and the combined northern order united with the southernorder in 1873. So it will be seen that Chi Phi, like "Tom Sawyer,"belongs to the composite order of architecture.TWO PHIS.GEN. BENJ. HARRISON, LL. D., OHIO ALPHA, '52.A just and reasonable pride in the honorable distinction gained bythose closely associated with us is right. It will give all members ofPhi Delta Theta no little pleasure to note that Bro. Ben. Harrison has

66 Two Pliis.been made the unanimous choice of the Republican caucus of the IndianaState Congress for United States Senator. This is equivalent toan election, the Legislature being Republican. Bro. Harrison hasserved his party and his State faithfully, being at one time Governorof the latter, and deserves the honor bestowed upon him. The presshas spoken well in his behalf and better than would perhaps be becomingin ourselves to do. A clipping or two will give some notion ofthe esteem and confidence with which he is regarded. A western paperin an article headed "Little Ben" has the following paragraph:"Gen. Ben. Harrison, above all others, deserves the Senatorshipfrom Indiana. In 1876 and in 1878 he made a thorough canvass ofthe State, at a large expense to himself, when it was evident from thefirst that there was not a shadow of a chance for success. But for thesake of the grand old party for whose principles he fought to preserve.Little Ben entered the canvass and fought the enemy without askingfor reward." 'The Philadelphia Press said editorially the morning after the caucusnomination, "Gen. Harrison is the foremost man in his State, and iswell equipped for the public service in any capacity."Of his ability and success in his work there can be no doubt, andhis bearing toward all may be a good model to pattern after, as the followingfrom the New York Tribune would lead us to believe:"General Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana, is mentioned as the mostdiligent and successful lawyer in the State. He has the excellent habitof putting his best ability and energy into the smallest as well as thelargest cases he takes. It is said of him that he always pays a youngantagonist the compliment of doing his best, and this fact has developedamong his professional associates a taste for preparation and askill in the practice in the 7iisi prius courts at Indianapolis which issomewhat remarkable."REV. J. M. WORRALL, D. D., OHIO ALPHA, '53.A special correspondent of the Louisville Courier yournal, in a lateletter from Chicago, giving biographical sketches of the distinguisheddivines iVom the South in that city, pays the following high tribute toour Bro. J. M. Worrall, Ohio Alpha, '53, who was the orator at thePhiladelphia Convention of the Fraternity in 1876, who is warm in hispatriotism for Phi Delta Theta, and whose son, W. R. Worrall, Ky.Alpha, now also of Chicago, we all know to be a most devoted Phi."Rev. J. M. Worrall, D. D., pastor of the Eighth Presbyterian church here, is•worthy of a distinguished place among our noted Southern clergymen. His parentswere natives of Virginia, and came to Kentucky with George Rogers Clark,one of the earliest settlers of Louisville. Dr. Worrall barely escaped being bornin Kentucky, from his parents being driven into Indiana through the Indian troublesof the times. He was educated in and about New Albany, and Louisville; was

In Memoriam. 67the valedictorian of Anderson's New Albany school, after which he taught in thesame institution. * * In 1854 he was called to the First Presbyterian church ofCovington, Ky., where he remained over twenty-three years, erecting one of thefinest churches and building up one of the strongest Presbyterian societies in Kentucky.In 1877 he was called to the Eighth Presbyterian church here, which wasthen in a languishing condition, being torn by internal dissensions and worn outwith an Sl8,ooo debt. Dr. AA'orrall's work here has been a most splendid one. dthas gone deep down—taken firm root, broadened and widened and ripened intoperfect fruition. The church debt he has completely wiped out. He has addednearly four hundred members to the Society. * * Chicago needs more earnest,soulful, honest, unsensational workers in her churches like Dr. AA'orrall, of Kentucky."Kn IfttcmorCam.A. C. PEGUES,South Carolina Alpha, died at his home in Sumpter Co., S. C, September2 Ist, 1880.Deceased was born in Marlboro co., S. C, April 17th, 1863. Hewas one of the most promising members of the S. C. Alpha, and abrilliant star in that mystic crown of Phi Delta Theta. Possessed ofmany good qualities, he was beloved by friends and relatives, and esteemedby all who knew him. His love for Phi Delta Theta was sogreat, that even his last thoughts were directed to our noble cause.REV. R. S. HARWELL,Georgia Gamma, died at O.xford, Ga., in October, 1880.Deceased was a member of the Ga. Gamma, and a man beloved byall who knew him. Earnestly devoting himself to the cause of religion,he never was guilty of a mean or dishonorable action.The following resolutions were adopted by his chapter:Whereas it has pleased almighty God to take from among us ourbeloved and esteemed Brother, Rev. Richard Sterling Harwell, we, themembers of the Ga. Gamma, of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, EmoryCollege, Oxford, Ga., as a tribute to his memory do adopt the followingresolutions :First, That in the death of our Brother this chapter has lost one ofits best and most efficient members, whose purposes were in conformitywith the highest interests of his fraternity and noblest objects ofhuman life.Second, That the several institutions of which he was a member, PhiGamma Literary Society, I. O. G. T., the VL. E. church South, andsociety in general, have been deprived of one of their most active, devotedand promising members.Third, That the hall of this chapter be draped in mourning for thirtydays.Fourth, That we tender our warmest sympathies to the bereavedfamily, and that a copy of these resolutions be sent them.

68 Editorial.•HE4.SSR0.LcIi. %•PTIBL1SHF,DM0NTHI.V DURING THE COLLEGE YEARSubscription price $1.00 per annum.15 cents each.Extra copiesM. F. TROXELL, Editor and Manager.H. H. •WEBEE, Assistant.All communications, fo be publishcfl. should bein 'he hands of theEditor not later ibau the tii^t day of the mouth in which they shouldappear.GETTYSBURG, PA., JANUARY, 1881.Is it too late to wish a Happy NewYear to the Phi world ? Our "devil"says not, and for once we obey him—"A Happy JVew Year to all Phis !"What is the matter with Va. GammaV We have received no report fromthem for some time, neither do theyanswer our letters. Will Bro. J. C.Terryl let us hear how they are gettingalong ?We cannot too often urge our activemembers to get as many of our alumnias possible to subscribe for the SCROLL.In meeting with alumni we find thatthey know little or nothing about thefraternity that has occurred since theyhave left college walls. The SCROLLis just the thing to keep them posted.The Keporter of Maryland AlphaAlumni calls upon those who know, togive him the names and addresses ofPhis living or stopping in Baltimore.We agree with the Reporter that thereare many such in the monumentalcity, and we trust they may all befound. The cHajiter there is now fullof enthusiasm, and it should be theaim of every Plii to make it one of thepermanent strongholds of Phi DeltaTheta.Bro. Barrs bids fair to excel, as heretofore,in organizing Phi work in theSouth. Full of legal business, he yethas time to give considerable attentionto fraternity matters; and thismight be said of all who have the willto push in the world of work, no matterin what field their life labor maybe carried on. With such a leader itwould be almost a disgrace for thePhis of Epsilon Province to hold backin the matter of organizing. Theplans of the P. P. are distinctly statedand need but concerted action to makethem mighty in our cause.practical and practicable.They areA "Word to Reporters.We appreciate the difficulty whichmust be met and overcome by the Reportersif they would have a hearingin each issue of the SCROLL. Somemonths are very dry of facts of interest,and it takes very hard tliinkingto know "what to write about." Otherspass so quickly that the matter ofsending the required report is entirelyforgotten, or overlooked until too late.The obligation, however, does not allowof any shifting about from onecause to another. The Editor wouldbe thought worthy of censure and removal,did he for any cause omit amonth in silence as do many of theReporters. Yet the obligation to dutyis no more binding in one case thanin the other, even as there is no moreremuneration in the one than iu theother.How to make chapter reports alwaysinteresting, is an interesting question.Whilst not wishing to discuss it wewill take the liberty of throwing out ahint or two, wliich the Reporters mayadopt or reject as they may deemproper. Suppose, for instance, in orderto keep up a general interestamong themselves the Reporters adoptsome question, iu whose discussioneach one shall use a short paragraph.Or suppose a question of inquiry bestarted, or a good conundrum be given—original, of course—one month, tobe answered by the Reporters in the

month following. Or suppose eachone names the favorite novelist or poetof the majority of his chapter Brothers,to be decided by vote, or inquiry.Or suppose each one gives, for onemonth, the various occupations decidedupon by his Brothers: and so on ad infinitum.A good way to start themovement would be for the Aliiliacliajiters of Provinces, in turn, to announcethe question for reply in thenext issue of the SCROLL, then forBeta chaiiters iu turn, and so on.Thus Vt. A. would be first lo proposea subject, then Oliio B., and so on.If these suggestions will have theeffect of sending more frequent reportsby the Reporters, then will ourmain end be accomplished. At thesame time some such plan as abovementioned, can hardly fail of both increasingthe interest of the Reportersin their work, and of giving instructionto all concerned. In order to testthe matter, in a harmless sort of way,we will throw out the first question.And it is this—We should like to knowthe full name, age, residence, weight,and height, of the weightiest Brotherin eiicli chapter. Let the scales nowbe used and let the answers appear inthe reports for the February SCROLL.Constitution and Ritual.No one can fail to be pleased withthe met hanical part of the new Constitutionand Ritual, coming to us asit dues in its neat dress and betweenits heavy boards. .Viul its literary excellenceis up to the stiuidard of itsoutside appearance. It is a strongconstitution, and one by which wemay stand without change for a verylong term of years. We trust thismay be the feeling of the whole bodyfraternal. There is now no cause forany feeling of unrest. Every exertionmay best be spent in building up ourEditorial. 69temples on the strong foundation wenow have.The Ritual is impressive whenrightly appreciated and used with soberhonesty. Its adoption caused morestirring discussion than perhaps anyother one thing brought up at tiieConvention, and its present form isvery greatly modified from its originalcast, and is far more in accordancewith the good sense of the more sedateand manly heads which compose tliebrotherhood. We urge the speedyadoption and use of the new Constitutionand Ritual by every chapter holdingour charter.Sanctum Scraps.Bro. Reddig is much better.Texas Alpha Phis seem to be abouthalf D. G. Its bad to De-tieiierate toomuch.Thanks to ]}ro. .1. II. Dortch forSfmierville (Tenn.) Falcoti. Our copyhas six pages, and Bro. D. is Editor ofit all. 'That is a beautiful monogram crestof ours gotten out by Dreka. Don'ttake our word for it, but send to 1121Chestnut St., Pliila., for paper and envelopesengraved with it.We call attention to the advertisementof H. W. Schvveckendiek & Co.This firm has on hand an excellent assortmentof all kinds of .stationerysuitable for college students. Sendthem an order.Our thanks to Bro. J. E. Crews, Ind.Zeta, for copy of Indianapolis Sintinel,with printed card of W. R. Baird, whotries to defend his second-joined frat.from an imagined attack, in the journalmentioned, during our convention.Baird says that his lueseiit frat. wasnot "convivial" in 1S4S. because themembers of that year yet living occupyhonorable positions now. That'sone way of arguing, and may convince

70 Editorial.very dumb peojile. !Mr. Baird evidentlygets dyspeptic when he readsof Phi Delta Theta successes.Bro. Reddig is up again and is nearlyready to begin work. He had a longand trying siege of malarial troubles,and yet, when it was our pleasure tosee him and grasp his hand a fortnightago. his chief talk was about fraternityfinances, and ways and means of bringingour treasury to a fatter condition.We congratulate him heartily on hisrecovery.The thanks of the fraternity aredue the father of our Treasurer, Mr.J. Burr Reddig, for his kind and courteousattention to enquiries, and mattersin general, concerning Bro. Reddigand his work.The Auburn Cadet has had a changein editors, but a Phi still holds thechief place on the staff—the top. Bro.Fitzpatrick gave place to Bro. J. Callaway,\vlio is the leading editor forthe present collegiate year. Ttie Cadetcontains a very varied collection oforiginal and selected matter. It ispublished monthly at Auburn, Ala.The Penna. Beta boys were pleasantlysurprised Jan. 14th, by the suddenappearance among them of Bro.W. Kuhns Hill, first honor man of '79,who has just entered the TheologicalSeminary at Gettysburg. The correspondingmembers of Pa. Beta attendchapter meetings about as regularly asthe active members. Their exampleis worthy of emulation.The sanctum has it from first-classauthority that Mrs. Pres. Hayes wasinitiated into Kappa Kappa Gamma•during the holidays. Presuming thatthis is correct, K. K. G. has madequite a point in their favor—and thereought to be a good many iioints in favorof a ladies Greek organization, andnot the least among them is the requisiteability to keep a secret.Our thanks and our politest acknowledgmentsto Miss Lillie V. for a printedaccount of the Delta Gamma banquet,held recently by the chapter atFranklin, Ind. A number of ourFranklin Phis were present by invitation,and the D. Gs. proved fully equalto the occasion. Pres'. Banta respondedto the toast "Delta Gamma."There's a smack of suspicion aboutthat fact. The toast "Phi Delta Theta"was responded to by one of thefair ones. How we should have likedto have been there !SMART BOYS—SUB.TECT, CONVBK-TiON.—1st S. B.. "How will the literaryexercises be de-poet-ed ?"2ncl S. B.: "After removing theSeals there will be a reading of Sams."3rd S. B.. "B' George-ah I That isthe Vilas pun yet."1st S. B.: "You can't Pabii 'er off onme, for a fact now ! Give me Grubb,or I'll Foster revenge. You hear me!"2nd S. B. . "Come, come, boys !Don't act so much like little Bantas f''We may sometime gather togethersome of the nice things that have beenwritten to us and said to us aboutthe complete change in the form ofthe SCROLL. But we have not timenow to collect the specimens. Thenew clothes have taken the Phi worldby storm, and they, the clothes, arenow very fashionable in Phi circles.Should some of our Phi followers ofBlackstone feel like disposing of someloose change for the benefit of theSCROLL, we would be glad to placetheir names on our cover, or somewhereinside. We would call it an advertisement,without extra charge. Asa fair return for their money in thusfavoring us we will send a receipt infull, and agree on our part to givethem our ciise, in case we are sued forlibel in their circuit courts. We have"great expectations," and expectantlyawait the expected cards.

Prom Epsilon Province President.S.\N-FORD, FLA., Jan., 1881.To the Phis of Epsilon Province.DKAR BROTHERS:—I wish that Icould meet you all and talk over withyou matters mutinilly interesting, butthis can not be done yet awhile, andtherefore we rnust do the next bestthing—compare ideas by correspondenceand through the SCROLL.Since appointment as President ofthe Province, I have given considerablethought to the subject of Provincialorganization ; have correspondedwith several with a view to gettingtheir views, and have concluded thatwe must become thoroughly organizedas soon as we can. We must have aProvincial Government, and hold ProvincialConventions, biennially, alternatingwith the General Convention.Suppose we have our first in Atlanta,about January, or February, 1882.What say you all to this ?Then we must have State Associations,holding annual reunions sometime during the commencement season.Georgia and Alabama, I am gladto say, are already ;ictive in preparationsfoi- their first xVssociation meetings,and I hope to see the same enthusiasmand activity shown by theother Stiites. In order that there maybe some official head to this movementin eacli State, I shall apjioint a Presidentfor each, who shall serve untilthe association shall elect his successtu-.Of course most of the associationswill be quite small, but a few enthusiasticPhis can make an immensemeeting, and one of great success inits results.Now in orderthat we may maketheseaffairs siuicessful it will be necess.u'yto arouse enthusiasm among the alumniand induce them to be present.The greatest drawback to the Fraternitysystem is that such a largemajority of the members are allowedto sink into almost total forgetfulnessof the fraternity which they onceloved so dearly, and when we considerhow natural it is for us to cling withmore than ordinary tenacity and loveto the sweet associations of collegelife, we wonder that it is so, and seekfor the cause that makes it thus. Tofully appreciate this, you have but tomeet a Phi who has been drawn awayFrom Epsilon Province President. 71from the influences which keep you interested,and greet him as a Phi : showhim that he has not been forgotten,and that you are glad to meet him becausehe is a Phi, and you will immediatelysee that you have touched hisheart in a tender spot, and, be thecountenance ever so carewtu'ii, youcan but mark the tender expression ofthat moment.The coiiventitms and association reunionswill do much towards keepingalive the spark of enthusiasm whichmay be perhaps annually fanned intoa bright flame, but there is still lackingan influence which ought to keepup this flame the whole year round.The dissemination of this influenceshould be an object of solicitude toall, and I think that the circulation ofour excellent magazine among ouralumni members will do more towardfilling this want than anything elsepossibly can.I can see no possible reason whyevery Phi should not take the ~>CUOLL,and hope that all will assist in extendingits circulation. I wish each statePresident to see to this in his State,and I have requested each chajiter todetail one man for the special-duty of"drumming" for the SCROLL amongits corresponding members, and I hopethat they will see the importance ofthe subject and be diligent and earnestin the matter, and that we will havearoused sufficient enthusiasm to bringout a very large proportion of ourmembers to the first annual reuiiious,and that it will then be kept up fromyear to year.I also desire each chapter to keep acorrect directory of its members, andeach State President to keep one forthe State.I would like very much to see everychapter report to the SCROLL e\erymonth. I iiarticularly desire that allchapters have a report in tlie MarchSCROLL giving the number of men inall, and also in what classes, so thatwe can know just how many activemembers there are in the Province.State also if you have halls of yourown, &c., how strong is the opposition,&c. In short, jilease give a brief resumeof your condition. I mentionMarch SCROLL so as to give ampletime to send such a report as is requested.Yours in Phi love,J. M. BARRS.

72 Chapter Correspondence.come and visit us. We may not giveyou such a reception as you are entitledto—we feel conscience strickenALPHA PROVINCE.at the absence of preparations andVermont Alpha.care in our welcome to Bros. K. andUNIV. VERMO.NT, Jan. 4th, '8L S.—but we give you the assurance ofDEAR SCROLL :a hearty welcome and the best of intentions.Let Vermont .\lpha put in her littlemeed of praise of your appearance and Bros. Kelley and Stearns wereWe will except all and ev­known to the SCROLL before Vt. A.contents.erything that comes from Vt. A., andgive our unqualified praise of the rest.We also commend the example of ourworthy Ed. to the chaiiter reporters(we only wish we had his grit!). Heof the head stayed several days aftervacation began, at work on the Dec.SCROLL, to send a "Christmas Greetingto the Phi World."Vt. A. can report an event thatranks next the convention in her life.Brothers Kelley and Stearns of OhioE. (Akron) '79, came up Dec. 21, fromHarvard Law, to spend the vacationin B. and open our eyes to the Frat. atlarge. AVe received them with a mostinformal meeting, clustering aroundthem like bees over a lump of sugar,made a few awkward "scrapes," ledthem ("like lambs to the slaughter")to a little supper, offered a few awkwardtoasts as a pretext to draw themout, and then feasted on the words ofcheer and friendship and brotherlylove with which they bound us to ourglorious Brotherhood,the last day of the fall term and mostof the boys went home, with the heartiestgreetings giving place to siucerestregrets that they must leave. AVePhis who. spent vacation in B., willnow "crow" lustily over our pleasantmoments with our western Brothers.Bros. K. and S. came to visit an "oldtime friend" of Bro. K.'s, to whomwe are indebted more especially forour first personal acquaintance withBro. K. We desire here to returnthanks to .Mr. Van Patten for hiskindness to our Brothers and for theelegant sujiiier he gave the seven Phisleft in Burlington. The Ohio Bios,returned to Cambridge Jan. ,3. Weenjoyed every inch of their manly goodnatures. We are led to hope for a repetitionof the visit. They were ourfirst visitors from another chapter,and such was the pleasure we experiencedthat we renew most cordiallyour invitation to any and all Phis towas organized. The first SCROLLyour correspondent ever saw (the May,'79, number, brought by Bro. Reddig)contained a sharp article by Bro. K.on our "dead issue," the P. F.Ohio Epsilon must have a good receiptfor making her alumni members"active." We confess that she hassent two pretty active Phis to Harvard,and they're still active—takingthe SCROLL has much to do with it.They retain a working activity in thechapters, and we may yet hear of anew chapter thro' their efforts.They say they had a pleasant stayin B. We of Vt. A. desire to statethat we had begun to feel a little remissin our pleasurable duties. Butwe desire to ask Bros. K. aud S. torise and explain the meaning of thatwestern term ".Mash." ('Tis said severalBurlington young ladies are completely"mashed"). We don't like theterm—it has a suspicious sound.With the heartiest "success" for theDec. 21st was new year, I amYours Fraternally,REPORTER,Pennsylvania Beta.PBNN'A COLLEGE, Gettysburg, Pa.,12th daj, 18S1.DEAR ADELPIIOI :Every memlier of Penn'a Beta isready to rise up and say tliat a vacationis a. good thing. From the handsomestto tlie homeliest—that's a largedistinction and includes all—every Phileft Gettysburg for a season. The'burg was a "deserted village" forsome days, so somebody says. Thereare strong attractions here for some ofour Brothers. For instance, therewas no little surjirise manifest; in thewigwam when Bro. Withers gravelysaid that he was going away. Andwhen Bro. Bell jiulled out, surprisegave place to consternation. But bothhad "urgent business" requiring theirattention here some days before theterm opened.

As to what the Reporter knowsabout the diiings of the Beta Boys att!ieir homes, he might make a wholeviilume of thrilling recitals. "(Juryoun.gest," who hails from the Suntli,took a gun along when he went visitingU|) to the niu'theru iiait of theState, lint the "dark-eyed maiileiis ofthe North" said in the softest accents"Don't shoot V I'll come down."Thad., Thad., how could you be sothreatening IIlolloway no doubt saved hisfrom getting a very bad cold bj' sittingvery close to the fire—to all of whichshe didn't object at all. AVe commendthe plan to all Freshmen. Ned Hillupset in the snow at the enchantinghour of three o'clock in the morningalong the liaiiks of the Kisskiminitisin AVest Pennsylvania. AAMiy he wasout at that hour of the year is one ofthe things that no fellow can find out.But it is the general imin-ession thatSchwalm knows—he is usually Ned'spariiceps criminalis in such matters.Shadle got badly left on his wayhome, and Ya.rger was so intent atgazing on somebody's pretty bonnetthat he went away beyond his gettingoff station.Renisburg got so badly mixed up betweentwo that he can liardly tell hisown name. In other words•'He went nwhile with one ilenr, fust.Then went nwhile wich tuther:And with whifh one he felt the wustHe e&uliiii't ha' told you nuther."But we will have to stop.The editormay 'go for us.' AA'e would liketo tell you how he went to Bro. IIolloway'shome in Newville, and spentall the evenings of one week heliiingto make a scrap book, but then hewiuild not iiriiit it ; so that we mustleave that as a bit of unwritten liistoiy.We miss one of our number at rollChapter Correspondence. •3that the chajiter will do its wlndeduty, in brotherly love, and iu accordancewith the sjiirit of our Bond. Oursiiecial meetings will be continued,varied so as to keep them interesting.There is no new material as yet onwhicli to work for monibers.In jiistji'e to oiuselves we will savthat this report has been lengthenedout a little because of the dearth ofchapter corresiioiidence for this numberof the SCROLL, as we learn fromthe management. AA'e have no desireto be long-winded, or to be so considered.May the year '81 bring Phi DeltaTheta to a higher plane than ever before,is the hope and desire of him whosigns himself, as before.In the Bond of Phi-Delity,REPORTER.Penna. Delta.MEADVILLE, PA., Dec. 31st, 1880.DEAR SCROLL:I>y the time this report is in iirint,we all hope to be back again to workfor Phi Delta Theta and ourselves.Since what we formerly communicatedhas never reached you, it will be lu^cessaryto run back into the jiast audbring to light some important events.Last commencement our chaiiter drewlo its fraternal arms two promisingmen, Bros. II. M. Hyde and W. W.Case, and during the past term theirzeal for our cause has fully met ourexiiectations. AVe have no reason tocomplain of our term's work ; for ithas been successful and jirofitable tothe chapter.Since some of our men did not returnthis year, we began the termwith, only twelve members. We havenow increased that 11 umber to seventeen.These five accessions are menworthy of our fraternity. .Vlthoughin a college whose attendance is smallerthan that of many institutions wheresome of our chapters are less in membershipthan we, a suspicion might becall now. Bro. J. P. Biehl did not return.He is reading medicine at hishome, Lewisburg, Pa. The chapter isvery sorry to lose the actual presence aroused that we are struggling forof its Jefferson, and would be ,glad to numbers only, but such is not thehave him back. He won many hearts case. Penna. Delta, we trust, haswhile among us, beside those of Phi ever held before its eyes the watchword,quality, not quantity, and if weblood. AVe trust he will not forgetthose behind him. He has our best cannot inject pure, healthful bloodbrotherly wishes for success in life. into the chajiter, we will refuse allAVe begin the term and the year other, and, though weak, would ratherwith new zeal and new hope, and, struggle onward with but little of thewhile we make no promises, we believe real, life-giving element than be pois-

74 Chapter Correspondence.oned by aught else. Those njion whomwe have lately conferred the rights,privileges and immunities of Phi DeltaTheta we now call Bros. Gallup,Proctor, Dice, Scoville and Southw(uth.AVe regard with great satisfactionthe character and efficiency of our recentconvention. Its harmony representsthe concord and unanimitywliich jirevails throughout the fraternity,and is also significant of prosjierityiind jnogress which such a conditionnecessarily accomplishes.The boys were made glad the otherevening by a festive occasion at Bro.Pond's. It was a complete surpriseto our unsuspecting brother, but wasno less enjoyable on that account.Only expecting an oyster supper we inour turn were surprised by much morethan that, and feel very grateful toour hostess for the pleasure and enjoymentgiven.The chapter is about to rejoice overa great event and already feels wavesof pride and exultation roll o'er it asit contemplates the fact, that in itsmidst there is soon to be an author.To think that, still so young in years,it can perhaiis send forth one mightyto wield the pen ! The facts are thatone of our dear Brothers, recently initiatedinto the mysteries of our order,startled his room mate, happily a Phi,from peaceful dreams, the night of hisinitiation, by proclaiming from thefulness of his wonder and admiration,that "the half had ne'er been told,"and he now proposes in a happy andpleasing manner to tell the whole of itand publish it complete in one volume.Bro. Peck, one of our solid .Tuniors,left us towards the end of fall term toassume the duties of School Supt.,and now perhaps can generally befound inspecting and testing the qualityand tension of many a poor urchin'sbreeches. Altogether our Goat hasbeen worked rather hard—this termwe have not yet heartlessly turnedhim out to pasture, but are keepinghim in a good condition for the comingterm's work, when we have brightprospects of safely riding into the foldtwoi;or three good men. For the winterterm we propose to do good work,and wish our sister chapters successin the same direction.Yours in the Bond,J. A. VANCE.Md. Alpha Alumni.BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 8th, 188t.DEAR SCROLL :Allow me through the medium ofthe SCROLL the pleasure of submittinga brief prospectus of our work in promotingthe cause of Phi Delta Thetain Baltimore. Permit me, however,in the outset to say that our beginningis due to the zealous efforts of ourthorough Brother, H. H. Weber, ofPenn. College, aided by the untiringenergy of Bro. W. H. H. Raleigh ofBaltimore. A good beginning is theessential foundation of any great workor enterprise, the progress is evidentlythe superstructure. AVe began right.Our progress is therefore favorable,for on the night of our organizationeight solid and enthusiastic alumnimembers were enrolled. Each one intendsto do his best for Phi DeltaTheta here. We are determined toestablish a chapter here, that will bean honor to the fraternity at large aswell as to our own crowd.At our last meetings we were remindedof College days, and the recollectionswere so vivid that we felt likea band of college boys, once more enjoyingthe pleasures of student life.Three of us are at the College of Physiciansand Surgeons, in this city, pursuingour studies in that direction.We believe there are some other Phishere in Baltimore, whose acquaintancewe will endeavor to form. If anyBrother knows of any Phis residinghere, we would be glad to have theirnames. Bro. Raleigh will receive allcommunication, at 2.3 Hanover St.Wishing the Phi world at largemuch success, I remain.Yours in the Bond,S. D. SMITH.BETA PROVINOB.Ohio Beta.DULAWARE, Ohio, Jan. 8th 1881.ED. SCROLL :Again we are happy to report theprosperity of the Ohio Beta. Whenwe sent our last report in Sept., wewere furnishing our Hall, spiking somenew men and begiiiuing a new collegeyear. Our hopes were high and ourprospects seemed bright. Now reviewingour last term's work we cantruly say that we are not disappointed.Our rooms are well furnished, andbest of all we have gathered in threeworthy men, J. E. Brown, J. M. Steele,

ChapterCorrespondence.and V. M. Rhodes having been addedto our number, and we introduce themto the Phi world as "loyal, bold andtrue," and in every way worthy of theresjiect of the brotherhood.Fraternity life at the O. AV^ U. wasrather quiet during the last term withmost of the chapters. AVith the exceptionof poor Beta Theta Pi the fraternitieshave added from two to fivemen during this year.Our chapter is in an excellent condition,perfectly harmonious, andgrowing more enthusiastic as we learnmore of our fraternity at large. Ourconvention gave us a boom, and wehave been carrying on a chapter correspondencethat has given us muchencouragement. Many chapters havebeen written to by our members andmo.st of them have answered, and beforemany weeks have passed we hopeto have heard from every chapter.We are a new chapter and are just beginningto see how high a position ourfraternity holds. With the kindestfeelings for the Phi world at large, Iam,Yours in the Bond,T. H. McCoNiCA.Indiana Zeta.ASBURY UNIVERSITY, Ind., Jan. 7th, 188LDEAR SCROLL :All the Phis are back at the openingof this, the second term, and are readyto go to work promptly. Bro. JonahParrett, formerly of the class of '81,was here a few days ago making arrangementsfor his brother and afriend to enter college. Jonah is thesame as of yore. Bro. F. E. Hunter,of Ind. Alpha, spent a day with usduring the holidays.At the last meeting before theChristmas vacation it was resolved byour chapter to carry on a correspondencewith the different chaiiters. AVewill be pleased to hear from everychapter of Phi Delta Theta in theland. Yours in the Bond,'J. E. CREMS.GAMMA PROVINCE.Missouri Alpha.COLUMBIA, MO., Dec. 29th. 1880.EDITOR SCROLL :As the reporter of onr chapter isbusy, you will pardon nie for sendingyou a short report from the MissouriAlpha.We now have ten members, six oldand four new ones. They are all imbuedwith the right kind of enthusiasmand are doing good work. TheMissouri University now has over fivehundred students, and out of thatnumber we make our own selectionand as yet have not failed to get themen we wanted.We were pleased with the proceedingsof the Convention. It was certainlya success.The SCROLL puts in its ajipearanceregularly and always makes our heartsglad. With love to all our Brothers,I remain,Yours in the Bond,C. B. SEBASTIAN.Michigan Beta.LANSING, MICK., Jan. 6th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Michigan Beta, although silent, isstill alive and prosperous. Our collegeterm closed Xov. Il5, and we nowhave vacation until Feb. 22ud. Chapterwork closed for the term with anentertainment and sujiper given toone of the college literary societies.We have done well this term, havinginitiated four good men, viz., C. S.English, B. C. Porter and C E. Smith,of the Freshman class, and R. R.Briggs of the specials. Eight of usare now teaching, while the remainderare visiting their mammas. We havelooked long in vain for the Xovembi rSCROLL. The December number cameyesterday. Verily there is a leak somewhere.The new SCROLL looks muchbetter than the old one, and we wishit and every other of Phi Delta Theta'sefforts grand success. More anon.Youis in the Bond,J. M. HOLLINGSWORTH.DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Epsilon.LEXINGTON, VA., Deo. 24th, 1880.DE.\R BROTHERS :AVhen Bro. Troxell sent me his circular,I answered immediately all thequestions there asked and sent it tohim. But as that has been some timeago I will now write concerning theVa. Epsilon. I am sorry that I cannotgive such news as I would wish,but I can only tell the truth. The Va.Epsilon is in a bad condition and Ican see no way to remedy it. AA"e

76 Chapter Correspondence.started this year with four men andWe liave done our best to get more butwere unable. I myself asked eightmen here at AVashington and Lee, audsix out of the eight had been asked beforeand had iiromised to join someotlier fraternity. One of the othertwo Iiromised to join but almost immediatelyafterwards joined anotherfraternity. The other of the two hadjiromised some one not to join any.The other fraternities here have animmense advantage over us ; first, becausethey are older ; secondly, becausethey have alumni who are scatteredall through this country and who pickout men before they come to collegeand make them promise to join, andwrite to their chapter about them;thirdly, the number of students atboth the XA. Mil. Inst, and Washingtonand Lee is vei'y small, only onehundred and twenty at X. M. I. andninety-five at AVashington aud Lee.Of these about fifty at the V. M. I.and forty at AV. and L. are not worthyto be taken into any fraternity whatever.Of the remaining seventy atthe A^. M. I., six frats. besides ourselveshave to subsist, and of the fiftyfiveremaining at W. and L. worthy tobe taken in, there are six active fraternitiesand four others that haveonly one man. each. By this youcan see against what odds we fight,but nil desperandum shall ever be ourinotto.I will give you some news concerningthe other fraternities here. TheDelta Psis are not as reported sometime a.go dead here, but have six men,three of whom are new and three areold members. The Kappa Sigma Kappashave the largest chapter at W.and L. The Sigma Alpha Epsilonhave the next largest, then the SigmaChi, then the Alpha Tau Omega. ThePhi Gamma Delta and Beta Theta Pihave two men each, one a student andthe other a professor. The Phi KappaPsi has only one man. At the V. M.I. the Kappa .\lphas stand first innumbers but not in quality, althoughthey have some very good men.We are rejoicing about the Convention.Being the largest convention ofits kind ever held, it thus jilaces thePhis above all other frateruitie insthis country, none excepted. I amvery sorry that I could not go, for itmust have been a glorious sight to seenil those Phis of former days meetingthe Phis of the present iu con'dave,both rejoicing over the grand victorythat has been achieved since the foundationof this mighty structure of thePhi Delta Tlieta.'^Can not a Louisiana Alpha be placedat the Univ. of La., at New Orleans?It seems to me that the Univ. is asgood as any in the country, and nodoubt a chapter there would add tothe name—already glorious—of PhiDelta Theta. Could not Bro. Foster,who, I see from the SCROLL, is fromNew Orleans, look into the matter andsee how it is V I am a Louisianianmyself, and therefore I take some inteiestin any movement of the kind.Success to tiie SCROLL.Yours in the Bond,H. P. SUKATCHLEY.EPSILON PROVINCE.Georgia Beta.EMORY COLLEGE Oxford, Oa., Dec. 29, 1880.DEAR SCROLL :AVe regret exceedingly that this isour first communication this term, butcan assure you that the delay was notfrom lack of interest. Our boys areall full of ardor in the good cause andhave done some noble work already.Since the first of October we have initiated14 new members, all men ofpluck and of noble christian purposes.AVho could ask more ? This swellsour number to 26, and we expect tomake things lively for the other Fraternitiesat Emory this year. AVe begana little enterprise not long agofrom which we anticipate the brightestrewards in the future. For yearsour boys have been very backward inessay writing, elocution and declamation,but this year we have concludedto meet once a week especially to workup these matters, so essential to goodscholarship, aud so far we are delightedwith the result. AVe have longsince discovered that the most effectualjilace to. wtu'k was in our own littlehall, and we feel confident that ifthis idea was adopted by our chaptersgenerally, they would soon find theirstrength increasing. AVe were verymuch pleased with the action of theConvention and are glad to see thatour influence is extending beyond collegewalls. Only the other" day welearned that Bro. II. M. Reid of theGa. Alpha was elected Solicitor Gen-

Cliaptireral by Phi Delta Theta influence, inour state I>egislature, and everywherewe hear of the success of our Bnithers.Hoping this will reach you iu time, Iremain, Yours in the Bond,E. C. MERRY.Mississippi Alpha.O.KFORi), Mi.ss., Dec. 2?A, 1880.DEAR SCROLL:. .As I have seen no report from thischapter since the beginning of thepresent session, I sujipose you wouldlike to know how we are iirogressing,and how well we are sustaining PhiDelta Theta's rejiutation. We haveeighteen members, of which aboutseven are new ones. Of the eighteen,three are seniors, four juniors, twosophomores, five freshmen, and four"preps," but just the best boys youever laid your eyes on. We are allvery much gratified with the results ofthe year's work thus far, and I hojieto give a better account of our idiapterill the future. Phi Delta Thetahas become a permanency at this institution,and will remain so as longas loyal hearts and willing hands canmake it so.Nearly all the "boys" are off spendingtheir Christmas holidays, andeverything is much more lonely thanusual. Our old friends, the DeltaKajijia Epsilon and Betas, are still onliainl, anil although they excel us considerablyin quantity, I must confessthey fall short in quality.I hear a great deal of satisfactionexpi'essed in regard to the late convention,and now all are expectantlyawaiting '82, and new hon(U's fiu' PhiDelta Theta. Long may its bannerwave, and kissed by all the gentle,loving breezes from every corner ofour land, unite us all in closer bondsof friendship and brotherhood.Yours in the Bond,C. S. STKW.VRT.Texas Alpha.TEHUACANA. Texas, Jan. 1st. 1881.DEAR SCROLL :The Christmas holidays have againcome and gone, and with them hasjiassiMl the grandest era in the historyof Texas Aljiha. Texas Alpha andthe dear Delta Gammas conceived andexecuted the novel idea (novel to thislilace) of having a joint Soiree, towhich they invited the Alpha OinicronCorrespondence.of Beta Theta PI. the Eta of AlphaGamma, the university faculty andseveral of the most influential citizensof the jilace.The Soiree was given at the residenceof Bro. A\'. A. Patterson, Thursdayevening, Dec. 23d. 1S8I». the twenty-firstaiiiiiveisarv of "The Hon.Pat."It has been the custom of each fraternityto have its suppers etc., etc., toitself, and until recently some of thefraternities have not .solicited the comjiaiiyof the young ladies. This branchof Phi Delta Theta however has neverhad an entertainment at wliich thepresence of the O|i|iosite sex was wanting,indeed, we would have the lovelyDelta (iammas in our chapter meeting,if such a thing could be. TheSoiree, as I have said, was given iuthe name of Phi Delta Theta and DeltaGamma, and the invitation cardswere gotten uji accordingly. It hasbeen the custom of Texas .Vlpha tohave supiiers, but she concluded thatit is more in harmony with our Bondto have an entertainmentof a literarycast, something indicative of the intellectualworth of Phi Delta Theta, amore correct index to the motto ofthe fraternity. The literary exercisesconsisted of toasts. AVe had refreshments,such as cakes, pies, custards,etc., etc., jirepared by "The Hon.Pat's" generous hearted mother, whois a member of the Delta (iamnias. Acard, with the Greek names Phi DeltaTlieta and Delta Gamma, with a suitablemotto of humor, wit or wisdomwritten on the left and right upjiercorners and in the middle of the card,resjiectively, was placed at every plate.AVhen all were at the table, a fewwords of welcome were sjioken by Bro.Patterson, after which was alternatereading of the cards and the deliveryof toasts. During the evening, yourhumble reporter had the pleasure ofpresenting to Bro. Patterson, from theDelta Gammas, a most handsome autographalbum, as an anniversary gift.AVhen his colleire days are o'er,Hi,< work of life hei;un,Miiy it be his hiippy lot.To own a faithful one—a D. G.1 said, in the beginning, that thesubject of my report was the grandestera in the history of Tex. X. Thatthe "Phis" who read the SCROLL mayunderstand why, I make the following//

78 Chapter Correspondence.statement. There has always been, inthe minds of the citizens, a prejudiceagainst Greek fraternities, it havingbeen their belief that they work up afeeling of animosity and rivalry, notonly between the fraternities, but alsobetween the members themselves.This belief, I must say, is not altogethergroundless, for the day was,but has passed, I trust, when suchwas too much the tendency. TexasA., of Phi Delta Theta, with her sister.Delta Gamma, was first, of thefraternities represented in Trinity U.,to execute this pleasant, friendly wayof having entertainments, and doubtlessfirst to conceive such a plan.Texas A. sends greetings to all the"Phis," and Delta Gamma wishes the"Phis" a happy New Year.Yours in the Bond,FRANK N. DRANE.Effects of New Year on someHarvard Phis.MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA, HARVARD UNIV.,Cambridge. Mass., Jan. 10, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:The quartet which has so presumptuouslyassumed the much wished forname of Mass. Alpha, consists of membersof old Ohio Eta, now Epsilon, allmembers of the class of '79, BuchtelCollege, who are at present pursuinglegal studies at Harvard Law School;Our chapter roll is as follows : A. Risinger,AV. H. Jones, A. A. Stearnsand H. A. Kelley. AVe are not charteredand quite likely never will be,but what of formality is lacking in ourorganization is made up in good willtoward each other and toward our order.Nothing would induce us to intrudeupon your space and time, but the factthat simple justice to our neighborsdemands it. Two of our number hadthe good fortune to spend the holidaysat Burlington, Vt., the seat of ourfirst and only New England chapter.As the modesty of Vermont Alpha'sS. B. may deter him from setting forthin its fuil light the kind and brotherlygreeting extended us, we take thismeans not only to express our privategratitude to the chapter for its cordialwelcome, but to say to the fraternityat large that it may well be thankfulthat Vermont Alpha is one of its chapters.There is certainly not a chapterin our order more alive to the interestsof the fraternity, and better organizedfor the promotion of the objects setforth in the Bond.We were entertained on the eveningof our arrival by a sumptuous banquetat which every expression of brotherlyfeeling was exchanged, and midnightstill found us in jolly session. Ourvisit was rendered doubly pleasant bymany acts of kindness and attentionof brothers resident in Burlington, an.don the whole a more enjoyable fortnightcould not well be spent.The chapter has, I believe, 14 members,is the possessor of a fine hall, andhaving established itself upon a firmbasis, will soon begin aggressive workin other directions.AVe had the pleasure of Initiatingthree as good Phis as ever wore petticoats,and hope that Vermont A. willsee that they are retained in activemembership.Greeting to every wearer of ourarms. The spirit of our Bond lives onthis New England coast, and in thisgrand old institution of learning, althoughwe cannot boast a corporateexistence here.Ever yours in the Bond,H. A. K.PERSONALS.Secretary Ramsey is the probableSenator from Minnesota.Bro. J. C. S. Blackburn, Ky. A., '57,is a candidate for the Senate fromKentucky.Gen. Harrison, Ohio A., '52, is thestrongest senatorial candidate in Indiana.Bro. Beverly Gregory, Ind. Alpha,'74, is a prominent merchant of Brookville,Ind.Bro. S. C. Dodds, Ind. Alpha, '75,has sold out his interest in the bookstore at Bloomington.Prof. VViley of the old Ind. Zeta, isstill Supt. of Public Schools of TerreHaute.Bro. Thompson of the old Ind. Zeta,a son of the ex-Secretary of Navy, isin the Navy Dept. at Washington.Bro. Add Roache of Ind. Alpha,who is at present traveling in Californiafor his health, is a son of TrusteeRoache of the Ind. University.Among the Indianapolis boys thatmade New Year's calls in Franklinwas ex-Secretary Norris.Rev. Bro. J. W. Green, Ind. Eta, is

Pastor of Asbury M. E. Church, TerreHaute, Ind.Hon. .John R. Miller, Ind. Eta, '68,is Mayor of Greencastle, Ind. That isthe way to do it. Who's next VBro. A. D. Basnett, Mich. Aljiha,is luactising law in Jacksonville. Fla.Bro. J. .AI, Barrs, Tenn. Alpha, T'.t,is also iiractising law in Sanford, Fla.He writes us tliat he would be delightedto see any Phi, who may perchancestroll down his way.Rev. Bro. Thos. Mason, Ind. Eta,'74, is preaching at Monticello, Ind.Bro. Wm. S. Bryan, Jr., Va. Beta,is now studying law with his father,W. S. Bryan, Sr., a well-known andluominent lawyer of the Baltimore bar.Bro. .v. G. Alcott, Ind. Gamma, '70,formerly of Indianapolis, died lately atSt. Paul, Minn. He went to Indianaiiolisas a teacher of elocution andreader, and afterwards was engagedin the real estate and insurance business.In St. Paul he was president ofthe Banker's company.Bro. .1. C. Rich, Miss. Alpha, '79, isnow a promising lawyer of State Line,Miss., has a very good practice, andrepresented his chapter in the conventionof 18S0.Bro. AV. F. Hamner, Miss. Alpha,'SO, is now a rising young lawyer ofMemiihis, Tenn.Bro. W. H. Magruder, Miss. Alpha,'70, has established himself as principalof a female school in Texas, ;indwe understand he makes a model preceptor.It is said that Prof. D. C. Brown, ofButler University, one of the bestPhis Ind. Gamma ever had, is shortlyto be married to a young lady in Paris,111.Bro. ,Iohn C. Kelley, Ind. Delta, '79,is attending the College of Physiciansand Surgeons at Baltimore. John hasbeen railroading for the last five years,but has, notwithstanding, lost no interestfor Phi Delta Theta.To Bro. AVm. Black, Ind. Gamma,'79, an enjoyable surprise party wasgiven lately by his many friends at hisresidence in Indianapolis, as he waspassing through town.Judge Byron K. Elliott has latelybeen elected to the Snin-eine Bench ofIndiana, which seat was filled by thelate Judge Perkins. Thus one Phisucceeds another.Judge Banta and his noble son,Personals. 79George, are interested in the establishmentof a bank at Franklin, Ind.George divides his time between thebank and the new house he is building.Bros. Rogers, AVoodburn and Brooks,the famtuis trio of Ind. Epsilon, "70.will rejoice Madison society by spendingtheir holidays with Bro. Rogers.Bio. Rogers is a rising young lawyerof Indianapolis ; Woodburn is a commercialmissionary in the South; whileBrooks has hung out his shingle inChicago.Bro. AV. O. Bates, after an interestingand extended tour through Europe,has returned to take the position oftelegraph editor of the IndianapolisJournal.Five Phis are in attendance at theCentral Law School of Indianapolis.Bro. C. B. Fitzpatrick, Ohio Alpha,is said to be one of the most brilliantlawyersin California. He is locatedat Modesto.Bro. Frank Burns, X;\. Epsilon, hasreceived an appointment from theBalto. and Ohio R. R. as Civil Engineer.His address is Johnstown, Pa.Bro. Hobbs, a charter member ofthe old Ala. Aljiha at the Ala. University,was married on Nov. 24tli, ISSO,to .\Iiss .\nnie D. Richardson of .Vthens,Ala. Bro. Hobbs did all thework of organizing the present .Ma.Alpha; he assisted Bro. G. ^V. Conein organizing the \^a. Epsilon ; and itwas through his influence that Bros.J. C. Smith and J. B. Reed organizedTenn. Alpha.The following Phis were nominatedin their n-spective districts for Congressin the last camjiaign : Hon J.A. Anderson, '.Vi, Ohio Alpha, ofKan. (Rep.); Hon. J. F. Phillips, '.J5,Ky. AI|)ha, of Mo. (Dem.); Hon. J.C. S. Blackburn, '57, Ky. .\lpha. ofKv. (Dem.); Hon. A. E. Stevenson,'60, Ky. Alpha, of 111. (Dem.); Hon.AA'. L. Holman, Ind. Delta, of Ind.(Dem.); and Hon. Cassabiancus Byfield,'60, Ind. Delta, of Ind. (Dem.).Bros. Anderson, Blackburn and Holmanwere elected. The first was returnedwith a very handsome majority."Jo" Blackburn represents theold Henry Clay district, and is immenselypopular with his constituents.Of "Bill" Holman, it is said that heis more highly respected by his politicalopponents than any other man ofhis party in his State.

So OtJier Fraternities.OTHER FRATERNITIES.S. college paper is to be issued atWooster, each fraternity appointing aneditor..Vbout 60 Delta Phis were iiresent attheir recent convention in New York,which (dosed with a supper at Delinonico's.Phi Gamma Delta has divided itschapters into 4 districts. Delta TauDelta claims to be the first fraternitythat adopted this system.The fraternities of Harvard are requiredto furnish copies of their constitutionsto the Secretary of the College."I sincerely hope that I may be sentas a delegate at the establishment ofthe China Alpha—the pigtails of theChinese will be a very u.sef id appendagein the initiation."—Letter in Shield•from Phi Kappa Psi traveling in China.Theta Delta Chi's 34th annual conventionmet at Stiirtevaut House. NewYork, Oct. 20-21. About 50 memberswere present, including delegates from11 chapters.The chapter of Chi Phi located atHobart, consisting of 7 men, having adebt of iJ400, in order to get out ofliaying their debt, disbanded, and requestedthe Kappa Alphas to takethem in. The latter initiated ;3, andleft the other 4 out in the cold. Thechapter there is, therefore, virtuallydead, but efforts are being made to reestablishit. Their method of actingis slightly more ingenious than honorable.—PhiGamma Delta for Novcfnber.At University of Pa. it is the customon class day for the fraternities todisplay immense wooden models oftheir badges.The chapter of Phi Kappa Psi atBethany College, W. Va., establishedin '59, broke up last session. Severalof its members got worsted in a literarysociety row, and because, in theiropinion, the faculty did not sufficientlypunish the aggressors, the thirteenmembers of the chajiter withdrew fromcollege and are now attending otherinstitutions.The convention of Beta Theta Piheld at Baltimore last August withdrewthe charters of the chapters atHoward College, Ala., and AA^ashingtonLee, Va., for the very sufficientreason that they had been dead forsometime. The convention also threatenedto withdraw the charter of Va.Mil. Inst, chapter, unless it sh;tll improve.The chapter at XA. Ag'l Collegeis in a very weak condition.Several Delta Tau Deltas were instrumentalin establishing the Psichapter of Beta Theta Pi. Delta TauDelta's excuse is that they were unacquaintedwith fraternity (tustonis.Delia Beta Phi recently tried toform a coalition with Psi U]isilon.The chapter of Beta Theta Pi at.lohns Hopkins holds its meetings inone of the rooms of the library. Outsidersat'Johns Hopkins say the wholechapter is a small affair.A Phi Kappa Psi reunion wffe heldat Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., last August,about 30 members, representing10 chapters, being present. A boatride and a banquet were the featuresof the occasion. The reunions areheld annually.Five fraternity conventions wereheld in October of last year. Phi DeltaTheta at Indianapolis (26-29th),Delta Kappa Epsilon at Hartford, ChiPhi at Allentown, Pa., (20th-22nd),Delta Tau Delta at Chicago (l:i-15th),and Delta Upsilon, at Amherst, Mass.Conventions of Delta Phi at NewYork, and of Sigma Chi at AVashingtonwere held in Nov.; those of ChiPsi, Zeta Psi in Dec, .Ian., respectively;while Alpha Delta Phi and PsiUpsilon, if recent precedents are regarded,will meet in May.Kappa Alpha (southern) apparentlycares nothing whatever about thestanding of the institutions it enters.It has chapters at dental and medicalcolleges, and at such insignificantschools as Gordon Institute, BethelAcademy, etc. At its convention atSiiartansburg, S. C, last year, therewere but three delegates, but they were"very enthusiastic." .\ medal, designedafter the fraternity's badge, isgiven at each convention to the memberwho has written the best literaryessay. The Kappa Alpha Journal ispublished in Richmond, Va., by J. C.Lamb.The Delta Tau Delta song book committeeproposes to issue the fraternitysong book by June 1st, 1881. It willbe printed on thick paper, iu largetyiie, and bound in a rich and durableform. There will be about 75 songs,and the original music for some ofthem will be printed by the Photo-engravingprocess.

npoBuKO? iV (pi At'kra Bt^ra.VOL. V GETTYSBURG, PA., FP:BRUARV, I88I. NO.A FEW PHI LETTERS.A large number of the older members of Phi Delta Theta were notable to be present at the Convention held in Indianapohs, in Octoberlast, and many of them gracefully penned their regrets to the properauthorities.Some of these letters we have collected, and have thepleasure of putting them into the hands of all our Brothers through ourcolumns.They breathe forth true Phi spirit, and most of them areworthy the permanence of form which this publication will give tothem.—EDITOR.]JUDGE WM. L. Dl'LANEV, KY. ALPHA, '57.BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Oct. 2!st, 1880.J. C. NORRIS, Secy Phi Delta Theta.It will be impossible for me to attend our reunion 26th inst., as my fall term ofcircuit court in this county will be in session. Commend me to the 1 brotherhoodand assure them as a rather tough "old boy" of 42 I would be most glad to frolicawhile with them, and in some sort renew the youth that began in Ky. .\lpha in'56 at Centre College.When I can serve the Order in any way count me in.Yours Fraternally,WILLIAM L. DULANEV, Ky. .Alpha, 57.BRO. S. E. MAH.IN, IND. ALPHA, 7I.LA POMTE .AGENCY, BAYFIELD, Wis., Oct. 23d, 1880.j. C. NORRIS, Sec'y Phi Delta Theta,231 Peru St., Indianapolis, Ind..!/i' dear Brother Your postal received and read with heartfelt intere?*, and itsreceipt ha'^ done me good. It carried me back to those happ\ da\s x.hei 1 w,i>oie of tie working members, to college da\ s with the "boys," to the good t mes atthe con\ entions, \es and the girls, bless their hearts, who stood by the TraternitNand helped us to fight our battles and rejoice with us in our \ictories and condoledwith us in time of trouble or sickness. We loved the Phi Delta Theta for her ownsake, the\' loved her for ours..After eleven years battling with active life, meeting with tlie ups and downs, akind remembrance from those with whom I used to associate and the knowledgethat I am not forgotten indeed m.ikes me happy, and it is with regret that 1 am

82 A Few Phi Letters.compelled to say that I can not be with you. My kind regards to all, and wishingeach and every one a happy time, I am. Fraternally yours,S. E. MAHAN, Ind. Alpha, '71.U. S. Ind. Ag't.P. S.—If your proceedings are published please send them to me.HON. J. C. S. BLACKBURN, KY. ALPHA, 57.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C, Feb. 12, 1880.C. J. REDDIG, Pres. Ex. Com.My dear Sir: I have your appreciated favor of date Jan. 27th. A more promptanswer would have been made but for my anxiety to accept if possible the invitationit conveyed. I more than regret that a careful survey of the probabilitieswill not permit me so to do. The period indicated will of necessity find me overwhelmedwith active and arduous work. Not only my own but the general Presidentialcanvass will be at its height, in which I will be forced to take an activepart. Nor will it be possible to find even a day's exemption from the service.I am for this reason compelled to decline the pleasurable service which the partialityof the Ex. Com. would bestow upon me, and which you have couched inlanguage of comphmentary kindliness. I beg Sir, to you and through you to theCommittee, to couple with sincere expressions of regret my equally sincere assurancesof appreciation and kind regards.I am most truly, &c.,Jo. C. S. BLACKBURN, Ky. Alpha, '57.BRO. L. L. BRISTOW, VA. BETA, '79-53 W. 3d St., CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 27, 1880.J. C. NORRIS, Sec'y Phi Delta Theta.Dear lyiend: Yours calling attention to the meeting of the Convention andinviting me to come to the same was received some days since. I had hoped tobe present, but business matters render it impossible. My heart is still in the causeand I hope the Convention may result in much good to the Fraternity.In the Bond,L. L. BRISTOW, Va. Beta, '79.BRO. A. A DEWING, PA. ALPHA, '8o.CAL. MIL. ACADEMY, Oakland, Cal., Oct. 17, 1880.DEAR BRO. NORRIS :With fraternal greetings and sympathies, please accept my regrets that business,prevents my attending the "Phi.s" Convention.Experiences of commencement reunions give me an appreciation (in a smallway, I presume) of the good times you will have.Yours in die Bond of Phi Delta Theta,A. A. DEWING, Pa. Alpha, '80.HON. JNO. F. PHILLIPS, KV. ALPHA, '55.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, D. C, May 27, 1880.JAMES C. NORRIS.Dear Sir and Brother.- Yours of the 25th ult. has been long in reaching me. Ido not see how I can, in justice to myself and other demands upon me, engage todeliverthe address before the National Convention of the P. D. T. Fraternity nextOctober. I am unfortunately in politics, and during the month of October I will,in all probability, be too much occupied with my canvass for re-election to Con-

A Few Phi Letters. 83gress to take even a brief excursion in the delightful paths of literature. It wouldcertainly be a more pleasurable pursuit to my taste than that of the rugged andburning way of the politician ; but the best and worst of us are slaves to our fortuneand ambition, which we either choose or have chosen for us.It has been a cherished desire of my heart to meet in National Convention with,and talk to, our Fraternity. Whether this passion will die out with the heat andvigor of life before its gratification 1 know not. Possibly when a wearied constituencyshall have relegated me to private life, my hope is that my ambition, ifunappeased, will find its higher and better attainment in an opportunity to discussbefore the Fraternity some noble theme of philosophy, science, art, or literature.Gratefully acknowledging the comphment of my selection, and with a heartywish for a joyous and instructive reunion, I am very truly and fraternally.Yours, etc.,JNO. F. PHILLIPS, Ky. Alpha, 55.IBRO. SA.MUEL A. HOOVER, IND. ALPHA, '56.HOOVER HILL, N. C, Oct 15, 1880.J. C. NORRIS, Sec'y.Dear "Sir Phi:" Your Postal Circular reached me a day or two since, and althoughit may seem presumptuous in me to attempt a reply, yet I am "impressed"that I may say a word.In my college days, I was quite enthusiastic as a Phi, and I esteem the Fraternityyet as above all price, believing with Pat Shields that there were "millionsin it," although they yet (the millions) remain utterly beyond my sight or reach ;still like Col. Mulberry Sellers, I am attempting to dig them out. I had the honorto be for a long while the Sec. of the Ind. .Alpha, when I had to carry the recordsin my pocket, as the only safe depository. For many years, however, in m\varied wanderings, I have lost all trace of the workings or assemblages of theFraternity.To say that the knowledge of its condnued existence, as also of its Biennial Conclave,imparted by your postal, gives me much pleasure and gratification wouldbe "drawing it mild." I am compelled to express to you my regrets at not beingable to attend. Some reasons may be of use in explanation. And firstly, a great"press of business' just at this time, for you must be informed that I am engagedin the "Nursery' line, but you must not infer from the word that I am coddling infantilespecimens of masculinity or femininity, or that any thing of the sort willpreclude the possibility of my attendance. Just why a few acres of young fruittrees should be called a "Nursery is a conundrum which I am unable to guess,unless it be that that is not its name. It must be somewhat like the arbitrarynames of certain fruits, the blackberry for instance which is blue, but is calledblack to distinguish it from the blue berry, which is black.Secondly, my condition is much that of Mart. Igoe of your city, (if you are notacquainted with that "Canostrophe'' you must hunt him up,) who when requestedby the War Department to "put in an appearance" in the city where our "GreatAN'hite Father' lives, replied that it had long been the earnest desire of his heart,to visit W^ashington, but the legal profession in which he was engaged, had notproved sufficiently remunerative to warrant such a demand to be made upon hisexchequer. He was to a great extent in a state of "impecuniosity,' in fact"busted," and could not gratify his darling wish, or the demand of the department.A\ell suppose me to be Igoe, and "thus you see, it is." .Again, I could not get back

84 A Few Phi Letters.by election day. And I could not be so derelict in my duty to the .Americanpeople, as to fail to vote early and often. So 1 will be unable to attend the Banquet,but on the contrary will be content to sit like a "knot on a log" in this "neckof the woods'' and waste my "sweetness on the desert air," and banquet on "possum,"sweet "taters," "siinmon," pudding, etc.Accept my best wishes for the success of the Convention. May it prove thegrandest, most distinguished, and most entertaining that has ever been held. Willit lack the presence of Col. Jno. W. Foster? Is he at home or is he over yonderamong the "Slavons' of St. Petersburg ? I would be glad to hear of his makinga speech in Mexican Patois, telling all he knows about climbing volcanoes, or inRussian, about the benefit of "stewed candles'' as a delicious delicacy of the "cuisine,'with a hint in English, as to whether or not I shall "wear his mantle."With many and high regards both for yourself and the dear old Fraternitywhich you so ably represent, to "one and all, both great and small," (hold on here !I am liable to break out in a new place,) allow me to subscribe myself.Yours in the Bond of Phi Delta Theta,SAML. A. HOOVER, Ind. Alpha, '56.PROF. S. DE SOTO, KY. ALPHA, '50.DANVILLE, Ky., March 14th, 1880.JAS. C. NORRIS, ESQ.Dear Sir and Brother: Your note informing me of my election to read thePoem before the Convention of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity has been received.Conscious of my inability, but very grateful for the honor, I feel it to be absolutelymy duty to decline. Why, my dear Brother, I have never in my life delivered an•oration or made a speech in any Public Audience, large or small. You must transferthis honor upon one, and only upon that one, who has great poetical talent, richmellow voice, great self possession, and grace of delivery.Yours Fraternally,S. DE SoTO, Phi Delta Theta.HON. THOS. W. BULLITT, KY. ALPHA, '58.LOUISVILLE, Ky., OcL 20, 1880.A, GWYN FOSTER.My dear Sir and Bro.: I have your postal of the 9th inst., requesting me to respondto a toast at the banquet of the Phi Delta Theta, Oct. 29. The toast is oneto which I should take pleasure in responding, and the older I grow the morewarmly and tenderly I could speak upon the subject A man with a wife and fivelittle children around him who would unwillingly respond to "Our Sweethearts," is"fit for treason, stratagems and spoils.'' But I fear it will be impossible for me toleave home at that time. I have had quite a severe spell of sickness and havenot yet recovered, by reason of which, engagements have crowded upon me insuch a way that 1 fear to commit myself to a promise to be present. Should 1 beable to leave home, I shall gladly drop in among you and shall enjoy no little areunion of the old members of the Phi Delta Theta.Yours truly,THOS. W. BULLITT, Ky. Alpha, '58.BRO. A. A. STEARNS, OHIO E., '8o.C. R. PENCE, 1 23 IRVING St., CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 13, 1880.A. GWYN FOSTER, JDear Brothers : Your card having the announcement of the coming Conventionof Phi Delta Theta is before me. Please be assured of my appreciation of

A Few Phi Letters. 85your kindness and of Iny profound regrets that circumstances will not permit meto be in Indianapolis on the date named.I am in hearty sympathy with you all, and sincerely hope your coming togethermay result in much good to our Order, and be a source of great pleasure and satisfactionto each one of you.It has always been a matter of great satisfaction to me that I was a member ofa fraternity, and to have been a member of the Phi Delta Theta was the especialpride of my college life. I recall with pleasure the occasion of our meeting inWooster, O., two years ago, and were not the distance so great would certainly bepresent this year to join with my brother Phis in the ratification of our Bond.Yours fraternally,A. A. STEARNS, O. Epsilon, '80.HON. W. F. VILAS, WIS. ALPHA, '58.MADISON, Wis., March 13, 1880.JAS. C. NORRIS, Siecretary Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.Dear Sir. 1 received with great pleasure the invitation you so earnestly andflatteringly communicated to address the next National Convention of the Fraternity,being fully sensible of the compliment paid me by it; and I beg you to maketo the brothers of the Order suitable acknowledgments in my behalf which youwill know how best to express for me.I need not add that I suppress my inclinations in writing that, after full consideration,I cannot venture to undertake the pleasing task. My engagements for thecoming season of this year are already too se\ere for my health, which has notbeen this winter as firm as heretofore, and I am bound to yield to a superior necessitymany opportunities for gratification.I trust the occasion will prove as useful to the interests of the Society as it mustbe delightful to the members.Fraternally yours,AV. F. VILAS, AVis. Alpha, '58.BRO. R. A. D. WILKANKS, ILL. BETA, '67.MT. VERNON, III, Oct 8, 1880.BRO. J. C. NORIS, Sec'y Ex. Com. Phi Delta Theta.Dear Sir attd Bro.: I own receipt of your esteemed favor of ist inst. If possiblefor me to do so I will attend the Convention of our beloved fraternity the 26thinst.Yours in the Bond,R. A. D. WiLBANKS, 111. Beta, '67.BRO. W.M. LOWNDES CALHOUN, GA. ALPHA, '74.ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 27th, 1880.J. C. NORRIS, Sec. Ex. Com. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.My Dear Bro. in the Bond: Some days since I received a card of invitation toattend the Convention of our Fraternity ; and it was my desire and hope to havebeen among you, but at the eleventh hour engagements prevented me this pleasure; I wish, however, to send greeting and God speed in your deliberations, andrequest, if not too much trouble, a copy of the proceedings of your Convention. Ihave not for many years assimilated with any chapter, but in heart and soul, havealways been in full sympathy with the work.Once more with heartfelt wishes that your deliberations may prove fruitful ofgood to our belo\ ed Fraternity, I am.Yours in Bond of Phi Delta Theta,A\M. LOWNDES CALHOUN, Ga. Alpha, 74.

86 A Few Phi Letters.PRESIDENT ALEXANDER MEANS, GA. GAMMA, HON.OXFORD, Ga., Oct. 14th, 1880,MR. J. C. NORRIS, Sec.Dear Sir Your printed postal card for which I thank you, containing a kindinvitation 10 meet your Fraternity at their approaching Biennial Convention to beheld in the city of Indianapolis, Ind., opening on the 26th inst., was duly received.I trust you will pardon my undesirable delay in acknowledging its receipt. Itwas laid upon my study-table with many other communications demanding myattention. Great nervous prostration and muscular debility have contributed tointerrupt my usual promptness in epistolary correspondence, to which I may addthe claims of the Press from different quarters, to which I have recently contributed,and for which another article is now under my pen. But finding this morningyour postal card still waiting my attention, I determined to lay aside other matters,and given it the respectful attention which it merits at my hands. It would affordme sincere pleasure to meet in Convention the honorable and prosperous Brotherhoodof liT;erary aspirants whom you so worthily represent, together with othervisiting friends; but my continued feebleness—the distance of travel, and othercauses—interpose almost insuperable difficulties, and I am constrained to foregothe delightful privilege of meeting with the association and mingling with them intheir andcipated festivities. Will you oblige the writer, therefore, by acting as hisorgan, in tendering to the Phi Delta Theta Society, in Convention assembled, thehigh regard which he entertains for their organization, and his confraternal aspirationsfor their continued prosperity and widening influence among the Colleges ofthe land ? Many years ago, it was my privilege and pleasure, as a member ofthe Board of Trustees of Emory College, to assist in securing under patronage andapproval of that body, the first Society of their Order known to this Institution.Nor has the Board ever regretted, to this day, I think, the privilege granted.Such have been the dignified and honorable bearing and studious habits of itsmembers that they generally command the respect of Faculty and students.With liberal and favorable views of the obfects designed to be attained, and sinceredesires for a wider field of usefulness for your beloved Fraternity, allow meto subscribe myselfFaithfully and truly yours, &c.BRO. N. G. IGLEHART, WIS. ALPHA, '57.A. MEANS.CHICAGO, 111., Oct. nth, 1880.J. C. NORRIS, ESQ., Sec'y Ex. Com. Phi Delta Theta.My dear Sir and Brother I am in receipt of your kind invitation to be presentat the Biennial Convention on the 26th instIt would give me great pleasure to meet with you on that happy occasion, butmy business engagements will not permit of my absence from home. With thanksfor your kind remembrance, I am. Fraternally yours,N. G. IGLEHART, Wis. Alpha, '57.BRO. E.MMETT TOMPKINS, OHIO E., '74.("CAPTAIN JACK.")ATHENS, Ohio, Oct. i8, 1880.JA.MEs C. NORRIS, Sec'y.Dear Friend and Brother I wish I could tell you how pleased I am to receiveyour kind fraternal invitation to the next National Convention of the Phi DeltaTheta, and how much it pains me to be compelled to send "regrets."But the stubborn fact is, that on the dates of the 26, 27 and 28 1 have an official

A Few Phi Letters. 87engagement of such importance that it places an absolute veto on my being elsewherethan before the CourtI am sincerely disappointed in this, because I have expected, all along, to bewith you at our Convention, and join the "Dear Old Boys" in their revels. Andnow, to think that after so many happy anticipations 1 am driven to the necessityof sa)ing that I can not be there! I am almost constraired to follow the exampleof Mark Twain at the tomb of our illustrious and remote ancestor, Adam. Hewept.With you, I recollect distinctly "the happy hours we spent at Wooster two yearsago,'' and it is on account of this distinctness of recollection, as well as on accountof the many pleasing things I have to recollect, that I am pained because I cannot again meet you under similar, if not more favorable, circumstances. I cannot consent that any one shall honor more highly or appreciate more fully thevirtues of Phi Delta Thetaism than 1 do.The germ that was planted in my breast eleven years ago, took deep root, and,fertilized as it has been by the sweet vvaters of friendship, the plant has grown, andspread its tender branches until its \ erdure will last as long as I shall last. I likewiseappreciate the honor of being placed on the list to respond to a toast. Itwould be highly gratifying to exercise the privilege of addressing such an ense?nbleas will be present on that occasion. .And whether my subject be the immortaland defunct "Capt. Jack," or some less pathetic and classical theme, it would benone the less complimentary to me, and no doubt equally as distressing to myhearers. Still, I do not think "Capt. Jack" should be neglected. He has becomeincorporated in the history of our Fraternity, having been paraded before severalConventions, and at the coming banquet he should be allowed a place. .\s 1 cannot be there, permit me to delegate my right of dissecting him to you, as I fullybelieve you are competent to do the subject justice. Permit me to remind you,however, that Capt. Jack is a near relative to Jack the giant killer, also the Jackwho climbed the bean stalk and whose order caused the cardift' giant to exclaim"Fe, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman !" .Also does he bear closeaffinity to the Jack who ascended the hill with mademoiselle Gill and drew fromthe well a bucket of water, and subsequently, in a most grotesque manner, felldown, and the young damsel followed "arter." Also is there some connection betweenhis family and that of the architect Jack who built the house, wherein themalt, the rat, the cat, the dog and several other animals had such alarming experiences; in fact, the genealogy of Capt. Jack, the Modoc, the Lava bed hero,the Scalper and the Yclper, is very extensive, honorable, distinguished and immortal.With the injunction that you keep these matters well in view, I leave thetender subject with you.But seriously, my dear Friend, you can hardly appreciate just how great mydisappointment is. 1 have felt certain that 1 would be able to be with you, andcan hardly satisfy myself with the fact that imperative duties, alone, keep meaway.Now, with my deepest, most sincere regards and fraternal love to the Brethren,assuring them that my heart is with them in the cause, and wishing that the Conventionmay be full fruited with good results, I am.Yours and Theirs in the Bond,E.MMETT TO.MPKINS, O. Gamma, '74.[NOTE.—Bro. Tompkins was there after all. The Phis who were at the Con-

88 A Birds-Eye View.vention wiUremember how he surmounted all difficulties, including a "council ofwar," and appeared on the floor on the last day to plead his cause so eloquently.May the like of "Capt. Jack" be multiplied !—ED.]FROM THE SISTER OF J. B. REED, (DECEASED), KY. ALPHA, '75.DANVILLE, Ky., Oct. nth, 1880.J. C. NORRISS, Sec. Phi Delta Thefa Fraternity.Sir .- A card addressed to J. B. Reed, giving notice of the Biennial Conventionof the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity in your city on the 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th of thepresent month, was received on Saturday.J. B. Reed died in Denver, Colorado, on Nov. 23d, 1879, of typhoid fever, wherehe had gone to practice law eight months before his death ; and in that length oftime had won the love and esteem of a large circle of friends, and was surroundedby everything that his most loving friends could desire, and with the brightestprospects for a useful and distinguished life. He had won at the age of twentyfourwhat most men never do through a long life, that is, the confidence of his fellowman.He was ready for his summons, and though young and prosperous, had not forgottento attend to the most important matter in life, that is, rehgion. He hadbeen a member of the Presbyterian Church seven years and a half. He wastwenty-four years and four months old.He joined your fraternity when he was a Freshman in Centre College, was graduatedin June, 1875, then studied law with Samuel Harding of this place for a year.During July and .August of 1877 he was a private student of Judge Minor, of Universityof Virginia, and in Sept., 1877, entered Vanderbilt Law School at Nashville,Tennessee, where he was graduated in the following May with distinguishedhonors. There were forty in the class, only nine passed the examination, and hewas one of the nine. May 30th, 1878, was the date of his graduation at VanderbiltLaw School. In March, 1879, he located in Denver, Colorado.You will not have a brighter member of your fraternity and one to whom youcould point with more pride.Very respectfully,JOSEPHINE REED.A BIRD'S-EYEVIEWBY J. H. GILLESPIE, TEXAS ALPHA, '79.I am now isolated from our beloved chapter. Yet time and separationhas not chilled m\' feelings for Phi Delta Theta, but, on the otherhand, the flame has ir.creased, and the more I thii.k of the spirit of ourBond, the dearer seems the tie that binds. I have often feared thatsome of our Brothers do not fully apprehend the royalt\- of Piii P)eltaTheta, do not feel to the utmost extent the sacredness of the Bondthey have pledged themselves to sustain, thus viewing our fraternitymore as a literary society pertaining to school life ; if such be the casethey are not living in the spirit of Phidom, the true light has not shonebefore their feet to guide them along the avenues of the realm inwhich we should move.

A Bird's-Eye View. 89We recognize Phi Delta Theta as our name and give as its meaningall that is ennobling, loyal, truthful, philanthropic, brotherly, andmoral. In becoming Phis it behooves us to assume an exalted opinionof its spirit, that we raise ourselves above mediocrity, for surely wewould not be willing to dwell in the sphere of the mediocre, thustrampling on the spirit that we should emulate in order to attain to ahigher life.Let us be strong and loyal to our Bond, prove we are friends to itsloyalty, loving and living constantly within its bounds. In its sentimentsare embodied that which if crushed to the earth, will rise acrainyes, that fundamental truth, which like the light of heaven, is not onlyperfect within itself, but sheds an illusion around all things to provewhat is good; this sentiment is truly one which we are pledged tosustain.It means for us to cultivate a benevolent, kind and loving spirit forall mankind, and especially to cultivate that brotherly feeling for eachother that is not wavering. Phi Delta Theta hails, and welcomes thatprinciple which is founded on the power we have of discriminatingright from wrong ; recognizing the fact that there is a supreme Architectand founding its principles on that infallible book the Bible.Brothers this is only a miniature idea of the royalty of Phi DeltaTheta, in its workings, yet, some I fear have not as e.xalted an opinionof her as I have expressed. Am I judging wrong? I know that thespirit of Phi Delta Theta is not dying, no not for one single momentwould I believe such ; she is on the upward march, yet, some are notas enthusiastic on the subject as others. Why is this ? Simply becausethey do not realize to as full an extent as they should the spiritthat is prevalent in her works.Our last Convention proved a greater success than ever before, andthe watchword now is "on to Richmond." Phidom looks forward tothis time for a grander and nobler array of its subjects than have everyet been chronicled. It is right for her to effect a great work meanwhile,so that her ranks will swell until the watchword shall be passedfrom the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the lakes of the North to thegr()\-cs of the Sunny South.Then, Brothers, to realize this hope, let each, though separated directlyfrom the influences of his chapter, put on the whole armor andbattle for Phidom, thus realizing within ourselves, that it is a grandinstitution, a lojal prince for us its honored subjects.

go From the S. G. C.FROM THE S. G. O.BROTHER EDITOR :The SCROLL without any further improvement is interesting at alltimes and seasons, and not the least interesting feature is the Chapterportion. To those actively interested in the progress of the Fraternity,the only measure of that progress is the Reports from individual Chapters.From the tone of the Reports as a whole he makes out his estimateof the whole Fraternity. But, at present, he must content himselfwith a very small instrument for measuring a very large object.Your "Word to Reporters" strikes home on one feature of Reports,and in accordance with your suggestion, if you will allow me, I willpropose a "conundrum" which is many headed: "With our largeChapter list of active Chapters why is not the NUMBER of Reports larger?"We all know, Bro. Ed., it is not your fault. We know your heart islarge enough to hold all that come, and too large to refuse admittanceto any that come on time. When there were plenty of Reports onyour table, we find 22 in your December SCROLL. But in the nextnumber (January) we find only 13, including Mass. A.Now, another, while we have our hand in : "Why are replies tothe questions from the Province Presidents addressed to each Chapternot more promptly given ?"It is the desire of those more immediately concerned to make a fullgeneral Report of each Province to the Fraternit)'. It was intended tomake the Report of the general condition of the Fraternity a featureof each issue of tlie SCROLL. But, at present, not one of the Prov.Presidents can make even a partial Report from his Province. Threemonths have passed since the Convention and we seem as far from gettinggeneral Reports as then. Of course much of this tardiness is dueto the unavoidable delay in the distribution oi" the Constitution. Butthe Historian G. C. has done his work well and with as much promptitudeas the nature of the work admitted. Now let us emulate him anddo our work well and promptly.Of course we understand how easy it is to delay a letter a day or twoand we know, too, that in that line we are the worst of sinners. Butcertainly a letter which is needed at a specified time and for such purposes,delays a Bro. Pres't and may prevent the publication of thewhole Report. We therefore ask the Reporters of all the Chapters, asa favor to the General Council, to answer promptly and fully the questionsfrom the Bro. Presidents.Would, also, call attention to the motion (Minutes Convention, p. 18)that "all copies of the Constitution of 1878 * * forwarded at once tothe S. G. C," and would ask Chapters to please comply at once, eachchapter putting its name on the Constitution forwarded by it.Fraternally,H. L. V.\N NOSTRAND, S. G. C.UNIV. VERMONT, Jan. 31st, 1881.

From the Treasurer of tlie G. C. 91FROM THE TREASURER OF THE G. C.DEAR BROTHER PHIS :1. Those chapters knowing themselves indebted for the SCROLL, orInitiation Fees, are requested to send the amount due as soon as possible.2. Alumni subscribers to the SCROLL will please notice the above,as referring also to them.3. I have on hand a number of "Song Books" and "Catalogues,"and would like each chapter to purchase at least 2 copies of each. Weneed the money, and the. chapters should purchase these books at onceso as to increase our funds.4. Chapters and Alumni members should bear in mind that allorders for Badges, or any Fraternity Jewelry, must be sent through theTreasurer, and money orders should be made payable to Mess. L. G.Burgess' Son & Co., Albany, N. Y.Orders from chapters should be written by the Reporter, or havehis endorsement.5. Cannot each Province President urge the Alumni to subscribefor the SCROLL? We want 1000 Subscribers—-who will act first?6. Who can and will send me the address of any of the followingmembers ?W. J. Ellston, C. H. Remy, Henry C. Gufifin,Robt. P. Parker, A. B. Thrasher, Cvrus Huling,C. M. Idleman, Charlie J. Read, N. W. Cady.Chas. O. Perry, Alenon C. Green,7. I am pleased to state that our Finances are in good shape and ifthe chapters will promptly pay their dues, and urge its Alumni membershipto subscribe for the SCROLL, by the First of April, 1881, wewill have X^'o Xotcs, No Debts, but will have Cash on hand.Please respond promptly to these few requests, and your Treasurywillprosper.Your Brother in the Bond,CLARENCE J. REDDIG,SHIPPEN.SBURG, PA., Feb. 1st, 1881. Treasurer G. C.—A preliminary meeting of the resident alumni members of the collegefraternity of Phi Delta Theta was held last evening at the PalmerHouse. It was decided to form an alumni chapter of this old and successfulfraternity. A charter was applied for, there being thirty-fivecharter members, and a temporarj- organization was effected by theelection of D. M. Hillis as President, and Irving C. Tomlinson, Secretary.The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chair. Thereare fifty members of the fraternity in the city, and it is intended toestablish a flourishing alumni chapter.— Chicago Tribune, Jan. igth.

92 Editorial.\mMiMmPUBLISHED MONTHLY DURING THE COLLEGE YEARSubsciip'tion price $1.00 per annum.15 cents each.Extra copiesM. F. TROXELL, Editor and Manager.H. H. WBBBB, Assistant..All coiumunicAtions. to be published, shoultl bein ihe hands 0^ IheEditnr not later than the first day of the month in which they shouldappear.GETTYSBURG, PA., FEBRUARY, 1881.The letters which we spread beforeonr readers on the first pages of this issueindicate a degree of interest in thewelfare of Phi Delta Theta that is asstrong as it is gratifying. They willhave a lively Interest for all Phis, andwe do well to preserve them.The Illinois Alpha Alumni recentlyorganized in Chicago bids fair to beour strongest alnmni chapter, and Indianapolismust look to her laurels.The Chicago Alumni is made up ofgood material, as a glance over thenames appended to the call for the charterwill show. The report of the workof organization speaks for itself in anothercolumn. We have at hand, toolate tor this issue, a directory of CliicagoPhis, containing forty or morenames. We wish the Lake City chaptermost abundant success.Alabama Alpha has been greatlystrengthened by the initiation of nineformer members of the Sigma AlphaEpsilon fraternity at Ala. A. & M.(Jollege. In order that there might bea clear understanding of the wholematter we wrote for particulars, andreceived a very satisfactory explanationfrom one of the new initiates.This wc append to the report of thechapter.While not giving license to such extipineuieasures as giving up chartersunless absolutely necessary, such astor charter violations, etc., we have yetno word to say against the manly independenceand fairness of the formermembers of S. A. E. Having had noshare in bringing about the dissolution,we feel no hesitancy in holding out tothem the right hand of fellowship inthe spirit of our Bond.The Eeporter of Ohio Gamma invitesreply to an expressed doubt among themembers of his chapter as to the obligationof certain ones with regard topaying assessments laid last year. Thecase specified is that of last year'sseniors and the convention tax of ''80.If the Reporter asks if his chaptermust pay the convention assessmentfor those who graduated or left collegelast year, we reply with a straight-out,unequivocal affirmative. Our Treasurerdeals with chapters, not with individuals,and when an assessment islevied he does not recognize a freshmanor a senior. Each chapter whena per capita tax is laid, owes for asmany members as are on its activelist at the time, and continues to owefor that number no matter how manygraduate or leave the institution. Nordoes it matter by what individual themoney is paid, be he senior or prep.It is the chapter that Is responsible tothe Treasurer, not the individual. Ofcourse it is best, and fairest, for eachindividual to pay his own assessment,and where the matter is entered intoin a kindly, business-like way this isusually done without any great troubleor effort. We trust the chapter inquestion fully understands this expositionof the case.Considering all that lias been saidon the subject of finances from timeto time in our colums it would not bestrange if it should become a distastefultopic. It is so to us certainly, andthe way to get rid of an old encumbranceis to lop it off, and this is justwhat we hope the chapters will do that

have debt encumbrances—cut them off,wipe them out, by paying them. Anumber of chapters yet owe money tothe SCROLL fund. We call their attentionto the address from our Treasureron another page. Let us makeonr Treasurer's reixirts highly interestingby allowing him to report nodebts.Bro. Milo C. .Summers is rapidlypushing Bro. Barrs in the matter ofprovincial organization. His report isits own best commentator, and wecongratulate him on the effective workhe is accomplishing.Our Galesburg chapter has beentinely reinforced by the strong meninitiated recently at Knox College,The chapter has also issued a circularletter addressed to the members ofPhi .Sigma, whose chapter at Galesburgwas merged into Phi Delta Thetathree years ago. The design of thecircular is to secure the afiiliation byinitiation of the older members of PhiSigma, a history of which fraternity isin course of preparation. The letter,which is handsomely printed, is signedby Bro. Summers, on belialf of PhiDelta Theta, and by Bro. Everett L.Conger, on behalf of Phi Sigma.The pressure on our columns hasbeen so great this month that we havebeen obliged to crowd out some valuiiblematter, among which are reportsfrom Bro. Bonham, Pres. Beta Province,several reports from Alpha Province,and others from other chapters.The omission has been caused in greatpart by the extra space given up to tliePhi letters in the first pages of thisEditorial. 93all concerned, to liave it done at firsthand, than to do it in the sanctum.The matter of holdingstate rennioiisand conventions is being jiushed forwardwith an interest that foretokensgreat success. We believe that Alabamawas the first State to rao\e inthis direction, having issued a circularcall for a convention shortly afterthe adjournment of the Indianapolisconvention. (Georgia, Texas, and Illinoishave taken up the cry in rapidsuccession, and doubtless other Stateswill follow tlie worthy example set liythem. These conventions, held witha proper degree of enthusiasm and ina business-like way, will do much toadvance the interests of Phi DeltaTiietu.SANCTUMSHAVINGS.It would not do to tell it outside thesanctum, but onr President is going totake advantage of an early spring—ifit comes.Our Treasurer is just as good asthough he had not been sick. Thebest physician that attended him wasfrom a female Seminary.We ciill special attention to the advertisementof Stork i Co., Baltimore.This firm has just begun under a newstyle, and is ready to fill orderspromptly. They keep fine goods, anddeserve patronage.To those Phis who want bindingdone we commend the advertisementof C. E. Aughinbaugh, third pagecover. We are authorized to .say thatexpenses one way will be paid on allbooks sent to be bound. This film isalso building up a large trade in subscriptions,and money can be saved bythose who subscrilie for leading iieri-number. It will not be likely to occuragain.But we must kindly ask our Reportersand Province Presidents to put in odicals of all kinds. AVe commendinactice the "boiling down" process Mr. Aughinbaugh ;is a young manIS much as possible in writing their worthy of all the trade that may beeport.s. It is far more pleasant, for entrusted to iiis care.

94 From Gamma Province President.From Gamma Prov. President.(iALESBURG ill , Feb. 5th 1881.To the Phis of Gamma Province .-DE.AR BiiOTHEHS :—My only excusefor the late appearance of this letter isthat, through my own fanlt, a communicationfor the .lanuary SCROLLreached onr Editor a day or so late..The Gamma iirovince must not bebeliind the Eiisilon in organizing—bymeans of which so mnch may be accomplished,but without which, so little.In working for this end, I shallfollow in some points Bro. Barr'splans, as I think that unifoimity, orat least similarity, in the several provinceorganizations is very desirable.Therefore all chapters of this pi-ovincewho have not already signifiedtheir opinions, in answer to lettersfrom me, are invited to think of thefollowing plan :Xext June each state will hold a reunionat some appointed time andplace. At this time, a regular organizationwill be perfected, all matters ofinterest discussed, etc., occupying oneor two days ; in the evening after theclose of the session, literary exercisesand a banquet may be held. Arrangementsfor these reunions may be madeunder the direction of the several statepresidents who either have been,, orsoon will be, appointed.Then, Feb. 16th and 17th of nextyear, at some suitable place, we willhold the Gamma Province Convention,arrangements for which may be madelater this year. Thus, by the statereunions and province convention, theinterval of two years between Nat.Conventions will be equally divided.Each chapter in the province willplease elect a "SCROLL agent", to beconfirmed by the State President,wliose duty it will be to secure alumnisubscriiitions.I think it well that the Reporter ofeach chapter add to his duties that ofcorresiiondence with the alumni membeis,with a view to keeping them interestedin the fraternity.I cannot urge too .strongly upon eachand every chapter the necessity ofkeeping square with tlie General Treasurer.The cost of belonging to onrfraternity is but little in comparisonwith the benefits we derive from it,and we should pay the small chargespromptly and cheerfully.One or two chapters have not repliedto my letters of inquiry. Thenecessity for prompt replies, and forregular monthly reports to the SCROLL,is very great. Let each chapter reportby the first of each month to theSCROLL, no matter how short the reportsmay be, and no matter if thereare about the same things to say eachtime. In the next SCROLL, I wisheach chapter of Gamma province to doas Bro. Barrs has requested his chapters—tosend in a statement of membership,with classes, condition financially,rivals, etc.I can report nearly all the chaptersin Gamma province in a thriving condition.Illinois Gamma {sub rosa),which did not report at convention, isin fair condition, having now 12 activemembers. Iowa Alpha has no membersill college now, but as there willbe one in the spring, 1 am taking stepstowards setting this chapter on itsbase again. The Illino isAlpha Alumnihas been established at Chicagounder auspicious circumstances, andthis chapter has I hope sent in its reportfor this number of tiie SCROLL.Another triumph of the Phi DeltaTheta has been the good results of aueffort to form a chapter at Knox College,in this city, which lately removedits opposition to fraternities. Omittingthe preliminary steps, I will saythat Dec. 10th, 1880, accompanied byBro. L. L. Ratekia, I met a numberof applicants for membership at theroom of Mr. (now Bro.) A. G. Sheahan.After some talk, we proceededwith the work of initiating twelvefirst-class men into our noble fraternity.Since that time several meetingshave been held, and the chapter'sorganization perfected. The "immortaltwelve" charter members are :John Y. Ewart, '81, CI.J. B. Parkinson, '81, Sc.G. F. Pierson, '81, CI.M. AV. Piiickney, '81, Sc.E. A. Ray, '81, Sc.A. G. Slieahan. 81, CI.Tom Taylor, '81, Sc.Nels. F. Anderson, '8-2, CI.E. S. Carr, '82, CI.AVm. H. Chambers, '82, CI.Mark Mason, '83, Sc.Wm. H. Whitney, '84, CI.At their last meeting their membersliipwas increased to 17 by the initiationof the following gentlemen :

John S. Phillips, '82, CI.John L. Kennedy, '83. Sc.Fred C. Perkins, '83, CI.C. W. Lay. '84 CI.Robert C. Morse, '84, CI.The charter, tliough granted, hasnot yet Vieen issued, and the brothersare jiatiently waiting for the same.Bro. Sheahan is President, and Bro.Pinckney, Reporter. Tlie chapter hassecured the use of Pres. ISateman'srecitation room as a chapter hall; andit seems peculiarly adapted for thepurpose.This chapter starts out under unusuallybright auspices, and we predictChapter Correspondence. 93with what easierness they devour itscontents. This would Vie sufficient remunerationfor one montli's laborfor it a brilliant future. Ft has its thereon.choice of material in the College, andstarting at the top, it intends to stay AVe deem the "Province" act a goodat the top. All hail to Illinois Zeta! one, and think it a step by tiie PiiiNow a word to Phis in general.Delta Tlieta ranks towjirds perfection.Last night an event occurred that li;is It is an oiien seciet that this clnipterfailed to send in its Conventionbeen looked forward to with greatpleasure by our brothers here. It wasTax. The cause was a dispute, iua reunion and sujiper by the threewhich the Seniors claimed that it waschapters. Miuimouth, Knox, aud Lombard.The brothers > endezi'oused atunjust to tax them for the suiiport ofa convention to be held after they hadgraduated. The dispute not being settled,no money was paid in for thatthe Union Hotel at 8 o'clock. Aftersometime spent in getting acquainted,purpose. Ijet us hear from some wiseand in social conversation, we rejiairedto the dining iiall to partake of auabundant repast there provided. Tliebrothers were first addressed by Bro.E. L. Conger, a charter member of thePhi Sigma [..easjiie, now merged intothe Phi Delta Theta. The ReverendConger preserves his enthusiasiii forthe society uualuited, and wishes to beconsidered "one of the boys." He isthe financial agent for Lombard University,and one whom we are allproud to call brother. A cordial anda]ipropriate welcome to the brotherswas extended by Bro. A. G. Sheahan,who most acceptably filled the iiositionof toastmaster, introducing the severalspeakers ;ind their subjects byvery apropos remarks. Tiie responseto the welcome w;is neatly given by abrother from the sub rosa chaiiter..\fter resiionses by diffea'ent brothersto toasts appriioriate to the occasion,the company adjourned to the parlors,where the time quickly iiassed. Atthe hour of "almost early" we separatedto return to our respectivehomes, unanimously agreeing that thereunion was a success.AA'ith fraternal regards to all I remain,Yours in the Bond,MILO C. SUMMERS.BETA PROVINCE.Ohio Gamma.OHIO UM%'KUSITV,.Aibens, 0 . J;in. 26th. 18SLDE.\R EDITOR :For some unaccountable reasim wewere not represented in your worthycolumns of last month. The fault isnot yours. It is our desire that youmay be jn-esent, at some time, whentlie ScitOLL makes its ajipearanceamong our boys, that you may seebrother on this iioiiit.Bro. D. C. Ciisto. class of "74, andfamily siieiit the Holidays with Mrs.Casio's parents, here in .\tlieiis. Weenjoyed a ride of forty miles in companywith them on their return home,aud can truly s;iy that we think Bro.C. enjoys the blessing of a pleasant andentertaiiiiiiff family.Brother Wehdi is at present with us.He is visiting his home and friends inAthens. He has been, for somemouths, making his home in the farwest, to which he exiiects to retuiiisoon. May happiness aud prosperityattend him is the parting blessing ofhis brother Phis. We would like toadd a few things concerning our ownchaiiter. but the length of our communicationforbids.A\'e number but five, but are all truePhis.Yours in the Bond,CH.\S. .\. AA'uioiiT.Ohio Epsilon.BUCHTEL COLLKGE,Akrtin, Ohio, Jan14th, 183LDEAR S(;ROLL :Owing to press of business, this reportis rather late, but hoping that youwill get it in, we will make it short.No new Phis since last report. Bro.

ChapterCorrespondence.Ed. Berry was requested to resign becauseof actions unbecoming a Phi..\ppearances are not the most encouriug.We are only five but we are Phisand we mean business and we will nottake up with quantity at the expenseof quality. Yours in Bond,FRANK O. PAV.VE.GAMMA PROVINCE.Illinois Delta.LoMBARn UNIV.. J;.n 17th. 188LDEM{ EDITOR AXU BKO. PHIS :AA'e must make a brief report thistime, as onr Province President consumesso much of your valuable spacewith his report. The chapter herenow numbers seven, and next weekwe initiate one more. The victim isto be Harry E. Parker, and we allknow he will make a good and enthusiasticmember. AVe will then numberjust the same as the Delta. Taus,who have been making a desperateeffort to get ahead of us lately. Theyhave their anniversary celebration Feb.9th, but we regard our reunion of Feb.4, with the boys from Monmouth andKnox, as the event of the near future.We are at all times glad to have anyof our brother Phis call on us, in meeting-,or at our homes.AVe expect soon to be the Alphachapter of Illinois, on account of thePhi Sigmas, who united with the PhiDelta Thetas, dating their organizationfrom 1857. Bro. M. C. Summers,our histoiian, informs us that the G.(". will probably agree to this changeof lettering, and the consequentchange of letterins: of all the 111. chapters.Bro. Summers has charge of theaffiliation of the Phi Sigmas.Yours in the Bond,C. H. WHEELER."Wisconsin Alpha.U.NiVEiiSiTV OF WISCONSIN .Mnili.-

Chapter Correspondence. 97ing will be held in the parlors of the the interest we should in fraternityPalmer House on Tuesday, Jan. 18th, work. To correct such an erroneousat 8 P. M. Your presence is cordially idea we make ourselves again heard.and urgently requested. [Signed.] Our chapter is doing finely, indeedJ. M. AVorrall, D. D., Ohio Alpha, '48. we could not wish for a more prosperousstate of affairs. Our present mem­F. A. Smith, Illinois Beta, 'G6.Gwynn Garrett, " " '66. bership is eighteen, having been diminishedby one on account of theW. H. Fitch, Jr., Illinois Beta, •()7.R. AV. Bridge, " " '67. withdrawal from college of our worthyC. C. Kohlsaat, " " '69. Province President, Bro. Chalkley.Capt. AV. P. Black, Ind. Beta, '64. AVhile we know that all fraternities.Jas. F. Gookins, " " '64. are prone to boast of their superiorityWm. C. Harbert, " " '64. over all others, still we feel no hesitancyin saying that Phi Delta ThetaDavid M. Hillis, Ind. Gamma, '64.Gen. T. J. Morgan, D.D.,Ind. Delta,'61. is the foremost of the seventeen fraternitiesrepresented here. One wouldF. L. Brooks, Ind. Epsilon, '78.N. G. Iglehard, Wis. .\Iplia, '60. judge, from the number of fraternitiesJ. D. AVallace, Kentucky Alpha, '61. or Clubs as they are called here, thatWill R. Worrall, " " '79. there would exist among them feelingsE. T. Johnson, Ohio Delta, '78. of jealousy and ill will. Such howeverF. Gray, " " '79. is not the case, and although clubinatesassociate almost exclusivelyV. E. Tomlinscm, Ohio Ei>silon, '80.I. C. Tomlinson, " " 'SU. with club-mates and there is a strongIn response to this call a large numberassembled in the parlors of the isting, such feelings are never unpleas­undercurrent of fraternity feeling ex­Palmer House on the evening designated.Bro. D. M. Hillis was electedantly obtruded upon any one, and thedeportment of all toward each other ischairman, and 1. C. Tomlinson secretary.On motion it was resolved that The new constitution and ritual hasuniformly of a gentlemanly character.this organization be known as the IllinoisAlpha Alumni chapter of the Phi for our regular literary exercises abeen received and we have substitutedDelta Theta fraternity. Moved andseconded that we accept the constitutionof the Phi Delta Thpta fraternityas our basis ; carried. On motionbrothers AV. R. \Vorrall and F. L.Brooks were appointed a committeeto make application for charter. Bro.I. C. Tomlinson was ajipointed a committeeon members and membership.After a pleasant chat the chapter adjournedto meet at the ottice of Bro.F. .V. Smith on receipt of the charter.The Chicago Alumni are all enthusiasticfor the welfare of the wholefraternity, and are prepared to lendtheir assistance and encouragementwhenever and wherever needed.DAVID M. HILLIS, Pres.IRVING C. TOMLINSON, Sec.DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Beta.HALL OP THE VA. BETA, Jan. 31st, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:Tlie prolonged silence on the part ofXA. Beta might possibly create theimpression iu some minds that we areeither numbered with the things thathave been, or that we do not displayfragmentary reading of the same, ourintention being to dissect it and takeup certain parts at each regular meetingfor general discussion iu orderthat we may thoroughly understand it.It has been the custom heretofore foreach club to have an annual supper att\diich the members frequently becamemore or less influeuced by the gay andfestive grape-juice. Last session PhiDelta Theta took a new departure inthe right direction and invited ladies,and 'tis said that the club supper wasthe most brilliant affair the universityhas ever seen.It succeeded so well and .gave ussuch a good reputation that we havedecided to repeat the experiment assoon as our intermediate examinationsare finished.Yours in the Bond,REPORTER.Virginia Delta.900 W. FRANKLIN ST., RICHMOND, VA.,Jan. 28th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Just before the Xmas holidays weinitiated V L. Fowlkes into our mysticbrotherhood, nor were we too soon.

gS Chapter Correspondence.for we were not the only ones to .seehis merits. If we had delayed even afew days he would have drifted intodorg-iand '-from whose borne no travelerreturns." Tlie devotion of ourboys to the "blue aud white" was well.shown by their braving the elementsand plodding through deep snow toinitiate Bro. Fowlkes, on a night asbad as the one through which poorTam O'Shanter had to ride.Our holidays passed pleasantly, andwe are all back at work again.Bro. Sands has determined to swearoff from visiting the girls. This sudden"change came o'er the sjiirit ofhis dream" a few days ago when hereceived cards to the marriage of oneof his former sweethearts. Bro. Bryanis the ladies' man of our chapter ; Bro.Currie is famous as a "masher," andall of us indulge in calling sometimes.At the last election iu the \lu SigmaRlio Literary Society, Phi Delta Thetaboys received several of the best offices.We also succeeded in electing Bro.Geo. C. Abbitt as Final Orator. Ithink it is safe to say that we willhave the lion's share of honors nextJune.AVe would like to know the mannerin which the different ciiapters conducttheir meetings, and whether regularliterary exercises are had. Ourmeetings are usually quite informal,the boys seeming to feel th-at our hallis the place to unbend, and be free andeasy, after the restraint and confinementof the lecture rooms. Now sincewe have our organ, music has becomea pleasing feature in our semi-monthlygathering.AVe are trying to correspond withas many of our sister chapters as possibleand have already had cheeringnews from Texas, Georgia, Mississippiand Indiana. Tliough I know themnot by sight, I feel that I have manytrue friends, in distant States "boundto me l)y Theta's ties."Truly yours in the Bond,GEO. B. TAYLOR, JR.Kentucky Alpha.CE.NTKE COLLEGE, Danville, Ky. Jan.1881.DEAR SCROLL :We feel that an apology is due tothe SCROLL for depriving it of our reportoccasionally. We are not onlyexisting'for the good that is in "mightyself," but are exerting every effort tomake the Phi Delta Theta Fraternityilluminate this general vicinity. Inthe centre of Danville, in an obscurepart of a huge building is our Hall.,where every Saturday night 17 brightgentlemanly boys, respond to theirnames as the Secretary calls the roll.Each brother seems to realize what heis there for.At our last meeting Bro. Shaw wasrescued from perishing in the outerworld, much to the chagrin of theSigma Chis and Zetas. Nevertheless heis ours, and has sworn to ponder oiirsecrets deep in his breast. In obedienceto our constitution we haveLiterary Exercises, which we find tobe not only agreeable but very improving.AVe have an Oration and a Declamationone night and Select Readingand a paper, entitled the Shield, editedby Bro. Grider, the next night.Considerable excitement prevailshere on account of the elections inthe Society. AVe intend to have fivespeeches out of seven, if they can behonorably procured.We heartily congratulate GeorgiaBeta for working nobly to increase ourroyal brotherhood. Let us dwell insweet communion with each other.In the Bond of Phi Delta Theta,WILL E. KNIGHT.Tennessee Alpha.VANDERBILT UNIV., Nash,ville, Tenn.Jan. 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Another year has passed and gone^tiearing with it many happy recollectionsand fond memories. In retrospectingover bygone 1880 how forciblyare we struck with the immensestrides onr beloved order has made,,and how proud we are to note them.New chapters, as if by magic, havesprung up in all directions, dead oneshave been revived, and good men,.North, South, liast aud West, graspingthe shield of truth and enlistingunderthe white and blue, have proudlyjoined our marching ranks..The key-note of combined progress.^energy, and triumph, sounded by thelate convention and echoed by a faithfuldeleg-ate, still sounds loud and clearin the ears of the Tenn. Alpha, andwe hope that iu 1882 our representativeat Richmond will hear the glad "welldone !" coming not only from the lipsbut alike from the heart of every as-

.Sembled Phi. AVith this end in viewwe have begun our oiierations. AVehave doubled the numlier of our meetingsand also our membership, we asknone but the best and never fail toget them.The article from the pen of one ofour provincial Caiitains, Bro. J. M. B,,was read with pleasure and approbationby us all, and we think if takento heart and acted upon, it will tendto the good and advancement of thePhi Delta Theta cause.Lately we are in receipt of a letterfrom Bro. J. A. Wilson, a distinguishedmember of the Ind. Beta, solicitingchapter correspondence. AVe gladlyaccept and say "let the good work goon."—Tendering our "New Yeargreetings," and wishing that it maybe a prosperous and happy one to everyPhi, we are yours in love,ED. A.Chapter CorreSpondt nee. 99PRICE.EPSILON PROVINCE.Georgia Alpha.UNIVERSITY OF GA., Athens. Ga.,Feb. 2nd, 1881.DEAR PHIS ;Owing to pressing engagements Bro.Hood, our regular Reporter, has askedme to write up this month's correspondencefor him, and I gladly respond,for I believe I possess an inborndisposition to do any kind of Phi work.Since the last communication fromus we have made a grand accession toour number in the person of Gen'lAVilliam Montague Browne, Prof, ofour famous department of History andPolitical Science, in which ]iositionhe has been since 1874. Gen'l Browneis a graduate of Dublin Universitywhere he bore off class honors and distinctionsin every year of his entirecourse. He has a record singularlybrilliant, and every heart in the Phiworld should pulsate with a commonfraternal throb when they learn thathe has come within the sacred peneti-ale.The Georgia chapters are expectingto hold a State Convention during themonth of next July at Athens, Ga.,and the writer of this letter hasbeen appointed, by the Province President,to act as the presiding officer ofthe convention until his successor canbe duly elected, and communicationsin regard to that matter should be addressedto the undersigned. I desirealso to keep a complete record of allthe members of the Frat. living in theState of Georgia, and I, therefore, askthat chapters located in other Stateswill send me a list of names aud p.ostofficeaddress of all their membersfrom Georgia.Bro. Barrs seems to be interested inhis work and if he continues will soonhave his Province thoroughly organized,Bros. DuPont and (Gaskill arerendering him incalculable assistance.Since her e.stablishment Ga. Alphawas never in a more gratifying conditionthan now. We have leased asplendid hall with ante-rooms andhave them well furnished.Yours Fraternallv,W. AV. HARDY.Alabama Alpha.A. AND M. COLLEGE, Auburn, Ala.,Jan. 16th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :I have delayed my reiiort for thismonth in order to give an event thatcame off last night. For severalweeks before Xmas I noticed therewas some disturbance in the chapterof the Sigma Alpha Ejisilon fraternitylocated at this College, since Xmas1 learned that this chapter was disbanded,having surrendered all its effectsto the Grand Chapter.I notified all of our boys of this conditionof affairs. At our next-meetingwe voted on all of their boys(eleven) except one, and elected allvoted on. AVe then proceeded to procurethem for members. It took sometime, but finally we iirevailed on themto join, and last night we took intoour brotherly love, and the Bond ofPhi Delta Theta, nine of the formermembers of Alpha Mu chapter ofSigma Alpha Epsilon. These boysare all of noble character and nearlyall are of superior mental endowments.One is in the Senior class, C. N. Ousley.Two of the boys are of the Junior,F. J. Dudley and^R.'F. Ligon,Jr.; four of the Sophomore,'C- I^- GAX,Joe Sale, AVill Andrews, and J. M.Stone, and two of the Freshman class,R. L. Collier and John B. Robinson.AVe also took in last night George B.Michael, one of the leading., membersof the Freshman class.Several weeks ago/^we presented tothe faculty a petition for a hall iu

100 Chapter Correspondence.which to meet. Last Thursday the petitionwas returned conveying intelligencethat we could get the old WebsteriauHall. This hall is a perfectbeauty, is about 35x-25 feet, frescoedbeautifully, has fine pictures decoratingits walls, and artistic statues standingin tw-o of its corners. We are nowprepared to do effectual labors for thepromotion of Phi Delta Theta. AVhatwith twenty-five active, enthusiasticmembers, and a good hall, we will makethe College in future historic by thestory of our a'',hievements, aud thePhi Delta Theta proud of our existence.The Brothers new and old joinme in love to the Phi Delta Thetaworld. Yours in the Bond,JOE C.A.LL0WAY.From a Former Member of S. A. E.AiiBCRN, Ala., Jan. 26th, 1831.EDITOR SCROLL :Bro. Elmore has just handed me apostal from you desiring informationconcerning the late separation of chapterAlpha Mu from Sigma Alpha Epsilon,and, as a former member of thatfraternity, I have been requested toanswer your card.AVell, to begin at the first, in thefall of 1879, one of the largest of theGreek letter fraternities made SigmaAlpha Epsilon au offer to unite thetwo orders ; the proposition was submittedto each individual chapter andunanimously rejected. At that timeI knew comparatively nothing of thestanding or extent of Sigma AlphaEpsilon, and myself opposed the union.But at the beginning of the presentcollegiate year we reorganized withonly six men, and I became more enthusiasticand more deeply interestedthan before. Very soon we took infive new members and were workingtogether harmoniously aud earnestly.I commenced an extensive correspondenceand found out, greatly to my surpriseand regret, that we were rapidlygoing to ruiu, having lost four chapterswithin one year. I conferred withA. M. and we resolved if possible toaffect a union of Sigma Alpha Epsilonand some other good fraternity. AVeinformed the Grand Chapter andothers of our action, submitting themeasure to their calm and unbiasedjudgments, and setting forth its meritsand advantages. It was rejectedby the G. C, and we were informedthat there were three chapters "thatcould be depended on." We heardfrom only one of the other chapters,strongly opposing the measure anddisapproving our action in not themost affectionate language.After much correspondence andnothing being accomplished, we requesteda special convention, and atthe same time said that if somethingwas not done speedily, Alpha Mu wouldtake some active steps, independently.The Grand President replied in aboutthe following letter : "Sigma AlphaEpsilon is at a low ebb. Do not thinkthe fault lies at our door. Cannothear from other chapters, consequentlycannot grant a special convention.As Alpha Mu is so despondent, shehad better give up her charter." Iimmediately returned our charter, constitutionand all things concerningSigma Alpha Epsilon.Very soon after our disconnection.Phi Delta Theta proposed to take usinto her fold. Nine of us acceptedand are now "loyal Phis." The othertwo for reasons of their own refuse tojoin any other fraternity.While a member of Sigma AlphaEpsilon I did all within my power topromote her welfare and save her froman inevitable and disgraceful failure.My motives were pure, my reasonswere good. AVe were dissatisfied withtheir government and told them so ;they were dissatisfied with us andwithdrew our charter. I do not blamemyself or any of my comrades for anythingdone, and while I am not hostileto Sigma Alpha Epsilon I must saythat her government is not complete.I now find that I am right where Iought to have been all the time, andam proud to subscribe myself.Yours in the Bond,C. N. OUSLEY.Mississippi Alpha.UNIV. OF MISSISSIPPI, Oxford, Miss.,Jan. 2.3rd, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Since my last report we have takeninto our mystic brotherhood two newmembers, Bros. Simrall and Calhoun.The former is a very dignified law studentand the latter has just enteredCollege. AVe have two more in prospect,and as they have already promisedwill initiate them next time. Allof our members returned after the

holidays except Bro. Evans, and withthe two new ones we now numbernineteen.Bro. Hampton has been comjielledto leave us for a short while, but willreturn in time for the second term.He is one of our best members andeven his short absence is regretted byall. Our chapter is acknowledged tobe about the best at the University,and although some rival Frats stillhave a greater number than we, yetit is demonstrated that where a clubpays regard to members alone, dissatisfactionis soon expressed, anddisagreements arise.Miss. Alpha is just gaining a footholdin the State, and before manyyears have crowned its efforts I cansafely predict a predominance over allother Fraternities. Its popularity hasincreased wonderfully and I vouch forit a glorious future.The parent chapter of the DeltaGamma (ladies) is located at thisplace, and considering the extremebashfulness of our boys, I think weget along remarkably well together.They have the nicest and best lookinglot of young ladies that could be foundanywhere in the State, aud—well, ifBro. C. and one or two others werewriting they could probably tell youmore about it.We have divided the chapters amongour members for correspondence, butas yet very few replies have been receivedto the letters written. I lioiiethe different members will attt'iul tothis matter, and if any have not answeredtheir letters yet, that they willdo so immediately.Our new Constitution and Ritualhas been received, and we are all verymuch pleased with both. We used theopening and closing ceremony at ourlast meeting and hope to have au opportunityto practice the remainingportion at our next.Yours in the Bond,C. S. STEWART.Alabama Alpha Alumni.MONTGOMERY, Ala., Feb. 2nd. 1881.DEAR BROTHEIIS :I again come before you with a shortreport from Ala. Alpha Alumni. Inthe beginning I would say that "all iswell along the line," and there ismuch talk of the State Convention fornext June to be held at Auburn, Ala.Chapter Correspvndence. 101Gus. A. Orum has left us. He isnow at his home in Bullock Co., Ala.,but expects soon to enter HowardCollege and finish his course. By thismeans we hope to organize a chapterthere. This institution isoneof thefinest in our land.AVe yet number four in our chapter,for we now have Bro. AVill Cliisl olm,of Ala. A., WHO has just severed hisconnection with the A. M. C.I presume the Secretary of Ala. A.,will give you full details of the reignand fall of the S. A. E. fraternity, andtheir boys deserting their ranks audseeking refuge in the fold of Phi DeltaTlieta.We were glad to welcome Bro. M.P. LeGrande, of the Teun. Beta, aMontgomerian, in our midst a shorttime ago. Bro. L. is a good one. AVewould remind brother Ed. Price, secretaryof Tenn. A., and who is ofAla. Beta parentage, that his "D. G."is O. K. We saw lier last night.We would urge the Reporters to givemore personals. AVe wish to knowwhether our bovs are straying. Thearticle "An Evil Illustrated," shouldbe carefully read by all the Fraternity.Many good wishes for the Brotherhood.Yours in the Bond,W. J. ORUM.PERSONALS.The issues of Harpei's Weekly andFrank Leslie for Fell. 5th have picturesand biographical sketches of Gen'lBeuj. Harrison, U. S. Senator-electfrom Ind.Prof. David Swing, Ohio Alpha, "5:^.is quite a prominent divine. His sermonsare published every Monda> inthe C'hicago T?-ibune.Bro. C. C. Kohlsaat, III. Beta, '(ii).is one of the leading advocates of theChicago bar.Bro. Will. R. AVorrall, Ky. Alpha,'711, who has been traveling for hishealth in the Southern States, expectsto make a European trip early nextsprin.g.X'o lawyer of Chicago is looked uponwith greater esteem than R. AV. Bridge,111. Beta, '69. He welcomes Phis mostcordially.Bros. Hick aud Jack Landers, Ind.Gamma, will open a shee]) ranch;inSouthern Kansas early in the springwith -2,000 head to start with.

102 Personals,Bro. "Daddy" Fullerton, as the Ind.Alpha boys are wont to affectioiiatelycall him, is slowly but surely attainingeminence in his profession at Spencer,Ind.Bro. AV. II. Pleasants, Ohio Epsilon,'79, is Junior partner of the firm of J.K. Pleasants & Son, Clothiers, Yevay,Ind.Bro. Clarence Cranston, Ohio Epsilon,'76, prepares legal prescriptionsat 180 Kansas Ave., Topeka, Kansas.Bro. J. H. Gillespie, Texas Alpha,'79, is now teaching with great successat Arlington, Texas. He hasover 100 Texan ideas under his charge.Bro. AV. T. Hutchings, Va. Delta,'77, is attending Law Lectures at;Yale College. His residence is Danville,Va.Bros. AV. D. Lemen, and Henry Barr,Ind. Gamma, are now living at Bruceville,Ind. The latter has taken uutohimself a handsome wife.Bro. Lee McCallister, Ohio Epsilon,is a Senior at Tufts. He is still trueblue.Bro. C. B. Sebastian, is an Attorneyat Law in Columbia, Mo. He practicesin all the State and Federalcourts.Bro. M. R. Stevenson, of Va. Gamma,and later also of Va. Beta, is attendinglectures at the University ofMd., Baltimore.Bro. Lytton Taylor, Tenn. Alpha,'76, who was the first member of thatchapter, was married on Jan. 6th,.1880, to Miss Jeannie G. Currey. TheNashville American in noticing theoccurrence said : "The groom, a memberof the Nashville Bar, is alreadyknown to the profession, and promisesto rise to heights of distinction audhonor. A bridal trip was taken to theCrescent City."Bro. J. C. Norris, Ind. Gamma, ourworthy ex-Secretary, has lately finishedhis twelfth year with the firm ofFahnley & McCrea, Indianapolis, Ind.Bro. J. P. Biehl, Penna. Beta, '83,is now reading medicine under an eminentphysician in Lewisburg, Pa.Bro. H. M. Willet, Ga. Gamma, '78,is Cashier of the First National Bankof Macon, Ga.Bro. J. B. Beverly, Va. Epsilon, '79,is raising cattle in Fauquier Co. Va.,and taking them to Europe for sale.Bro. Geo. C. Jones, Tenn. Alpha,'79, is Principal of the M. LS; F. Instituteat Jackson, Tenn. He writes usthat He is prospering in his work andwishes much success to the fraternityat large.Bro. W. H. Haynie, Texas Alpha,'78, is attending medical lectures inNew Orleans. He will graduate nextmonth.Bro. Chas. L. Moses, Ga. Gamma,'76, is Principal of the Newnan HighSchool.Bro. J. AVm. Boyd, X-A. Delta, '78,is an Attorney at Law in Buchanan,Va.Bros. W. J. Lackey and O. AV. Danielwith his lady, all Texas Alpha, wereat the Soiree of Texas Alpha andDelta Gamma.Bro. AVm. M. Murrell, Va. Alpha,is practicing law at Campbell C. H.,Va-, and is also Commonwealth Attorneyfor said county. He attendedthe University of Va., thus makinghim also a member of our Va. Beta.Three Phis are in attendance at theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons inBaltimore, viz. : Bros. R. B. Fullwood,S. D. Smith and J. C. Kelly.Bro. Harry F. HoUoway, Ohio Epsilon,recently committed matrimonyand is.now serving out the sentenceof the court at Bessemer, Athens Co.,Ohio.Our genial Frank Day, whom theConvention boys remember so pleasantly,is keeping books at the stockyards of Indianapolis.Bro. Saml. B. Canty, Ala. Alpha,'80, is studying law in the office ofMabry & Carter, Ft. Worth, Texas.Sam will be glad to see all Phis passingthrough his city. Success to you,Sam.Bro. Robt. C. Duncan, Ind. Alpha,'79, is Principal of the AVashington(Ind.) High School. He was enumeratorfor Princeton during the pasttaking of the census.Bro. Gil. Stormant, Ind. Alpha, '72,editor of the Princeton Clarion, is therising young Republican of his district.It is conceded that he has changed thepolitical standing from 200 Democraticto 200 Republican. He was CensusSupervisor of the first district of Indiana.Bro. AV. A. A^aughan. Va. Delta,'80, is teaching school in RockinghamCo., Va. He will take medicine atthe University of Virginia next year.Bro. E. A. Nelson, Penna. Delta,

Personals.loi'79, is attending the Union TheologicalSeminary at New York.Bro. AVellington Bowser, Penna.Delta, '79, is Principal of au institutionof learning at Cawnpore, India.The following has been clipped fromthe Wisconsin St,ite Journal of .Jan..3rd, 1881 : "It was rumored to-daythat Col. W. F. Vilas, of this city, hasbeen appointed attorney of tlie NorthwesternRailroad for all the NorthwesternStates. Col. Vilas is wellknown throughout the State, and hasrepresented the legal interests of theNorthwestern Company in AVisconsiufor some time." Bro. W. F. Vilas isa member of our Wis. Alpha, '5S. andwill be the orator at the RichmondConvention. Notice also what hisown chapter has to say about him.Bro. AV. AV Owsley, Ky. Alpha, '82,has left College to engage iu businessat his home in Stanford, Ky.Bro. Frank Fithian, Ky. Alpha, '80,has a position in the Post office atParis, Ky.Bro. J. Henning Nelms, Va. Delta,'80, is practicing Law in Smithfield,Va., and is doing well. His motto is"hard work." and he is acting up to it.Bro. F C. Watson, Va. Gamma,'80, is teaching school at Onancock,Va. There never was a more devotedPhi, and the weak condition of theVa. (iamma gives him much sorrow,he says.Bro. ,L E. Buriuan, Ky. .Alpha, '77,is practicting Law with his father inRichmond, A^a.Bro. J. H. Bailey, Jr., Mich. Beta'sdelegate to last convention, is engagedon the Staff of the Morning .Monitor ofSpringfield, 111., and also on the Decatur(111.) .Momiiig Hera/d, as legislativereporter. And he takes theSCROLL.Bro. Ilally R. Buckingham, Ohio.v.. '7:!. is a member of the 111. Houseof Representatives.Bro. R. .\. D. Wilbanks. Ind. A.,and founder of 111. A., is a member ofIII. House of Representatives.Bro. P. W Se.n-ch, Ohio Z., '76, ishaving a mouopolv of positions inU'est Liberty. (). He is Supt. of PublicSchools, Alusic Publisher aud Dealer,Proprietor of AVest Liberty Gazette,Supt. Presbyterian Sabbath School,('liurch Chorister, President of LectureAssociation, etc., etc. .Viid he takesthe SCROLL. He is doing well.AMONG THE GREEKS.Phi Kappa Psi at Evanston, 111.,has leased a hall over a dry goods storefor ten years.One of the College journals statesthat President-elect Garfield was Presidentof his fraternity, the Delta Upsilon,during the last year.Zeta Psi held its 84th annual Conventionwith the Theta Chi ciiajiterat Univ. of Canada, Toronto, Canada,Jan. 5th and 6th. About fifty delegateswere present. The first eveningthe delegates attended some theatricalsgotten u]! for their benefit, andthe usual banquet was held on thesecond evening. The next Conventionwill meet at Syracuse, N. Y.,with Gamma chapter.Wm. R. Baird, in his ".\mericanCollege Flats." usually carefully callsladies associations by the general term"Societies." But Delta Chi .VIplia is"a fraternity founded," while KappaAlpha Theta was organized "with theprinciples and methods akin to thoseof the Greek Letter Frats." Baird'sremark that the anti-frat. laws atMonmouth do not seem to have affectedthe ladies is undoubtedly correct.AVe do not see how they could.Alpha Delta Phi's Cornell and .\mherstchapters have united in issuing;-the Star and Cj'cscenf, which takes itsname from the fraternity's bailii-e. asdo the journals of most fraternities.The new venture is a quarterly, thefirst number being dated May, 1S80.It has 28 pa

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io6Phis in the House.versify of Pennsylvania, and LL. D. of the University of Indiana; hestudied law at the Law School of Yale College; removed to Scott co.,Ind., in 1846; was elected Fence-viewer in 1847, County Prosecutorin 1848, Circuit Prosecutor in 1850, and Judge of the 2d Judicial Circuitin 1852, holding the last named position 24 years by 4 successiveelections ; was Professor of Law at the University of Indiana 1861-70 ;was elected to the 45'th Congress, and was reelected to the 46th Congressas a Democrat, receiving 15,174 votes against 9,ro2 votes for A.E. L. Long, National, and 1,757 votes for J. F. Willy, Republican.HON. JNO. A. ANDERSON, (OHlO ALPHA).Kansas, ist District. John A. Anderson of Manhattan, was born inWashington co.. Pa., June 6, 1834; graduated at Miami University, Oxford,O., in 1853 ; ordained as a minister of the Presbytery of SanFrancisco in 1857; was elected to the Legislature of Cal. Trustee ofthe State Insane Asylum in i860: was appointed Chaplain of the 3dInfantry Cal. Volunteers in 1862, and accompanied Gen. Connors expeditionto Salt Lake; was in the service of the U. S. Sanitary commissionfrom 1863 to 1866 as Cal. correspondent and as agent; wasPresident of the Kansas State Agricultural College from 1873 fo March1879; was appointed one of the Judges by the U. S. Centennial Commissionin 1876, and served as such on Group xxi; has not been engagedin political life; was elected to the 46th Congress as a Republican,receiving 30,457 votes against 14,919 votes for J. R. McClure,Democrat, and 5,716 votes for E. Gale, National.HON. JNO. F. PHILLIPS, (KY. ALPHA, '55).Missouri, fth District. John F Phillips of Sedalia, was bom inBoone co., Mo., Dec. 31, 1834; was educated at the State Universityof Missouri and at Centre College,- Danville, Ky., graduating at thelatter institution in 1855 ; studied law with Gen. Jno. B. Clark, at Fayette,Mo., and is a practising lawyer; was a member of the ConstitutionalConvention of Mo. in 1861 ; was commissioned as colonel in1862, and commanded a regiment of cavalry in the Federal Army untilthe close of the war ; was a Delegate to the National Democratic Conventionat New York in 1868; was elected to the 44th Congress as aDemocrat, receiving 14,446 votes against 12,132 votes for J. H. Lay,People's Candidate ; was elected Jan. 10, 1880, to the 46th Congress asa Democrat to fill' the vacancy occasioned by the death of A. M. Lay,receiving 11,81.7 votes against 7,979 votes for Ex-Gov. J. W. McClure,Republican, and 2,244 votes for W. C. AUdridge, Greenback and LaborParty.

Too Progressive. 107A. E. Stevenson, G. A. Bicknell and J. F Phillips retire at the endof the 46th Congress. J. C. S. Blackburn and J. A. Anderson werereelected to the 47th Congress. Wm. S. Holman (Ind. Delta), who•was not in the 46th Congress, but a previous one, has been reelectedto the 47th as a Representative from the 5th District of Ind. TwoPhis will enter the Senate on the 4th of March, viz: J. Z. George(Miss. Alpha), of Miss., and Benj. Harrison (Ohio Alpha, '52), of Indiana.TOO PROGRESSIVE.DEAR SCROLL;Allow me to preface a little talk with your readers by saying thatI am neither an "old fogy" nor a superannuated fossil, but on the contraryam a young, pushing alumnus, my time being given entirely tothe rush and hurrj' of business as it is carried on in this progressiveage, this age of invention, of new business features and theories; whenold customs and ideas are thrown aside as useless, and when only thepractical, progressive, go-ahead man is successful.And I like this progress and improvement and advancement; I amglad to see the tallow dip laid aside and the lightning, subdued andcontrolled, take its place. It pleases me to see the steam lighten thelabor that for centuries has worn out hands and hearts. I say I likeprogress, and nowhere better than in the workings of our order, in itsgovernment, its rules, its standard. And yet there is such a thing ascarrying this advancement too far,-—and of that thing as a Fraternitywe are guilty: we are doing wrong and the sooner we awaken to thatfact, the better for us and the order we love.There are certain features of Phi Delta Theta which cannot bealtered without detriment, and still we persist at every opportunity inclamoring for a change, and at every convention the constitution suffers,the ritual is changed, and even the emblems and the grip aredemolished to give place to "advanced features," and so, before adjournment,Phi Delta Theta of a day ago is unrecognizable. Thisshould not be—and for one who loves the grand old order I enter mymost earnest protest.There are features that should never suffer the slightest change,that should live as long as the Fraternity lives, features that to-dayshould be readily recognized by our Father Phis—but which, alas, arealready too much disguised, if not too entirely changed, for their recognition.The Phis of twenty, thirty years ago would feel like strangersin a strange land at a chapter meeting of to-day, for there would be

io8Hit the Mark.naught to call to remembrance the hallowed memories of their Phidays and the associations that cluster around them.One of the most charming ideas connected with Masonry is that itslegends, its customs, its rites and ceremonies, are handed down, ageafter age, untouched and unchanged. Imagine the grip of Masonryundergoing an annual change !So I say let us keep our institutions pure and hallowed. Change ifyou will the adornments and ornaments but let the building itself—our temple—be forever sacred, the same grand old structure always.I have briefly opened the subject and if it is their pleasure I wouldlike to know, through the Recorders, the sentiments of their chapters,as to whether they believe our progress should be carried thus far orwhether they are willing to check the growing desire for novelty andthus "reform it altogether."ONE.HIT THE MARK!BY PHIKIA.The text may be found in the first book of common-sense of everywise-acre who tries to make a point, whether with a pen and ink, onthe rostrum, or with a shooting iron. The letters of the text spell thewords "Hit the Mark !" From these words it may be inferred that weare huntsmen. In this we are no different from the race, for what isthe human family but a great class of Nimrods and Esaus and CaptainKidds, or those seeking the blessing of an Esau or the treasure of aCaptain Kidd ? Rather than emulate these, however, we should bethe Knights of Arthur's Round Table, to search with the eagernessand earnestness of those whose valor we find recorded in Posy's tablets,each one saying,"All-arm'd I ride, whate'er betide.Until I find the Holy Grail."In order to "hit the mark'' each time in our goings in and out of ourfraternal domain we need the secrecy and harmony of a Robin Hood'smystic band, and the accuracy of a Davy Crockett. The one, you remember,lived in merry England's days of yeomanry, with his trustedlieutenant John Little-John—something like our warden's office hefilled, did he not ?—,with his jolly Friar Tuck—would not our chaplainbe his twin brother?—,with each one of his men, small and great,trained to make the buskin ring with each bend of the bow that sentan arrow in its winged flight. The other is the same Davy Crockett

Hit the Mark. 109whose mark was so surely hit, at every crack of his rifle, that even thesquirrels would cry out when Davy sighted them—"Don't shoot, I'llcome down !"Let us make the point here, then, that good fraternity work consistsin hitting the mark as to secrecy and accuracy. Accuracy of aim isnecessary, most of all perhaps, in sighting at new men. In our domainare three avenues by means of which we seek men. These are themoral, the intellectual, and the social avenues ; and we give them importancein the order named. A man may have a strong intellect andfine social qualities, yet be a Nero as to moral character. We wantnone such. Again, a man may have good morals, some social qualities,and yet be as devoid of intellectual capacity as some, known perhapsto the reader, who have been said to have a life interest in Prep.We want none such. Once more, a man may be good morally andintellectually, and yet have a completely dwarfed social side, but wedoubt it. Good morals and good intellects are usually found in goodsocial companionship, hence we do not deem this latter absolutel\-necessary for a good aim of Phi guns. But we would certainly urge ashort range, good, squar'e hitting of the mark as to the other two.Thus much for our three avenues. Now for a few b3--paths, necessarilymore restrictive and more personal. First, we should hit themark in attending our meetings—hit the mark every time. At theopening of the year is the time to bring this target into view, so thatall may have to say that they had an opportunity, at least, for a longsight and fair aim. We should get this "down fine," meaning no slangby that expression.Then we should hit the mark in being ready with performances.Of course, it is not to be supposed that the officers will neglect an\-duty. Robin Hood and lieut. John Little-John and Friar Tuck werealways at hand when needed. So it should be with all the rank andfile of the chapter. High privates, when assigned duty in manning theguns, should not shirk, but always be ready to fire at the word of command.And the powder should be dry, and the gun properly set forthe touch-off—meaning by this that proper time should be given toprepare performances properly for the meetings of the chapter. Letus hit the mark here. Some of us may fail from one cause and another,but that does not alter one whit the principle involved.Once more, the mark should be hit every time in correcting brotherPhis. Ail are human, liable to do wrong in morals, manners, andmeans for correcting these in others. We are bonded together to doeach other good,—-to trust in one another, to correct one another, to

110 Here 's a Health to Them that's Awa' Iendure with one another. We should correct not with the lash, butwith love, remembering that all law, human and divine, is fulfilled inthat one word—love.Here we stop our ramble through Phi grounds. What has not beensaid amounts to immensity in importance. What has been said is enjoinedupon us by our Bond and by laws to which we have each individuallysubscribed. By endeavoring to hit the mark we may each ofus be drawn at the close of this college year, one step nearer thatloftier, nobler, holier manhood which must be the aim of each onewho gives the "I do" in accepting our Bond.HERB'S A HEALTH TO THEM THAT'S ATVA' ?ADAPTED FROM BURNS.Here's a health to them that's awa'.Here's a health to them that's awa,'And wha winna wish guid-luck to our cause.May never guid-luck be their fa,!It's guid to be merry and wise !It's guid to be honest and true !It's guid to support our fraternity's cause•And bide by the white and the blue!Here's a health to them that's awa',Here's a health to them that's awa, ;Here's to Phi Delta Theta, and loud do we greet her.There's nana that's sae bonnie and braw!Here's freedom to him that wad read !Here's freedom to him that wad write!There s nane ever feared that the truth should be heardBut they whom the tr-uth wad indict!Here's a health to them that's awa';Here's a health to them that's awa';Here's to my gold-badged love, wi' me under the rose.She's the blithest and merriest of a'!Here 's to friends in the South and the North!And friends both the girls and the boys!And wha wad betray our fraternity gay.May they never tasle of her joys.GESHOO.CHICAGO DIRECTORY OP PHI DELTA THETA.Black, Capt. Wm. P., L.,37 Major Block.Bridge, R. W, L.,15 Tribune Building.Barker, C. A., B14 S. May St.Button, W. J., B.,379 Wabash Av.

Chicago Directory of Phi Delta Theta. \ 11Botsford, B. B., B1245 Wabash Av.Brooks, F L., L.,6-94 Dearborn St.Bodie, M. M., L18 & 20 Ashland Block.Cowen, J. H., B.,3016 Portland Av.Elliott, Rev. Charles, D. D., LL. D.,437 Orchard St.Fitch, W. H., Jr., Mt,176 Madison St.Foster, A. D.,4 Alarket St.Foster, J. M., B.,4 :\Iarket St.Foster, O. C, L66 La Salle St.Garnett, Gwynn, L.,13 Lake Side Block.Gookins, J. F., Art,2942 Prairie Av.Gray, Frank, Ed.,Interior Office, 49 & 50 Dearborn St.Gibbs, Ed. A., L.,90 iMetropolitan Block.Goodrich, H. A., L.,80 Dearborn St.Hillis, D. M., L5-177 Clark StHarbert, W. C, L.,37 Major Block.Iglehart N. G., B. C. & N. R. R. Office, Evanston, 111.Irwin, John C, B., care E. T. Sumwalt, 1927 Michigan Av.Johnson, E. T., Mfg.35 Ohio St.Johnson, Will J., B160 Lake St.Kohlsaat, C. C, L.,29-142 Dearborn St.Lewis, John H.,12 State St..Morgan, Gen. T. J., D. D.,...Morgan Park Seminary, .Morgan Park, III.Owsley, Heaton, Mfg.,792, 794, 796 ^vTadison St.Page, W R. 12 & 13 Howland Block.Ringland, A. W., B1096 N. Halstead St.Swing, Prof David, D. D., LL. D.403 Superior St.Smith, F A., L.,86 La Salle StSwift, G. B., L79 Dearborn St.Summers, Milo, Stu., Galesburg, 111.Smith, C. E., Mt,482 W. Madison StStewart, Hart L., Mt.,1631 Prairie Av.Springer, James, L -4-125 Clark StTomlinson, Irving C, B.,1827 Waba.sh Av.Tomlinson, V Y.., B.1827 Wabash Av.Worrall, Rev. J. M., D. D.,176 Warren Av.Worrall, Will R., L.89 Madison StWallace, J. D., L.,4-121 Lake StWishard, H. E., B.,3^59 Rhodes Av.White, Edward M., B., Evanston, 111.The committee on members and membership of the Chicago Alumni

112 Sunland.would be glad of any information concerning members in that city orvicinity. Correspondence concerning the chapter there, or on anysubject connected with the fraternity, wilt be gladly received. Communicationsmay be directed toIRVING C. TOMLINSON,.i82f Wabash Av.,Chicago, IIL"SUNLAND."The press in the West and South has been loud in its praise of ourConvention poem, "Sunland," by Bro. A. Gwyn Foster, Ind. A., '78.Many newspapers have printed extracts and commented extravagantlyon the spirit and general tone of the production. Among the noticesthat have been given it we select one, a leading editorial from the NewOrleans Democrat of Jan. i6th, 1881, and reprint it for the benefit ofthe Phi world. We heartily join in the general congratulations accordedBro. Foster, and trust that ".Sunland" is but the beginning ofwhat seems a bright future for him as a follower of the Muse ofPoesy. The Democrat says :"SUNLAND."A few days ago we made reference to what seemed to us to be a veryremarkable literary production, the work of Mr. A. Gwyn Foster,, ofLouisiana. A reperusal of the poem has served to confirm and intensifyour first favorable impression, and determiaed us to publish theproduction entire in order that our readers may see and judge for themselves.As has been already stated, "Sunland" was written for the PhiDelta Theta Society and was read before the association on the occasionof its meeting at Indianapolis in October last. The author of thepoem is a son of Mr. George Foster, of East Carroll parish, one of themost enterprising, public-spirited and successful planters in the State.He is also a nephew of Gen. John W. Foster, formerly Minister toMexico and now Minister to Russia. Young Foster is quite a lad,which makes his work all the more extraordinary, but it is upon itsintrinsic merits alone that we give place to "Sunland"'and invite for itthe attention and criticism of the public. For our part we are sincerelyproud of Mr. Foster as a Louisianian and feel sure that, when thepromises of his youth shall crystallize into the achievements of maturity,the State will have in him a useful, patriotic and valued citizen.His work reveals the thought the taste and the intelligence of whichthe best types of American manhood are made.

From the Historian of tJie G. C. 113DEAR BROTHER PHIS:PROM THE HISTORIAN OP THE G. C.The principal duty of the members of a Fraternity is to win as manydistinctions, and score as many victories, as possible, and thus, whilehonoring themselves, reflect honor and fame on the Fraternity theyhave espoused.But while it should be the prime object of all members to add freshlaurels to the brow of their Fraternity, it is also very important thatthey should record their achievements, so that future members shall beinspired with esteem and respect for those who have handed the Fraternitydown to them. A Fraternity without a history is like a countrywithout a history. There are no deeds of the past to be recounted, notriumphs to boast of. But a Fraternity that has new honors continuallyadded to it by its members, and that keeps a record of them, islike a proud old ancestral family, in which, for generations, the sonshave delighted to recite, as well as to emulate, the mighty exploits oftheir sires, and which gains strength and dignitv' as the years advance.Our own Phi Delta Theta has a history of which all its members canbe proud. The story of its origin is fraught with interest, the heroicstruggles of its early propagandists are well worth)- of being chronicled,and the account of its remarkable growth and extension in the lastfifteen years will form bright pages in its annals. To the cause of itsadvancement, men of brilliant minds, who are now honored by theworld, have loaned their best energies.But there is much ignorance among our members in regard to thepast of our Fraternity. Comparati\'ely ^e.\\ are acquainted with thesalient points in the Fraternity's histor}-, and of the details in the historiesof their Chapters. To a degree, this is no doubt true in all Fraternities.The Editor of the Psi U. catalogue once wrote me, "I neverknew that Psi Upsilon stood so high until I began to gather- facts forthis catalogue." So when we collect the histories of our Chapters,and the biographies of our members, we will be surprised at thestrength of Phi Delta Theta, and at the many high stations that Phisnow occupy.But a history should relate, not successes only, but also the failures,and faithful history will alwa\-s do this. No association or in.stitutionhas reallx- ever attained greatness without experiencing reverses, andPhi Delta Theta, though constant!}- progressing onward and upward,has had its share of them. But the lessons of the past are useful, and

114 From the Historian of the G. C.the causes of our failures should be pointed out, and then studied, thatwe may profit by them, and avoid mistakes in the future.Our Fraternity has now been in operation a third part of a century.It is full time that we should prepare a complete record of it from thefirst. Soon the necessary facts, unless collected, will be forgotten. Weowe it as a duty to those who will succeed us in the Fraternity to preserveto them its history. We see our government purchasing fromprivate persons papers and documents bearing on important eras in thecountry's history, that posterity may have a true account of its vicissitudes.With this rather long exordium, I wish to inform the Chapter Historianswhat will be expected of them. In some Chapters perhaps theduties of this office may never have been attended to. The Historianwas the last Chapter officer provided for in our Fraternity. The Conventionol 1874 established the office. Before that time it was noone's duty especially to write the history of the Chapter, and perhapsin few of our old Chapters has the history from the time of organizationbeen written. The Constitution, Article VIII, Section 7, now definesthe duty of the Historian to be, "to collect information in regardtO' the Chapter and its members; to write a full history of it, and abiographical sketch of each member." In Chapters of long standing,however, it is too much for one member to do to collect and arrangeall the facts, and a committee should be appointed for the purpose.When the history has been brought up to the present time, one memberwill easily be able to continue it. To procure the necessarj' dataold members should be consulted, the Chapter records and collegearchives searched, and every other means thoroughly exhausted.Permit me to indicate some of the facts that should be narrated.Give in detail all circumstances connected with the chapter's establishment,the amount of faculty opposition, if any, the names of theCharter members and first officers, date of charter, dates of first meetings,etc.; mention the number and strength of the rival FraternityChapters; note the changes and improvements in halls; relate thehonors, prizes, etc., won by members in college classes, literary societies,or elsewhere; and always state the number of men initiatedeach collegiate year, and the total number of members at its close.Article VIII, Section 7, of the Constitution, says that it shall be theHistorian's duty, "on the first day of April of each year, to forward,through the reporter, a copy of the Chapter history to the President ofthe Province, who shall then forward it to the Historian of the GeneralCouncil." From all the Chapter histories the H. G. C. is to write thegeneral history of the Fraternity. Of course he cannot do this unlesshe is furnished with them. I sincerely hope that the history of eachChapter will at once be prepared carefully, fully and accurately, and acopy sent in to the H. G. C. as provided." Apologizing for the lengthof this letter, I am,Very truly yours in the Bond,W. B. PALMER, H. G. C.Nashville, Tenn., March i, 1881.

Editorial.It:HE'^:^(5ROLcIi.|PUBLISHEDMONTHLT DURING THE COLLEGE TEARSubscription price $1.00 per annum.15 cents each,Extra copiesM. F. TROXELL. Editor and Managrer.H, H. -WEBBB, Assistant.All communications, to be published, should bein Ihe hands or theEditor not later than the first day of the month in which they shouldappear.GETTYSBURG, PA., MARCH, 1881.In justice to the chajiters most interested,it is due to state th.it we hadreports at hand for the February issuefrom Vt. Alpha, Penna. Gamma, nndPenna. Delta. Reports were receivedfrom a number of otlier chapters also,but not in time for publication, as•were the above named. As an indicationof progress aud interest in thework we are glad to note that nearlyall the Reporters sent later-written reportsfor the present number.A number of correspondents haveasked how late we can receive copy forpublication. We would respectfullycall the attention of all such enquirersto the small type at the head of thispage, which we keep standing for theirbenefit. It is our aim to mail theSCROLL on or about the lOtli day ofeach month, but all matter, to be printed,should be in our hands by the firstof the month in wliich it is desired toappear. Let this be remembered, andmuch trouble and delay and tempermay be avoided.In April the T. (r. C. desires to presenta rejiort of our finances, and bythat time, we have reason to hope frompast indications, that he can give a fineshowing as to our condition. Let individualsand chapters make one finaleffort iiloiig with the Treasurer, andthen we can all rejoice together in havinghelped one another to bring aboutthis desirable result.We call the attention of the Reportersto Article IX., Section 4, of theconstitution, which relates to the forwardingof reports, accoi-dius to FormD appended to the Constitution, to thePresident of the Province, who shallthen forward to the S. G. C. Thismust be done on the tii-st day of Apiilof each year, and our mention of thefact is, therefore, timely. If these reportsare sent in as directed the catalogueeditors will be given mnch informationof value to them in their work.The H. G. C. urges the publication ofthe reports in the S( I;OLL, but thatwould be, it seems to us, an unnecessaryexpense, requiring extra pages orsupplement, and is inadvisable, sincethe reports, being in the hands of theS. G. C, will be at the disposal of allwho may desire the information tlieycontain.As we go to press the mail brings astirring appeal from Bro. Chalkley,Pres. Delta Province, urging upon hischapters the necessity for more frequentcommunication and better organization.We would be glad to givethe address in this issue, but can onlycall attention to it thus and appeal tothe chapters interested to do their partby corresponding at once with one anotherand with Bro. Chalkley.Pinances Once More.We must lieartily commend the diligenceof our Treasurer. Since his recoveryfrom sickness he has gone towork with such diligence that all ourindebtedness has been cancelled, withthe exception of a balance due on thesong book. And if all who owe himwill pay promptly, that too can besquared by the first of April, thusmaking good the word of the T. G. C.When we recall the condition of ourfinances two years ago, the nature andage of some of our debts, this bit offinanciering is all the more remarka-

ii6 Editorial Chips.ble. The fraternity has reason to congratulateitself upon the present stateof its finances.But the Utopia of our exchequer hasnot been quite reached as yet. Whilewe congratulate ourselves on the presentstate of affairs we can do still better.We are not yet quite S(iuare withthe world. It is the ardent desire ofevery honest man having gotten himselfencumbered to get square with hiscreditors, and having accomplished thishisdesireistokeepsquare. Now, wearenot yet quite square with those whomwe owe, but one more earnest effortwill make us so. And those who stillowe the T. G. C. have it in their powerto bring us to this enviable situation.Will they make a little sacrifice nowand grant us the boon ? We have alist of the chapters yet owing the Treasurer,and the publication of this listwould cause no little surprise in somequarters. We trust the chapters arenot waiting to be advertised in thisway. AVe do not believe they are, butthat it is from carelessness, more thanany other reason, that the Treasure."has not heard from them.Editorial Chips.Bro. J. Wm. Boyd has our thanksfor a copy of the Buchanan Democrat,of which he is part editor and proprie­Chicago alumni contains an admirableSCROLL subscription taker in theperson of Bro. I. C. Tomlinson. Hispledge of five has been redeemed andmore. Our book will hold yet morenames, however, Bro. T.Bro. Barrs, Pres. Ep. Province, requestsus to announce that he has appointedBro. W. W. Hardy, Athens,Ga., State President of Georgia, andBro. Frank N. Drane, Tehuacana,Texas, State President of Texas. Thisis another step toward the perfect organizationaimed at liy those in chargeof our southernmost Province.It is a singular fact that SenatorGrubbs, lud. Delta, had the honor ofnominating his brother Phi, GeneralBenj. Harrison, for the U. S. Senate.The Indianapolis Journal, in speakingof tlie Senator's effort in the Indianalegislature, says: "It was one of thehappiest efforts of his life, aud one ofthe best."Our thanks are due Bro. Geo. E.Kleinhenn, Pa. E., for handsomely engravedinvitations to the anniversaryof one of the literary societies at Dickinson.Of six orators two are Phis.Thanks also to Bro. B. F. Elmore,Ala. A., for invitation to joint debateat Auburn. Of eight performers wenotice that six are Phis.The Indiana iilpha Phis sent tlietor. The paper is a neat weekly. SuccessIGen. Harrison, on his election as U.following congratulatory telegram toBro. Gaskill, Charlie B., of Atlanta, S. Senator:Bloomington, Ind., Jan. igth.has our thanks for a Constitution.HON. BENJ. HARRISON, Indianapolis.And we add some more for a good Indiana Alpha chapter sends congratulationson your success to-day.ringing letter. And some more forthe legal tender in it. Call again—alwayswelcome.Long may you live to honor Phi Delta-Theta Fraternity.Yours in the Bond,Penna. Alpha ought to be called theIND. STATE UNIV. PHIS.National Grand again. They have The new edition of Webster's UnabridgedDictionary, just issued, ispaid off their lingering indebtedness,and have also paid their quota on the believed to be, in the quantity of mat­new catalogue. That example is worthyof imitation all around.ter it contains, by far the largest volumepublished. It now contains about118,000 words defined, and nearly

Reporters' Chat.ii:1.5,000 words and meanings not foundin any otlier one dictionary. The BiographicalDictionary, just added, suppliesa want long felt by the readerand student, in giving the desired informationso briefly. Never was anyone volume so complete as an aid iugetting an education.EBPORTBRS' CHAT.[CULLED FROM CNPRINTEn REPORTS * LETTERS.]"Once again has our hall echoed andre-echoed with shouts of joy, as we recentlyplaced two more names on ourunfurled banner."—Ky. Alpha."At a marriage the other night theprettiest giil in the company pointedto the 'shield and dagger' and saidthat was her badge."—Va. Delta."On the joint debate between theliterary societies a short time ago Bro.Hoss, our only representative, bore offthe highest grade in an extemporaneousspeech over his opponent andthree prepared orations.''—Ind. Gam."At last meeting we had five minutespeeches, and fourth speaker hadnot finished when one of the lamps inthe excitement of applause exploded."— Vt. Alpha."The essayist for contest is a Phi.All of our men stand high in theirclasses, three Juniors ranking 1, -1, 3,and a Freshman leads his class."—Pa.Gamma."One of our Beta Theta Pi friendssaid to him, 'Hold yourself in readiness,Black ; our chapter will have ameeting Friday night to elect you tomembersliip.' 'I'm going to join PliiDelta Theta to-night,' said Bro. J. D.Black, in whom our spikes were driventoo well for him to listen to the entreatiesof Wooglin."—Texas Alpha."We will tiike tiiird or fourth honor.Besides this our last circulars reveal ;iPhi at the head of the Junior class,and we are taking second mark in theSophomore, Freshman and Sub-Freshmanclasses.''—Ga. Beta."After our literary exercises andregular business, we indulge our ajipetiteswith casualties—usually peanutsand tiitfy. We want to refurnish ourhall by next term time.'"—Ind. Beta."Again this ye;ir we have elected aPhi as final orator from our society.At the election we also got three otherof the most prominent offices. A Phiis also on the Final Committee."—J;^.Delta."Besides our eight we have Bro.Conger of the faculty, who takes nuicliinterest in us and whose influence isworth much. Our little chapter standsa complete unit."—///. Deita."We number -I-l; are at peace withall the other fiats.; can be regarded asstrong as any, if not stronger thanany ; are doing good work ; iind exjiectto hold our own in coming strifes." —Ind. Alpha.Prom Beta ProvinoePresident.ED. SCROLL :I have selected the following factsfrom letters received from each chapterin my province except Ind BetaAlumni, as showing their relative condition.Ohio Beta, Delaware.Began Fall Term with 8 men, initiated4, 12. Has A good hall, meetsweekly. Opposed by Phi fi;imma fJelta,membership 1:5; Beta Theta Pi ;Sigma Chi; Delta Tau Delta; PhiKappa Psi ; Chi Phi.Ohio Gamma, Athens.Began with 4, added 1, .'). No hall,meets fortnightly. Two frats. oppose,Ohio Delta, Wooster, has collapsed.Ohio Eta, Akron.Started with 7, added 1, 8, No hall,meet fortnightly. Oi)|iosed by DeltaTau Delta, membership 12.Ind. Alpha, Bloomington.Opened with 1."). added R, -23. Goodhall, meets weekly. Oiijiosition : PhiKappa Psi, 20 ; Sigma Chi, 20 ; BetaTheta Pi, 18 ; Phi Gamma Delta, 20.Ind. Beta, Crawjordsinile.Began with .j. added 6, 11. Goodhall, meets weekly. Ojiposing frats :Phi Kappa Psi, 14 ; Phi GHmma Delta.13 ; Sigma Chi, 2S ; Beta Theta Pi, 12 ;Theta Delta Chi, 10.Ind. Gamma, Irvini^ton.Started with 9, added 7, 16. Uses aliterary society hall, meets fortnightly.Opposition : Sigma Chi. 11; Beta ThetaPi, 5,1 collegiate ; Delta Tau Delta,4 preps.Jnd. Delta, Franklin.Began with 14, added 3, 17. Goodhall, meets weekly. Opposed (V) byladies fraternities. Kappa Kapiia Gammaand Delta Gamma, and "anti's."Ind. Eta, Hano-oer.Opened with 11, added none. Goodhall, meets weekly. Opposing frats.,

ii8 Chapter Correspondence.Sigma Chi, 10 ; Delta Tau Delta, 1.5 ;Phi Gamma Delta, 9; Beta Theta Pi, 7.Ind. Zeta, Greencastle.Began with 15, added 10, 25. Goodhall, meets weekly. Opposed by Phifiamma Delta, 23 ; Beta Tlieta Pi, 22 ;Phi Kappa Psi, 28 ; Delta Kappa Epsilon,21 ; Sigma Chi, 25.Ind. Alpha Alumni, Indianapolis.Has 21 members, and meets monthlyin the parlors of different members.From the above it will be seen thatthe chapters are mostly in a good condition.The reporters of the chaptershave generally been prompt. Nearlyall the chapters have regular literaryexercises, which indicates that the literarycharacter of Phi Delta Theta isan important feature. Chapter reporterswill please bear in mind theannual reports to be made to the provincepresident the 1st day of April.Fraternally,SCOTT BONHAM.ALPHA PROVINCE.Vermont Alpha.UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Feb. 28th, '81.DEAR SCROLL :As our January report failed to bepublished we will repeat an item ortwo therefrom.In January this chapter very materiallydeparted from its settled plan ofEssay, Declamation and Debate, adoptingfive minute speeches. This metwith marked success but, like allsteady diets, we are tired of it. Thisrepublican chapter is democraticenough to want a change. We alsoadopted the plan of a monthly paper towhich all of Vt. A. are requested tocontribute an article or so. The firstnumber, considering the shortness oftime, was a good start. The next isdue March 5. For the week after wehave decided on five minute sjieecheswith subjects assigned by Warden (anew feature). Probably soon a mocktrial.Bro. Haskell, '80, has been in thenorthern part of .Michigan since shortlybefore his graduation, as one of theCivil Engineers in the "Saginaw extension"of the Mich. Cent, R. R.Another Vermonter of the party whohas been home on a short vacation, informsme that Bro. H. has a "division,"with an office in Gaylord, and asalary of $1,000 per annum and expenses.That, perhaps, shows somewhatof the kind of men Vt. A. hassent out, but, privately, we think Bro.H. deserves all success. On thestrength of all this Bro, H. made arun to North Vernon, Vt., and sufferedmatrimony in January. We wishBro, H, and his bride all happinessand prosperity.Now, in this, my Valedictory as Reporterof Vt. A., I wish to say a fewwords before resigning Vt. A.'s quill.First my apology for seeming to shirkthe duties of this office. 1. 1 thinkyou need a change for the better, andas Vt, A. has better writers it will be.2. I want, if your "classic" columnswill permit my slang, to pound Reporterswhen they don't come up tothe scratch, and that without awakeningsuspicion that I have failed. (Onmy account, I presume, our worthyEd. threw out the A. Prov.) 3. Continuallyincreasing pressure of S. G.C. business, wholly unexpected whenI accepted the honor conferred by Vt.A., compels the step.To my Bro. Reporters I would saythat you are in positions of trust, workand honor, and you should prove yourclaims to merit iu all phases of yourwork. Each Reporter is elected forthe year, and you can and should becomethe best known man in yourchapter. You occupy a prominent positionbefore the Fraternity at large,and you should make that prominenceboth real and felt. The constitutiongives you the office of Vice Pres. ofyour chapter. You are then next thePresident iu rank, while you have theadvantage resulting from the tenureof a triple term of his office. I hope Imay be pardoned if I say that there isa question if the Reporter does not outrankthe Pres. of a chapter. If, then,yours is a place of high honor, youshould in return give earnest, honest,hard work, be prompt and regular inreports, correspondence, &c. SHOWthat you appreciate the honor and thatyou raeau to merit it.A word more : Reflect the chapter,not yourself alone. The other membersshould have a voice in the report,and if you request it, you can obtainmany an item of interest (and take thecredit). When you've written onemonth's report, begin to collect items

for the next. Write, too, when youhave time, and not when "copy"sounds in your ears.In all this, I am animated with butone desire, and that is that you mayexcel where I have failed.Fraternally,defeat.H. L. VAN NOSTRAND.Penna. Alpha.LAFAYETTF, COLLP.GK,Eiiston, Pa. Feb. 28th, 1881.EDITOR SCKOLL :1 luesume you have not a Reporterthat more persistently and faithfullydoes exactly the thing opposite to whatyou desired. I have succeeded inkeeping quiet during the last twomonths, which I am glad to say youdid not invite me to do. Neither haveI told you about our fat, weighty man.We have him. The responsibility ofdeciding in this "weighty" mattermakes me tremble. The contest hasbeen raging furiously ever since Bro.Clark returned from his travels in Palestine.While Bro. Plack, '79. was incollege, the belt was unanimously votedto him, as long as we could get onelarge enough. (N. B. Please recordthat he weighed exactly eighty-ninepounds, two ounces gross.) But nowwe are all contestants except Bro. Talmage.He is too lazy to weigh anything.As to real, genuine fat, '-("aii"takes the lead, but they say he talksabout something to make fat in hissleep. Bro. Clark claimed the enviablenotoriety until "C. ('."' threatenedto poke him through the crackunder the door of our hall. He hasbeen going round boasting how thinhe is ever since. TIK^ trouble is, dearBro., we can't produce a man whocombines all your conditions. AVehave the weightiest man, but he is notthe oldest. And then we have the tallest,but he is not the weightiest. Ithink you have propounded one of themost heartbreaking conundrums possible.I have given you the conditionsof our powerful men wliich I hope youwill consider a sufficient answer toyour question. If it is not, just comeover and I will have our Warden showthem to you.W(> have had a Class Day election,in which we Phis were the means ofdefeating all our opponents. The otherPrats. formed a conspiracy to defeatthe non-fraternity boys and us. StiChapter Correspondence. T19we just threw our five votes in withthe non-frats, and elected Bro. .Mc­Cauley, Master of Ceremonies, (Bro.Boughttm was elected Historian inFreshman yearl, and defeated everyman they put up, that we desired toIt was a glorious day for us.We could have had more positions, butwe wanted to keep honor bright andhave a clean score.Perhaps you will think I have reportedenough by this time. But Imust tell you that liy the untirinu- energyof our treasurer, Bro. Boughton,and the characteristic promptness ofour boys, we are square with theTreasurer on all dues.Wishing to all the same success,which is vital to true fraternity life, Iam sincerely yours.In the Bond,A. N. PIAGERTY.Penna. G-amma.WASHINGTON & JEI-FKRSON COLLEGE,Feb. 2t;th, 1881.EDITOR SCKOLL :The Penna. Gamma sends greetingsto Phi Brothers. During the lueseiityear our chapter has been prosperousand we have increased our number bytwo wtu'thy Freshmen, Bros. McKeanand McDonald.Our number in all is 1."); 2 St^niors,S.Tuiiiors, 3 Sopliomtires and 2 Frestimen.The Junior class numliers 43,and our fraternity got the lion's sharein numbers and ability, the three highestin class standing being Phis. .Vtthe cinniug society contest we haveone reiireseiitativc. the essayist, and weare preiiaring to give him a "stuid off,"for Phis come out \ictorious.Onr chapter has taken a novel methodof raising a fund for various objects,as procuring a badge to pin new menby means of a voluntary contributioneach week at our meetings. The planhas been eminently succcssfuLThe great sensation here was thedeath of the Phi Delta Kai>pa, a localchapter, its two or three offspring havinga premature death. The PhiGamma Delta sent down an easternman and took them, "lops and all,''They are now dubbed the "outcasts'"and have a dreadful time of it.Our chapter was never so popular asnow aud our boys manifest a stronginterest in the cause of our grand fraternitv.Could not our Province have

120 Chapter Correspondence.a convention during the coming summer';' Yours in the Bond,J. L. HINES.Penna. Delta.MEADVILLE, Pa , Jan. 26th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Here we are again with but little ofinterest to relate. Except at extraordinarytimes in chapter life, our reportsmust necessarily contain less interestingmatter ; that is if they aremade monthly. I have one statementto make, however, which is very encouraging,at least, to us. We arelike a mountain stream in a springfreshet, booming. Our outlook is indeeda very pleasant and satisfactoryone, and the boys by their steady perseverenceare building up a strongchapter in Penna. Delta. In readingBro. Scratcliley's report, tiy contrast,our good condition was more forciblyimpressed on my mind ; but we alsohave had our critical and trying timesand may have them again, and ourwhole sympathy and encouragementgo out to Virginia Epsilon. Thechapter is taking measures to obtain aluxury and indeed a necessity whichit has never had, viz., a permanent hall.The subscription book has been oiienedand the required amount is rapidly accumulating.We have been benefitingfrom that excellent feature recentlyadopted, inter-chapter correspondence.We hail all such with pleasure, anddoubt not that the chapter will soonadopt the same iilan. In refereiice tothe weightiest man in the chapter Igladly advance Bro. Miner, our woi-tliydelegate to the late convention, ClementWellington .Miner, age 27, residenceCleveland, Ohio, height 5-5 andweight 170 Itis.Yours in the Bond,REPORTER.Penna. Epsilon.DroKiNson COLLEGE.Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 28th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:fjwing to the changes brought aboutby election, it devolves upon me, officiallyat least, to represent to theSCROLL the condition of our chapter.I make this my inaugural report withno little pleasure, not however on accountof any unusual prosperity, butthat we are still able to hold the fortand with reason look forward to abright future.At the recent anniversary of one ofthe Literary Societies, two of our menwere among the speakers. The effortsof these Brothers not only did creditto the society, but also reflected honoron our chaiiter.Another fraternity, Theta Delta Chi,of four members, has made its appearancein this institution since our lastreport. It, as they would have us believe,sprang forth "all armed and fullgrown" from the fertile brain of itsoriginator. The fact is, that it wasmerely (due to the influence of certainnow resident members in Carlisle,) resuscitatedfrom the dry bones, whichhad been moldering for several years,having once belonged to the frame ofa moderately prosperous chapter. Thisincreases the list of fraternities atDickinson to five. Can they all flourishand admit none but worthy membersmay become an important question.If any fail it is our purpose thatit shall not be ours. Nihil desperaftdumshall be our motto, at least so farthat we shall not prematurely commitsuicide. At some future time I maygive some particulars as to the statusof fraternities here.Yours in the Bond,J. MARVIN COLAW.BETA PROVINCE.Ohio Beta.DELAWARE, Ohio, March 1st, 1881.El). SCROLL :Ohio Beta sends greeting to thebrotherhood. Everything is quiet atthe O. W. IT. We have been keepingthe "noiseless tenor of our way" forthe last two months. To break themonotony, however, and to secure anumber one Phi, we led J. M. Guyinto the mysteries, and we are becomingmore and more impressed withthe idea that it was one of the besttilings we ever did.The literary societies of our institutionrecently elected programmes forthe anniversary exercises. From thesix Flats, twelve men were elected.We furnish four of them, Plii GammaDelta the same number ; but we havefar better places than they. The Betas,Sigma Chis and Chi Phis are tobe spectators. As these are the onlyhonors in our college, we feel that weare under the influence of an immense'boom.'REPORTER.

Indiana Alpha.INDIANA STATE DNITERSITV,Feb. 19th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:For some reason the last report fromthe Ind, Alpha did not appear in theFebruary number of the SCROLL.thought I sent it in time for publication,but it seems that we were eithercrowded out or late. Be this as itmay, however, let not our sister chaptersthroughout the country think fora moment that we are in any way approachingdissolution. We are mostemphatically alive. We have twentytwoactive members, which is certainlya [iretty good showing where there aretour opposing frats.It gives us much pleasure to notethe organization of the 111. Alpha.Vlumni. And the establishing of thechapter at Knox College, Galesburg,111., makes us Indianians almost envyour western Brothers. There are nomore jilaces in our own state where itis desirable to plant chaiiters ; and nowlike the Great Alexander, sighing formore worlds, &c,, we sigh for morecolleges in our state wherein to unfurlthe colors of Phi Delta Theta.The chapter here has been rathersuccessful in gathering honors fromthe literary societies. Phis having beenelectfHl as Valedictorians of both thesocieties, while an oration also for thecelebration of Washington's birthdayfell to a Phi.Let the Phi world remember thatold Ind. Alpha is still above board andintends to remain there. And I am.Fraternally Yours,W.VLLACE C. PALMER.Indiana Beta.WABASH COLLEGE. Crawfordsville, Ind ,Feb., 1881.DEAR SCROLL :I have nothing of special interest tocommunicate as happening since thelast report, save the initiation ceremonytliat gave to us our new brother,Charles McDaniel, our "baby," so tospeak, and a fine large "baby" he istoo. Ind. Beta is composed at presentof eleven active members, all alive tothe interests of Phi Delta Theta, andall working together in perfect harmony..Vu unusual interest is imparted toour meetings by a series of well conductedliterary exercises, with nowand then a lively spelling match for aChapter Correspondence. 121Ilimited time. A considerable antifraternityspirit has lately been arousedhere by some misguided individuals,who, resigning from their fraternitiesvowed their intention of putting anend to fraternities at this college.Their standard received additions,several following them by resigningfrom other fraternities, but like theman in the story "they ran their headsagainst a wall" when they tackled thePhis. We did not lose a man. ThisI think, testili'^s how deeply rooted isthe Phi spirit with us,Tlie appearance of the SCROLL ishailed with exclamations Of pleasurefrom all. and with remarks alwayscomplimentary to the manner iu whichit is edited.Yours in the Bond,To>i C. HOOD.Ind. Delta.FRANKLIN, InJ., Feb 1st 1881.EDITOR SC-UOLL :The Delta feels that she has notbeen doing her duty, because she hadno report in the last SCROLL.In regardto our chapter work we feel allright. Since our last report, Bros.Crane and Johnson have come amongus. They are both bright young menfull of energy, and of them the Fraternitywill surely hear in the future.We have our new constitution andlike part of it very much. AVe wouldlike to know what the other chaptersthink of the ritual. We think it hasnot the dignity that our dear old Fraternitydeserves. To our boys all itsceremonies are sacred and we love"Grecian culture" rather than anything that has an element of Indianwar-dance in it. However, we proposeto make the best of it, but hopethe next convention will give us somethingin better keeping with literarytaste. We like the organiz;rtion andgovernment of our Fraternity and seethat the last Convention was progressivein spirit, but it would be absurd toexpect all good things at once. PliiDelta Theta has good men who areworking hard for her, and by-and-byall her departments will approach perfection.As to the question "thrown out"by our Editor, we would say that ourvveightiest Brother is the reporter, andas it would be too personal for us todiscuss him, we will only say that contemplatinghim in one way he is six

122 Chapter Correspondence.feet, and in another he is one hundredand eighty pounds.We have begun making preparationsfor our anniversary in May, but willgive more particulars in the future.Yours Fraternally, J, B. THOMAS.Indiana G-amma.luviNGTON, IQII , Feb, 28th, I88LEDITOR S(.;ROLL :The affairs of Ind. Gamma are moving-along harmoniously. We have nomen in view at present, as fraternitymaterial is about exhaiLsted here.Bro. Hubbard is out of college thisterai, having secured a clerkship inthe State Senate. He will return tocollege next term. Our generous,jovial Jack Landers will go to Kansassoon to start a sheeii-ranch.The sun of prosperity is not shiningupon our rivals with that degree ofsplendor that might lie hoped for.The Beta Theta Pi chapter after a lingeringillness, aggravated by a scurrilouspamphlet called "Butler's Betas"whicli it .sent forth last year forthe purpose of injuring the other fraternitieshere, has sent in its charter.It had been trying to get men all theyear and obtained none. Three .SigmaChis were recently dismissed from college,but the action of the faculty isgenerally considered unjust.When the literary society and primaryoratorical contests have takenplace we may have some honors to report.Three of our boys have themeasles, and this report is writtenunder the influence of that soft affliction.Fraternally,C L. GOODWIN.Indiana Zeta.INDIANA ASBURY (JNIVERSITY.(ireencastle Ind., Feb. 2.Slti, 1881.BiM). Puis:We failed to get a report in lastmonth, but it is all our fault.We are glad to have Bro. Elnxl backwith us again. Although not restoredto perfect health he has improved agreat deal.The Beta Theta Pi's and Phi GummaDelta's, are at daggers points againover some trivial affair. They arecontinually quarrelling with eachother. They should follow the exampleof Phi Delta Theta, and live peaceablywith all men.In the athletic performances on themorning of Feb. 22iid, the prize forvirestling was given to Bro, H, S.Cook, '84, .So we feel that we are v^'ellrepresented in muscle as well as brains.We have received several letters fromour southern Brothers, and find theyanswer our letters better than thosewho live nearer. We have cause tocomplain. We have not received answersto more than half the lettersthat were written by different mem-Ix^rs of Ind, Zeta to the different chaptei-sthroughout the Phi world.Bro. J. .V. Allison, lud. Beta, '75,has recently engaged in the boot audshoe liusiness in this city. We heartilywelcome Bro. .A. among us and find iuhim an enthusiastic Phi.Yours in the Bond,JOE E. CREWS.OAMMA PROVINCE.Illinois Delta.LOMBARD UNIVERSITY, Galesburg. Ill .Feb. 28th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :You ask for boiled down reports.You shall have one this time.Since last report we have initiatedone good man, and another has returnedfrom a trip in search of health.This gives us nine, to seven iu theranks of our rivals. They, poor fellows,think they need '•^good healthyopposition to develop their energy."Our next term begins the first weekin Ai>ril, Then we will stand sevento their three. "Hurrah for our side !"E, Edwards, a brother Phi Sigma,proposes to make a happy time for thePhi boys and ladies on March 19th,Good ! Bro. Eddy, come again.Wishing that all the Phis may feelas "exhuberous" as we do, I remainas ever,Yoiire in the Bond,C. H. WHEELER.Missouri Beta.WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Fulton, Mo.,Feb. 27th, 1881.DE,\R SCROLL :Pardon us for delaying our report solong, for we have not as yet cast eyeson our charter, aud therefore felt adelicacy iu reporting, before we werethoroughly organized.In the first place the boys are takinga lively interest in their new sphere.We meet once a week, generally in theroom of a Phi, and go through theroutine of rhetorical exercises. We

ha\ e made no arrangements as to ourhall, but will soon have one either inthe college or in town.We have but one secret society tocontend with. Beta Theta Pi. Theyhave been here for some time aud arepretty strong. It was encouraging tohear them talking among themselveswhen first our influence was felt andacknowledged in this college. TheBetas had, so we understand, fromtwo to three meetings a week, andforthwith began to augment theirnumber; and would you believe itthey had the audacity to break intoour ranks, as we have nothing bywhich to distinguish us from the barbarians,and would fain have carriedoff some of us ; but we are all truePhis and you can rest assured thatwe did not accept the proffered invitationto call them bnithers.We do not like to boast of ourselves,but we truly say. that we have thirteenas true Phis as ever went by thatname. At our next meeting, we willlead an extremely bright liarbarianfrom Egyptian darkness into the purifyinglight of Grecian culture. Againexcuse lateness, aud also our first attempt.Will be on time and try anddo better with our next.Yours in the Bond,J. TODD .MONTGOMKUY.Missouri Alpha.Mo. UNIVERSITY, Columbia, Mo .Feb. 26tb, ISSl.DlCAR S( ROLL :I feel that an apology is due theSCROLL, from the Mo. Alpha, for nothaving reported more regularly duringthe last .Semester ; and to take theload off my own shoulders, I will laxallblame at the door of our late Reporter,but as I now have the pleasureof holding that office I hope to see the!Mo. .Vlpha represented in the futureas she sliould be.AVe now number nine active workingmembers, Bro. Chas. Zook nothaving returned after the holidays.Good fraternity material is a scarcearticle now at M, S. U., but we areon the lookout for u'ood men, and havetwo in pi-ospect, whom 1 hope to beable to repc't next month as Phisbreathing the pure (ireek air under themystic and binding Bond of the PhiDelta Thetas. AVe are not trying tortourish in numbers, but quality is ourChapter Correspondence. 123aim ; quality first and quantity willsurely follow.We have taken in four new membersthis year. All of them are fullvworthy of the shield and the dagger.and will greatly aid the good cause.In concluding this my lii.st communicationto the SCROLL, I tenderthe congratulations and regards of nivchapter to the brothers in the Bondthroughout the land.Yours in the Bond,JIM. R. PHARR.Wisconsin Alpha.-MADISON, Wis,. Feb. 2Ut. ISSl.DEAR S( ROLL :Wisconsin Alpha is now in a moreflourishing condition than ever before.and bid's fair to be the leading Fraternityin the Uiiiversitv. AVe have nowthirteen men, our number having beenlately augmented liy the initiation ofJ. I). Duiiwiddie and McClellan Dodgeof the Freshman class. The fourFrats. here hold an Inter-frat. Ball tomorrowevening, in Assembly Ilall ofAVe will be well rep­the I'uiversity.resented.Yours in the Bond,REPORTER.Michigan Beta.LANSING, Mich., Feb. 3rd, 1881.DE\R S( UOJ.L :Our(.ieeks will soon be coming togetheragain for a season of the mostenergetic and pleasant work they havee\er done for Phi Delta 'I'lieta. It isone of our characteristics to live inhope and believe in a glorious future.AVe haxe great cause to he hopeful andexpectant now. AVe rejoice iu the beliefthat our fraternity is on a surefoundation, and iu the realization ofpresent and permaucut success. It isthe enlightened ;iim of ;\lich. IScta tobuild upon this sure foundation a noblestructure. ILirmouy and fidelity areever cherished among us. AVe arepleased to hear from other chaptersfrom time to time. AA'ould there weremore who would send to our desk welcomemessages of friendship and brotherlyaid.Onr weightiest brother sums up asfollows: .lesse Eugene Kddy, Litchfield,Hillsdale Co.. Mich.; age 21 yi-s..11 mos.: weight 18(i ttis.; height 5 i'eet.9 inches. He is a solid member of theS()phomore class, au untiring worker

124 Chapter Correspondence.for our chapter and the best lookingman we have. AVe place him uponthe list with delight as he is every incha Phi.Brother Baily is now on the staff ofthe Mo/ning Monitor, at Springfield,Illinois. AVe are certain that he willdo well. Yours in the Bond,J. M. HOLLINGSWORTH.Illinois Alpha Alumni.CHICAGO, III , Feb. 2Ist, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Pursuant to call of our Presidentpro tem., Ills. A. Alumni met in Bro.F. A. Smith's office on last Friday afternoon,with quite a goodly numberpresent, Bro. F. A. Smith in the chair.The report of the committee on procuringcharter was received. The followingpermanent officers were elected:Charles Elliott, D. D., LL. D., OhioAlpha, '48, President, Irving C. Tomlinson,Ohio Epsilon, '80, Secretaryand Treasurer, Fred. L. Brooks, IndianaEpsilon, '78, Warden, AV. R. AVorrall,Ky. Alpha, '79, Reporter and Historian.Two committees were appointedby the President, viz., Bros,Worrall, I. C. Tomlinson and Brookson "Rules," and Bros. R. W. Bridge,F. A. Smith and E. T. Johnson on"Ways and Means" or "Future Action."This last named committee isto take into consideration the bestplan of giving a banquet, and whetheror not to hold a reunion here, andmake it at least a State reunion.Our older men, though very muchpressed with business, are always willingto take time to talk about PhiDelta Theta, and the universal answerto requests is "count me with you inheart and pocket-book." AVe havesome very fine material in our chapter.Bro. J. F. Gookins, Ind. Beta, '71, isa very fine artist aud has promised usan "etching" for chapter use. Ourmembership now is 44 and we hear ofsome new Brother nearly every day.I believe in the "boiling down process."hence will only add that Ills. A.Alumni individually and collectivelysends greeting, and would be happy tosee and hear from any member of theFraternity. Please let us know ofany members whom you think we maynot know here. Address Room 22No, 89 Madison St.Ever yours iu the Bond,W. R. AVORRALL.DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Delta.900 W. FRANKLIN SL, RICHMOND, VA .Feb. 28th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:There are rascals in every college, astruly as black sheep in every flock.Some weeks ago the Beta Theta PiHall was broken into, and since thenthe K. A. Hall has, we think, beenentered, while there have been eavesdroppersat our meetings. This commondanger has made all the Greeksforget internal rivalries and caused usto come together in solid phalanxagainst the barbarian hosts. A fewevenings ago a meeting of all the fraternitieswas held, and the suspectedparties were brought before us andexamined. The evidence was not sufficientto convict them, and the case wascontinued. The offence will scarcelybe repeated, as we have shown themthat we are very jealous of our secrets.What was Va. Beta's loss is our gain.Bro. Lyman Chalkley now attends ourmeetings regularly.AVe were much delighted to hear ofthe new chapter at Knox College, andof the valuable additions at AlabamaAlpha. AVe extend to our new brothersa cordial grasp of welcome. FromBro. Ousley's letter, the Sigma AlphaEpsilon seems to be in a weak condition.By a proper effort could we notabsorb them ? How is the cataloguecoming on ?Sincerely in the Bond,GEORGE B. TAYLOR, JR.Kentucky Alpha.CENTRE COLLEGE, Danville, Ky.,Feb. 26th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Every Phi in Centre College is highlygratified to see the SCROLL. It isthe key to open our strongly fortifiedsafe, and shows us how our dear fraternityis marching onward among thebusy toilers of the earth.Last night the annual society electionfor purpose of electing representativesto our celebration was held.AVe were very successful in securinghonors. After an exciting race weelected Bro. Grider for Farewell Address,over a Sigma Chi, aud had fourvotes to spare. Nothing more of interesthas occurred since my last report.In the Bond,AA^. E. KNIGHT.

EPSILON PROVINCE.Tennessee Alpha.VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY,Nashville, Tenn., Feb., 1881.ED, SCROLL :I do not suppose you received theJan. letter from the Tenn. Alpha, asit did not go to print ; however, notto be discouraged we will send inanother for February.We are steadily on the increase, imlirovingin interest, devotion and infact in every way in which Phis canimprove. On the first Saturday of thismonth the annual election for Commencementorators took place, and weare glad to report that as usual "victoryperched upon our standard," andPhis were elected to fill every "speaker'splace" to which they aspired. Theordinary amount of excitement incidentto all Literary Society electionsin which fraternity interests are involved,of course occurred, but tendedonly to mak(^ the race more interesting.After the election was over andall concerned therein duly satisfied ('*),three of the successful candidates inviteda number of their friends to takesupper with them at "Hemphill's" (thebon ton restaurant of the city). Atthe appointed time the party assembled,aud a more delightful eveningwas never spent by "school tioys."Every species of worldly blandishmentknown to the average youth was there,while toasts to every thing and everybody were proposed and responded towithout the slightest hesitation audin fine style,'Tis with unfeigned sorrow and regretthat we note the departure ofBro. U, II, .loues, one of our youngestin the cause of Phi Delta Theta, andat the same time strong in brotherlylove and zeal for the order.Chapter Correspondence. 12;Da\is and Walker, both nice boys andWe celebrate our .uiniversarv on the good Phis, of course. These added tonight of the P.ltli inst. We will giveau acfcnint of it later. 'Tis with agreat deal of pleasure and interestthat we watch the progress and movementsof the Ala, Phis, toward theirState Convention to be held at ,\uburn,on 29th and .'iOth of June, ISSl.It shows interest and a Phi spirit. Itis a good movement, and with it, successis only a question of time, since.Viva Fitzpatrick originated the designand is still at the head of the undertaking.Yours in the Bond,ED. A. PRICE.Georgia Beta.OXFORD, Ga., Feb. 21st, 1881.DEAR BRO. EDITOR:WearealwaysgladtogettheSi lioi.i,.Sony however that my report did notreach you in time. Since 1 last wrote,we have taken in a new member, Bro.Fugerson of the Sophomore class. w!:o,we are satisfied, will do us honor.For a year, the fond ambition of theGeorgia Beta has been to have an organ,and last week witnessed the consummationof our hopes. Throughthe tact and geuerosit;' of our honoraiymember. Prof. Mcintosh, we were enabledto purchase at a very reasonableprice, a large, finely finished organ ofthe best make, (Estey), and I assureyou it looks well in our pretty littlehall. Prof. .Mcintosh is as true a Phias ever lived, a generous, earnestworker, aud we have had occasion tobe grateful to liiui many times sincehis initiation. Bro. Ilardmau makesus a fine organist, and ever Friila>night the old college grove rings witiiour music. AVe are certain that theorgan will have a good effect upon ourpatriotism. By our last circulars wefind that Bro. .NIcLarin is leading theJunior class, while we are takiug ahigh rank iu the other classes also.Bro. Callaway will take :ird honor,and we are nearly all working for themedals given in .luly. We wish to domuch better than last year. Three atone commeucinieiit hardly .satisfies us.Youis iu the Bond,E. C. MERRV.Georgia Gamma.MERCER T'MVERSITY..Macon. Ga.. .March 1st, 1881.DEAR BROTiiEiis:We have initiated two more mensince the Christmas liolida\s -Bros.Bros. Northeu, Malleiy. \\ atson and(iregg. who were initiated last term,make six members wliose names ha\ebeen added to our chapter roll thissession.Sorry were we to lose one of our bestmembers, who has left college. Butwe still h.ive the pleasure which hispresence at our meetings affords, forlie attends them regularly, being a residentof the city. It is only his absencefrom college that we miss.AVe have adopted the chapter correspondence,of which much has been

126 Chapter Correspondence.said, and our boys have written tonearly, if not quite all the chapters ofthe fraternity, but have received onlya few letters in reply. We hope thechapters will resixmd, however, beforevery long.AVe had a very, very pleasant visitfrom our good Bro. Barrs about onemonth ago. He spent several dayswith us and I assure you we enjoyedhis stay very much. He is a noble fellowand as true a Phi as tireathes thepure air of our beautiful "Southland."How glad we would be to see himoftener 1AVe are getting on as nicely as couldbe desired, having, WE think, a splendidchapter—the best at Mercer atleast.In the. Bond,JOHN P. Ross.Mississippi Alpha.UNIVERSITY OF MIS.SISSIFPI,Oxford, Miss., Feb. 20th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :In accordance with Bro. Barrs' request,1 wish to make a recapitulationof the work done this session. Atpresent we have the following members: Bro. Simrall, Law Student;Bros. Barker, Catching and Petty,Seniors; Bros. Chew, Hampton, Redusand Stewart, Juniors; IJros, Belland Swayze, Sophomores ; Bros. Evans,Gaiiong, Hill, Mayo and Southworth,Freshmen; Bros. Calhoun, Norman,Pepper and Swain, Preparatory Department.1 think all our men wantto do well, and are really trying.None of the clubs at the LTniversityhave buildings of their own, and wehave the hall of one of the literarysocieties, aud succeed in making ourselvesvery comfortable. Our exercisesat present consist of declamation auddebate. We have not attempted tointroduce singing, because if we did,I am afraid the campus would be depopulatedevery time we held a meeting,I don't say this as a satire uponthe singing of any of the meinljersnor to discourage them in their atteni])ts.We are trying to get up a reunionof our chapter for the next Commencement,and if we succeed, I kuovi' itwill benefit every one in attendanc(>,I think Bro, Bans is a very energeticand enthusiastic Province President,and is about the best man that couldhave been put in the place. His planof Slate and Province conventions isa good one, and I hope will be put intoexecution. If the different chaptersof Epsilon Province will enter heartilyinto all of the President's plans, Iknow we will soon be the best organizedProvince of the Fraternity.I am glad to report that many haveresponded to our letters, aud one andall breathe the same spirit of brotherlylove, and demonstrate that althoughwe are separated by many miles, thesame bond of good feeling and fraternalregard joins us, aud should we evermeet, it will only be a meeting ofbrothers united by our great and gloriousorder.AVe have on hand in our chapter a175 pound Bell, tall in proportion tohis weight, and also a 75 pound pod ofPepper, and this latter one is of coursethe baby of the chapter. Can anybeat that?Yours in Phi love,C. S. STEWART.Texas Alpha.TEHUACANA, Texas, Feb. 24th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :According to the request of Bro.Barrs, our Provincial President, I willmake the following report for theMarch number of the SCROLL. Thetotal number of names on Texas Alphalist is 35. We have at present 1.3attendant members and are classed asfollows: three in Sophomore, eight inFreshmen, and two iu sub-Freshmen.All of these are trying to uphold thedignity and honor of Phi Delta Theta.We are sorry to report that we haveno hall of our own. AVe meet in a literarysociety's hall, but are looking forwardto the time when we will haveone finished in the grandest style.AVe do not have as much oppositionat iiresent as formerly, though we haveto contend with some who are againstus. AVe are advancing slowly butsurely, and Texas Alpha is not wantingin anything that pertains to thegood of our lieloved fraternity. Bro.Drane has left us, for the present, toattend a Commercial College in NewY(U-k state. Texas Alpha commendshim to all the Phis abroad, and wisheshim success. AVe expect to have ourreunion in June at this place, just beforethe last week of School. Longlive the SCROLL and members of Phidom.Yours in Phi love,J, AVILHELJI PEARSON.

PERSONALS.Bro. H. O. p]vaus, Ohio Alpha, '(;7,is Surveyor of Miami county. His addressis Troy, Ohio.Bro. Monroe McClurg, Miss. Alpha,'7>s, is now a prominent member of thebar at A^aiden, Miss. Rumor says hewill soon take to himself a beautifulwife. .Mav happiness attend him.Bro. C. C. Kohlsaat, Illinois Beta,'()9. is one of the most prominent candidatesfor City Attorney in Chicago.Bro, John ll, Lewis, Ind. Gamma.'04, is a member of a large wholesaletobacco firm, doing business at 12State St., Chicago. He still wears hisfraternity pin.Bro. John -L Craig, Ky. Alpha, '51,is one of the wealthiest "blue grass"farineis in Ky. lie lives one milefrom Danville and takes great interestiu the chapter at Centre College.Rev, Bro, .1, \' Logan, K\-. .\.l]iha,'54, is now at the head of Central Viiiversity,Richmond, Ky, lie is respectedby all for his great learningand gentlemanly bearing.Bro. AV. AV. Barr, Indiana Alpha,'()5, is attending the V. S. DistrictCourt at Springfield, 111. His residenceis in Carliondale, 111., where heis practising law. He is known in allthat country as one of the leadingminds in southern Illinois.Bro. Philander .lacobs, Ohio (Jamma,'79, is attendint;- lectures at the ("olunibusMedical School. His address is1)2 \\. Gay St., Columbus. Ohio. Hesays there are 11 Phis at Jackson ('H., and that they may ajijily for analumni charter soon.Bro. ,L K. Gibson, Ohio .Mpha, '(19,is Pastor of the Presbvterian Churchat Troy, Ohio.Bro. AV. P. Edsoii, Indiana Alplia,commonly known as "the Judge," haslately been elected President of theLegal Association in the-Fifth IndianaDistrict.Bro. E, M. North, Georgia Beta,'SO, is Principal of Haralson HighScliool at Ilaralsim, Ga.Bro. A\'m. H. Owen, Indiana .Vlpha,is President of the First NationalBank of New Harinonv. Ind.Bro, Junius Bost Fox. Pa. Beta, 'SU.has accepted the chair of Alathematicsin King's Mountain High School, XCarolina, his native state, Bro. Foxstood high while at College, and willsucceed in any branch of study. AVePersonals. 12;wisli him abundant prosperity whereeverhe aoes,Bro. O, P. Hubbard, Ind. Gamma,is a clerk of a Senate committee, atIndianapolis.Bro. Harry Hawley, Ind. Alpha,"79. is attending the medical collegeof Cincinnati, Ohio.Rev. Bro. J. p. McMillan. Ky. Aljiha,'50, is PresidiMit of .AlexanderCollege iFemalei, Burksville, Ky. Heis "the wit" of the Ky. Synod of thePresbyterian church.Bro. (;iias. A. Hardin, Ky. .Mpha,'5('>, has lately been elected Judge ofCircuit Court in his district. Hishome is Ilarrodsliiirg. Ky.Bro. Bruce P. Jones. Ohio .Alpha,"OS, was recently appointed Mayor ofLoudon, Ohio.Bro. AV. T. Hutchings. A'a. Delta,completes his course in Law at YaleCollege this coming June.Bro. Fred. L. H'lsemond, Ohio Beta,'82, is associate Editor of the HamiltonDai/v .Xcws and Te/egraph. Herecently remembered his Ohio Betabrothers in a very generous donation.Bro. Henry Stoddard. Ohio Beta,'54. is at the liead of a large manufacturingestablishment at Davton, Ohio.:Major(;rubbsandT. H. Ristine. IndianaDelta, are our representatives inthe Indiana Senate.Bro. .1. H. Bruce, Ky. .Alpha, '57. ofLancaster. Ky., is one of the leadersof the Kentuckv state Senate.Bro. (i. B. Swift, III. Beta. '09. nowa member of III. Alpha alumni, ischairman of the Finance Committeeof the City Council of Chicago. He alsorepresents the 11th Ward as .Alderman.Bro. AV. A. Henry. Miss. Alpha, '78,has located at Yazoo City, Miss., andat present is editing the leading paperat that place and is doing very well.The Lagrange (Ind.) Standari/ containsthe following personal aboutBro. J. E. Mct'Iaskev. Ind. Alpha, '79:"AV. C. Glasgow has made J. E. Mc-Claskey, who has been a student in hisoffice, a partner in his law business.Mr. ^IcClaske\- is a close student andindustrious worker, with bright legalpromise for the future. AVe wish thenew firm abundant success."Rev. Bro. H. Max Lentz, Pa. Beta,'78, was holding religious meetings at:Reisterstown, Md., lately. It is saidthat he draws large crowds whereverhe preaches.

128 Among the Greeks,AMONG THE GREEKS.Kappa Alpha Theta (ladies) heldtheir national convention in Wooster,Ohio, last month.Kappa Kappa Gamma (ladies) willhold their next convention at theState University of Indiana, Bloomington,Ind.Delta Tau Delta claims that the establishmentof a chapter of it in 1861at West Liberty College, W. Va., wassimply a students' frolic.Beta Theta Pi is the fraternity thattried to unite with Sigma Alpha Epsilonin 1879.Phi (iauima Delta has entered Washingtonaud .lefferson, Washington, Pa.,by initiating a chapter of Phi DeltaKaiipa whose charter had been takenfrom them and who had made a fruitlessattempt to liecome Chi Phis.According to the Chi Phi (Juarterly,there is an Alpha Delta I*hi scx-iety atKy. Mil, Inst., but the authorities ofthe Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity denythat it is a chapter of theirs.Probably those who inspired that libellouspamphlet. Butlers Betas, donot think it such a success now. TheBeta Theta Pi chapter at Butler Universityat the beginning of the yearhad 1 collegiate and 4 preparatory students,and it has been trying ever sinceto get men, but has been unable toget a single one, and it has sent in itscharter.The chapter of Phi Kappa Psi atMonmouth, 111., has been dissolved bytlie college authorities.The Sii^ma Alpha Epsilon Record,after appearing twice, has suspended.The Fraternity seems to be declining.Alpha Delta Phi has refused an applicationfor charter from the Universityof Fa., with six signatures.Phi Gamma Delta is said to haveorganized two new chapters whichhave not yet been announced.It is said that the Sigma Chi fraternitythrough one of its representativeshas made fruitless attempts to enterJohns Hopkins University, Balto., Md.The .^tar and Crescent of Alpha DeltaPhi is a beautiful paper typographically.Its tone is dignified, and it exhibitscommendable fairness in speakingof rival fraternities.Delta Tau Delta organized a chapterof seven men at Kenyon in January.As the college already containsfive fraternities, and has less than .50students, the chances for success arenot very great.It is said that the President of IndianaUniversity has expressed his determinationto break up the Fraternitychapters there, sooner or later.The Beta Theta Pi says Delta TauDelta, "^was, according to the story ofone of its founders endowed with theconyplete organization of a secret Fraternitysuch as exists to-day, and accordingto o-thers, it was simply aloosely bound together clique." AVithina few months after its cn-ganizationit lapsed into in-^ctivity, and five ofits founders heljjed to organize a BetaTheta Pi chapter. One of them latelywithdrew from his second love, butthe other four are still both Betas andDeltas.GET THE BEST, "JDIGTIONARyffstlPPLEUENTll^If you intend some day to getWEBSTER S IJiMBRIDGED,"DO IT NOW."THE NEWEDITIONContains over 118,000 AVords,1928 Pages, 3000 Engravings,Four Pages Colored Plates,4600 NEAT WORDS and Meanings^Biographical Dictionaryof o'rer 9700 Names.TKhe "mo?t beautiful and complete Eng-fWllish Dictionary."^as 300O Engravings, nearly three TJTtimes as many as any other Dict'ry. Mf^Every school and family should have it Tpfor constant reference.fjGET THE STANDARD.ale of Webster's is over 20 times the gtsale of any other series of Dictionaries, K)The " highest authority of tlie Courts in rw\Sdefinition."—Chief Justice Waitc. JLn almost universal authority in decid-A ing tlie meaning of words. /^Ao other Dictionary has been bought by T^N any State to supply its Schools. J^ictionary on which nine-tenths of the ^ ^D School Books of the country are based. ^JAuthority in the Government Printing \Office at Washington. Jan. 1881. J^ecommended by State Supt's Schools in T^36 States, and 50 College Pres'ts. XXtRDictionary that has been placed in more "W^than 32,000 public schools iu U.S. XIIS IT NOT THE STANDARD?PublishedbyG. &C. MERRrAM. Springfield, Mass.Also Webster's National Pictorial Dictionary1040 Pages Octavo. 600 Engravings.

npof^vuo? EV 01 AkXra Otjra.VOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., APRIL, 1881. No. 7.ALSTON ELLIS, PH. D., OHIO A., '67.The subject of this brief sketch was boru near Covington, Kentucky,January 26, 1847. He acquired the rudiments of an education in thecommon schools and spent his vacations at work on the farm and inthe shop.In his seventeenth year he took charge of a public school nearCarrollton, Kentucky. Leaving the district school, which he hadtaught to the entire satisfaction of his patrons, he entered the Sophomoreclass of Miami University, at Oxford, O., in the fall of 1864.Here his studious habits and gentlemanly qualities won the confidenceof the faculty and the respect and friendship of his fellow students.In the spring of 1866, he with others effected the re-organization ofthe Ohio Alpha of Phi Delta Theta. As a worker in the Fraternit>'and in the Erodelphian Literary Society he was not less energetic andsuccessful than as a student in the class and lecture rooms. As Secretaryof the Erodelphian Society it became his duty to sign the diplomasof the graduates of the class of 1866.As a student he was remarkably proficient in mathematics and belleslettres.Prior to entering college he united with the church and hasalways been a worthy member and a man of exemplary habits.A month after graduating, i. e., July 23, 1867, he was united in marriageto Miss Katie A. Cox, an accomplished young lady fresh fromone of Oxford's best female colleges, and returned with his young wifeto his home in Covington, where, for two years, he did effective workas Principal of the Intermediate and Third District Schools of that city.The reputation for scholarsliip and administrative abilit\- there gainedpaved his way to the more important position of .•\ssistant Superintendentof the Newport, Ky., schools, which position he held untilcalled to the superintendency of the Hamilton, O., schools in 1871.In commenting on the changes wrought in the administration of thepublic schools, the editor of a prominent Hamilton paper said : "When

[30 Alston Ellis, Ph. D., Ohio A., '6j.Prof Ellis was' called to his present position the schools were not doingtheir work in as satisfactory a manner as parents and taxpayers had aright to e.Kpect. The scholarship had been suffered to drop and thediscipline had fallen into laxity. To stimulate his pupils and placebefore them a higher ideal for attainment and to establish disciplinewere the difficult tasks which Prof. Ellis found himself compelled toface. It was a work not to be done in a day. * * In this laborProf Ellis displayed alike the accomplishments of the scholar and thegifts of executive ability. To-day, as reports show by comparison withthose of cities of a similar class, the Hamilton schools in scholarshipand discipline have no superiors in our State, and few equals. Inmodeling them to their present symmetry, his skillful hand is everywhereseen, and in the intellectual development of a generation comingfrom his tutorship, he can in years to come find sources for selfgratulationunmixed with regrets.''Another Hamilton editor, in reviewing one of the scholarly schoolreports of the superintendent, made use of the following language:"We feel very sure that we reflect the sentiment of the public whenwe attribute the splendid condition of our schools more to the zealous,unceasing efforts of the superintendent than to any other cause.Order, under his management, has been evolved from chaos; experiencedand faithful teachers have taken the place of incompetent ones;a higher standard of scholarship has been attained ; and the schoolsfrom being the poorest in the State now grade among the best."In 1873, Prof Ellis was elected by the Miami Union and Erodelphianliterary societies to deliver the diplomas to the graduatingmembers, and was the same year made a Master of Arts by the actionof the Faculty and Trustees of Miami University. Later he was madea member of the Ohio State Board of School Examiners, the Board ofTrustees of the Oxford Female College, and the Board of Trustees ofthe Ohio State University, at Columbus.While yet in Hamilton, he was appointed to represent the ThirdCongressional District of Ohio in the International Educational Congresswhich met in Baltimore in 1876; wrote the History of the UngradedSchools of Ohio for the historical volumes which Ohio sent tothe Centennial Exposition; prepared, under the authority of the OhioState Teachers' Association, a report on the "School Legislation neededin Ohio;'' and delivered educational addresses and lectures in manyimportant points in Ohio and neighboring states. For eight years hewas President of the Butler County Teachers' Association, and Secretaryof the County Board of School Examiners.

Alston Ellis, Ph. D., Ohio A., '6-j. ,31In 1879, Prof. Ellis resigned his position in Hamilton to accept amore remunerative one with Harper & Brotfiers, of New York, withheadquarters at Columbus, Ohio. In .speaking of this change the NewEngland yournal of Education, published in Boston, .Mass., editoriallysaid:"Alston Ellis, Esq., has resigned his position as Superintendent ofthe schools of Hamilton, Ohio, to engage in other business. This actionof Mr. Ellis will be lamented not only by his friends in Ohio, butwill be a source of regret to the friends of education in all parts of thecountry. Mr. Ellis has occupied this position in Hamilton for eightyears, and has shown tact and ability in an eminent degree in the dischargeof his important duties. His reports have been among thebest in the country, and have exhibited unusual professional zeal andintellectual power. His rare talents as a deep, practical pedagogicalthinker, combined with his untiring efforts in behalf of education, haveattracted the attention of all friends of public education not only in hisown State but throughout the country. We sincei'ely hope that Mr.Ellis's retirement from educational labor is not permanent. The schoolsof our land need such supervision as he gave to Hamilton."While in Columbus, Prof Ellis, amid other duties, found time to delivervarious educational addresses before college societies, teachers'associations, teachers' institutes, and high schools, besides making valuablecontributions to literary and educational journals and the press.In 1879, he was made a Doctor of Philosophy by Wooster University,at Wooster, Ohio.In May 1880, Dr. Ellis was unanimously elected to the superintendencyof the Sandusky public schools, which position he now holds. Inreferring to the action of the Sandusky Board of Education the ColumbusHerald said : "Prof Alston Ellis, well known in this city, hasbeen unanimously elected Superintendent of Schools of Sandusky,Ohio. This result is highly creditable to the enlightened gentlemenwho have the management of the schools of that city in their hands.Prof Ellis is one of the ablest and best of the educators of Ohio.''The Columbus Capital in speaking on the same subject said : "Dr.Ellis is one of our foremost .scholars and educators, an h(u^est man anda gentleman, and his numerous friends warml\- congratulate him uponhis election to the superintendency of the Sandusk\- schools, a positionhe will honorabl}- and ably fill. He still retains his place on the Boardof Trustees of the State University."The Sandusk}- Register of Ma\- 29th, 18S0, referring to the recentaction of the Board of Education, said : "Dr. F^llis has the very high-

132 Phi Delta Theta, and Her Moral Principle.est indorsements from eminent educational sources, and the patrons ofthe schools of this city may congratulate themselves that they are tohave the services of one of the most successful common-school educatorsin our State.'Since assuming the duties of his present position. Dr. Ellis hasbrought his characteristic energy to bear on the schools under hischarge, and already the good effects of his labor are apparent. Hisoration before the Phi Delta Theta Convention, at Indianapolis, was amasterly effort, indicating a careful analysis of the subject, "AmericanEducation."Prof Ellis has recently been a most helpful member of the committeeon incorporation of Phi Delta Theta, appointed by the last Convention.Still more recently he has successfully maintained a strongposition in publicly combating a legislative measure in his state, thatantagonized the existing school system in several respects. The presshas spoken warmly in praise of his printed articles on the subject. Altogether,Prof Ellis is one of those quiet, steady workers that withoutbustle or self-seeking, leave behind them indelible impressions stampedupon human progress.PHI DELTA THETA, AND HER MORAL PRINCIPLE.The existence of any organization implies the existence of an originatingand governing principle. Its laws, its rules, its policy, its cultusare the embodiment of the opinions and characters of its foundersand members. Its sphere of action is but the theatre in which theirown thoughts and lives are represented. Thus the different systemsof science, philosophy, ethics and religion, have been, in all ages, theproducts of the combined beliefs of certain classes of men. Pantheism,Gnosticism, Deism, and indeed everything that may be called an "ism,"are but the theoretical statements of certain men's convictions, andwill forever stand as memorials of their investigations and discoveries.Then Phi Delta Theta must have her principles and must give accountfor her existence. She must have motives and features to distinguishher from every other society, else she is one with them, ornone at all. But the most careless view of her will reveal grand anddistinctive characteristics. It is true that she is moving upon a plane,to outsiders, apparently level with a host of orders similar to her; it istrue, that, to a certain extent, she has the same object; but when itcomes to certain fundamental principles and certain specific designs,tb.cre is a vast, and, perhaps, commonly unnoticed difference.

Phi Delta Theta, and Her Moral Principle. 133Among the more noticeable features of our Fraternity, we can mentionits comparative lack of selfishness, its lack of disgusting vanity, itsintellectual superiority and high social standing. These facts are axiomatic.But that which we regard as the ^/z/c/distinction of Phi DeltaTheta is her high moral tone and character. This may be denominatedthe corner-stone of the fabric in which we live. It is the basis of allof its force and strength. It is the very rock on which it stands, immovable,fixed forever. There is a vein of moral excellence andstrength running through our entire law, life and government, thatmakes this assertion undeniable. That the Word of G^t?^ shall be ourlife-rule and guide is one of the clearest and most complete statementsin our matchless Bond. It thus throws our whole course of conductback on that surest and safest of all moral guides—the Bible. It directsthe thought of the new brother at once to the source of all lightand morality.Then, too, this moral element constitutes a perfect barrier to theadmission of those who are not truly in earnest in their principles andlife. Where Phi Delta Theta is her true self, none but a moral mancan enter its mystic ranks; none but one who has shown evidences ofa gentleman, of a Christian, and of real manhood.But our morality is not only theoretical, but practical to a high degree.It is a matter of common observation that our boys are amongthe gentlemen at our colleges; and that when they pass out into themore sober realities of life, they maintain the same uniform steadinessof manners and conduct. They fill the highest and noblest of callings.They stand in the very first ranks of society, the church and state.They become the real meti, the movers of the world. The moral influencewhich they exert becomes the substratum of the best and onlyreal society ; the rock, beneath the sheltering edge of which the fickleand unsteady waves delight to take refuge.Men of Phi Delta Theta, let this continue ! Let this continue as ithas in days gone by. Let it be the moving-spring of the grand workin which we are all engaged. Thirty-three years are looking down onus ; and let us testify by our future acts, as we have b\- our past, thatwe are worthy of the order we love, and of the principles it teaches.Upon this moral principle we must stand or fall. It is the hiddenpower and life, not onh- of our I'raternity, but of all real and permanentgood. The great Gamaliel said of Christianity to the JewishCouncil, "If this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought;but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it.'' j. B. F.

134 A Voice from Carolina.A VOICE PROM CAROLINA.GREENSBORO, N, C, March 5th, 1881.EDITOR SCROLL,Aly Dear Brother:—Some Brother Phi was kind enough a few weeksago to send me a copy of the SCROLL in its new dress, and it was withfeelings of pride that I read on its pages the various reports and encouragingletters from almost every State in the Union. F"or nearlytwo years I have known nearly nothing of our grand old Brotherhoodand did not even know that the SCROLL was being published undersuch favorable auspices as the late copy I received indicates.I am sorry, very sorry, to say that at present Phi Delta Theta has nochapter in the "Old North State," the N. C, Alpha, at Trinity College,being disbanded on account of a college law against such organizations.While my fraternity experience may not be unlike the experiences ofmany others, yet it may be somewhat interesting to some who knowwhat it is to fight for the grand old cause.The North Carolina Alpha was organized in F"ebruary, 1878, throughthe correspondence of Brother Walter B. Palmer, who was at that timein Nashville, Tenn,, and never will the members of N. C, Alpha forgetthe many kindnesses received at his hands, and his arduous labors toplace on a firm foundation the chapter that so long struggled for life.I was solicited to join very soon after its organization, and I might sayduring its darkest days. I had disregarded opportunities time aftertime of joining other fraternities, there being at this time a chapter ofthe Chi Phi, Kappa Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega, at the institution;but I preferred the small band of true men united in establishing on asolid basis the principles of Phi Delta Theta,For weeks, yes even months after I was initiated, we were denied aroom in the college building in which we might hold our meetings.There was a direct college law against secret societies holding theirmeetings at any place save the institution. What were we to do ?Should we disband, or should we violate a college law by meeting awayfrom the buildings ? Suffice it to say that 1-ittle time was lost in decidingon our future course. We procured an old hall that had long,long years ago been occupied by Masons. As my mind runs backover those days I fancy I can see a group of ten or twelve young mengathered in some member's room preparatory to the chapter meeting.They are gathered there about the "dusky twilight,' and under the armof one can be seen a small black parcel that is to serve for a windowc'.;::ain. In the hand of another is a lamp, and each one is in posses-

A Voice from Carolina. 135sion of some article useful to a chapter meeting. All around growsstill, and only here and there can be seen some student who is quietlyenjoying a reverie beneath the old oaks of the campus. One by onethis group disperse and through some obscure outlet they leave thevillage, and soon they meet again beneath the spectral trees of the villagegraveyard, from which the place designated for meeting is aboutthree hundred yards distant. They send ahead a spy to see if all is"quiet along the Potomac.'' In a short time they are all ascending therickety stairway, and the whir of the frightened bat and the flight ofthe surprised rat greet the ear. Ah! how freely do they breathe whenthey are thus shut in from all curious, would-be listeners, and have noteven a fear of suspicion.Here the foundation stones of the N. C. .Alpha were laid and herewas wrought some of her grandest achievements, and even now, if perchanceI pass that way I look upon that old building with feelings akinto reverence. Finally we obtained the old Senior reading room for aplace of meeting, and when I left, in June, 1879, it was elegantly furnishedand fitted with everything needful to the running of a chapter.I am proud to say that I left men in the hall of Phi Delta Theta whohave since won the highest College honors, and bid fair to figure largelyin the future of North Carolina.Now the saddest part of my storv' is to come. A little ov-cr a yearago the faculty and trustees declared that the various fraternities mustdisband, and the "places that know them now shall know them nomore forever." Phi Delta Theta, like the others, agreed to abide bythe law, and so far they have done so. Next June it is my intention toattend commencement and then I shall surely advise the few that areleft to "run the machine" sub rosa. But, my dear Brother, my letter isgrowing too long, and I fear has .been too tedious, but this being myfirst opportunity for a long time of communicating with the fraternityat large you must indulge me. Though engrossed with business andthe cares of life the memory of my connection with the mystic PhiDelta Theta, shall ever remain a green spot in my heart. Good-byeand God bless you. Yours in the mystic Bond,GEO. M. BLLL.\.INCORPORATED.Phi Delta Theta is at last incorporated, and has a legal existence.We encountered difficulties which we did not anticipate but overcamethem all and carried out the instructions of the Convention as nea; !•.'

136 Incorporated.as possible. The incorporation had to be effected, of course, accordingto the statutes of Ohio, which require a name, a principal placeof business and an object to be stated in the articles. We selectedOxford, because it was originally the head and centre of the Fraternity,and also because there could exist no cause of jealousy or bitter feelingamong the living chapters in the selection of this place as there mightif any other in the State had been chosen.The law requires that there be five incorporators, and that they holda meeting immediately after their incorporation and elect a board oftrustees, a majority of whom shall be citizens of Ohio, As it was desirable,we thought, to make our General Council a part of this board,it became necessary to make the board consist of nine members. Inselecting the Ohio members we took one from each chapter. Thismeeting was held and the minutes are enclosed herewith.Whether this act of incorporation accomplishes all that the friendsof the movement anticipated, we are in considerable doubt. But thisis certain, it has cost the Fraternity nothing and makes it a legal entity.And it is proper here, we presume, to express our gratitude toBrother Allston Ellis who insisted on bearing the entire expense.It was the unanimous opinion of the incorporators that the Fraternityought to be incorporated in every state in which it has an existence.It costs but little and there are plenty of whole-souled Phis (whoever saw any other kind ?) in every state who would willingly bear theexpense, and it need not cost the Fraternity at large any thing.It is now desirable to make the Fraternity and the corporation identical,and this can only be done by signing the articles of incorporation.For this purpose a book will be provided for the articles andsignatures of the members, and this will be sent to the different chapters.In order to avoid this inconvenience hereafter, we think a lawought to be enacted making every one who becomes a member of theFraternity to become by the same act a member of the corporation.This book ought to be made valuable by inserting not only the names,but the chapter, college, home residence, proposed occupation, and perhapsother items of interest. And for this purpose a book ought tobe made adapted to the requirements. The cost would be very small.We leave all these questions to the judgment and discretion of theFraternity at large. Fraternally, M. F. P.From reports of membership received from all chapters of Phi DeltaTheta, it has been found that each chapter would average fifteen activemembers. This is about the right number for strong union and work.

Our Finances. 137Prom Alpha Province President.LAFAYETTE COLLEGE, Easton, Pa., April 2, 18ST.To THE PHIS OF ALPHA PROVINCE :PEAR BROTHERS:—I have delayed raakin? any communication to the chapters of the AlphaProvince, bopinj: to first hear from every chapter. But in this I have as yet been disappointed,and will ngue t.ix.These are all that they are able to meet One chapter has been unable to send ,. delegate tothe last two Nnt'onal conventions ; and shall we impose upon it an additional tiix for a Provincialconvention ? It is far better to require little and have it done well thnn to burdendown a chapter and deprive it of exi.-^fence. Let us be careful in our efforts for the succensand advancement of our beloved order not to attempt too much and thus ha-z.ard failure, butrather let us be simple and thorough in everything. In justice to our province no plan shouldbe adopted with which every chapter cannot fully .nnd easily comply. Then and then aloneean we iifTord each other that mutual aid and encouragement for which our noble fraternitywas orgiinized.We feel the plan of Provincial organization stated in this letter to be the one best suited toour province, and ask each of the ch.ipters to aid us in ri.aking it in every way a grand success.Let us do our work faithfully. Let us "deserve success ami we shall command it."And before I close let me urge the chapters of Alpha province to faithfully carry out theFifth Section of our Pbin. .^^end on your histories and reports at once. Be prompt.Next month we will have published in the SCROLL the statement of the relative condition ofour chapters. With regards to all I remain. Yours Fraternally,A C. .\lcC,\iLEV.OUR FINANCES.BROTHF.RS OK TKE PHI DELTA TIIETA :In submitting the following sunimar\' statement of our Finances, permitme to ask your careful examination of the same, in view of thepayment of our long-.standing indebtedness, notwithstanding the largeamounts due the Treasur\', which should have been cancelled months

13^ Our Finances.Several chapters hav^e paid nothing, aud our resources show the largeamount due from chapters.If each chapter would promptly pay its indebtedness and increasethe list of Alumni SCROLL subscribers, I promise that the future of ourFinances will be as prosperous and successful as it has been during thepa.st five months, or as is the present general condition of the Fraternity.The new Catalogue Tax (S2.00 per capita) will be due Oct. i, i88r-The Peuna. .A.Ipha deserves credit for her prompt payment. Who willbe the next ?During the past five months, I have received orders for Phi DeltaTheta Badges valued at ;^352.50, and the chapters have received a discountof ,•524.54, which discount, if the Convention of 1880 had agreedto my proposition, would be in the Treasury.Let each chapter pay all its indebtedness before the close of thiscollegiate year, and thus start in the Fall with a clear record.Yours faithfully in the Bond,CLARENCE J. REDDK;,Shippensburg, Pa., April i, i88i. Treasurer G. C, 0. A. 9.1880. GENERAL FUND. DR.Nov. 27. To am't P, F. transferred to Gen'l Fund 51239,40" " bal. transferred from Local Com., Indianapolis H-SScash, C, D. Whitehead, vide SCROLL, NOV. *8O 300,49" " " Indiana Beta Alumni 30,001881.April I. am't from all sources from Nov,'80 to April'81 661.65' " due Treas. G, C '3-35S2259-2+1881. GENERAL FUND. CR..'^pril I. Ky cash paid out, all sources, Oct. 26 '8a to ApriT '8I,,.,5IOL9.84" " subscription notes destroyed and returned 554-Oo" notes unpaid, accounted good 685,40$2259,24_1881. CATALOGUE FCND. DR.Feb. 19. To cash, Penna. Alpha y34.o&RESOORCES.C. !'). Whitehead's notes, with interest... 5773.70Geo. Banta's noteUnpaid chapter dues' " '3-30363.5051150.50.LIABILITIES.Bal. due P. W. Searchfioo.oo" ""Treasurer G. Con Constitution. Ritual, and Incidentals „•3-3530.305143-65.Value of Badges ordered from Nov, '80 to April '81 ,5442.75Amount discount , 36.19

HE-HGROIiLf.PUBLISHEnMO.NTBLY DUKIN'GTHE COLLEGE YEARSubscription price $1,00 per annum.15 cents each,Extra copiesM, P. TROXELL, Editor and Manag-er.H. H. -WBBER, Assistant.All communicatioDB. to be published shr>iild bein the hands of theEditor Dot later IhaDthefiret day of the mon'h in which Ihey shouldappear.GETTYSBURG, PA., APRIL, 1881.Plii Delta Tlieta is incorj^>orated.It takes our Convention Orator toget things through, in the Buck-eyestate.Moved and carried that the committeeon incorporation be dischargedwith thanks.How about a certain frat. tiiat claimsiueorporation when the Secretiiry ofState knows nothing about it. C^uecr !See note "Among the Greeks."The promised report of the T. G. G.is at hand, aud we give as much asour space would allow. Bro. Treasurerdeserves the thanks of the wholefraternity. His report is fully itemized,and can be insiiected in detal inour odice.The fraternity is called uix)n to wetirtiie badge of mourning for two dearBrothers who have passed away. Thissimple notice is all that we can nowgive concerning them, but more willbe given in a future issue. Those wholive by our Bond need have no fearfrom death..\ttention was last month called tothe fact that Bro. Will R. Worrall,Ky. .\.., 'Til, and the energetic Reporterof our Chicago Alumni cha|)ter, haditcceiited the position of .State Presidentof Illinois. The state is a good[uie in whicli to e.xercise one's powers,iiid from the manner of his workEditorial. 139already performed we predict a strongstate organization under Bro. W.'slead. His letters are brim-full of interest,and we tiust his energy mayl)e shed abroad. He earnestly asks,and should obtain, the ready co-operationof all the Phis in his state.The chapters of Phi Delta Theta intlie state of Georgia were all organizediu 1871, ten years ago, and within afew weeks of each other. In view ofthis fact it seems to us that the statere-union at Athens this summer oughtto be made a decennial celebration, inwhich all the chapters and Phis in thestate should participate. At this reunionsuch eminent Phis as Dr. Meansand Prof. Browne should be presentto make addresses. We throw outthis suggestion and should be glad tosee it acted upon. It would be wellto have a committee of two from eachchapter elected to act together andmake all arrangements. Railway fareshave recently been reduced throughoutGeorgia, and the re-union ought to bevery successful. We shall be glad tohear from Georgia on the subject.A Cautionary Signal.It would be a severe tax on one'sfaith in religion to see the forms andceremonies of the church radicHllychanging every few years, or at everymeeting of synod or presbytery. Andthis, though not desiring to carry thecomparison throughout, must be insome sort the feeling of those who arerightly conservative witli regard to theinner secrets and ceremonies of PhiDelta Theta. This feeling is born ofa pure and reverential desire to "removenot the ancient landmarks"which oui- fathers have set. An articlefrom the pen of a most loyal Phi,in our March issue, meets the views ofthe S( Koi.i, e.xactly, iu this matter ofa feverish desire for a change ; and underits present management the SCKOLL

140 Editorial.has taken occasion more than once toraise a note of warning against toorapid and radical changes.To be unmistakably plain, we willdefine our position. We heartily commendand uphold our constitution andgeneral government as now In force,and honestly believe these to be inferiorto no (4reek organization in thecollege world; and it is our desire to.see it perpetuated just as it is, withoutany further attempt to makechanges or additions. It is the changeiu our symbols and signs and innerworkings against which we raise avoice. It is argued that others havefound out, iu some way, the old signs,and hence we must change. Thosewho argue thus should knovi- that theoftener secrets are discussed the lessjealously are they guarded. The remedyis not good which rejects an eaglefor an owl simply because others havefeathers of the eagle. The remedy isnot in making a change each time asmall secret leaks out, but in stoppingthe leak; and this can be done bymaking better Phis. It should be rememberedthat not any and every college-goeris worthy of oin- shield of defenceand sword of protection. Andjust here is the root of the matter—letus make true Phis of all who acceptthe Bond, and there will be no dangerof any need of a change in our secretwork.We earnestly hope that all Phis willdigest this matter well and slowly.There is no need for alarm at anythingthat has been done, for we are not faraway from the old moorings, and caneasily reach them again aud fasten tothem as securely as did those who firstplaced our bark upon the Grecian sea.It is more especially against the principleinvolved that we have now raiseda signal of caution.XEW BIOGKAI'HICAL DICTIONARY.Prominent among the valuable featuresof the New Edition of Webster'sPlnabridged Dictionary, jiKst issued, istlie ''New Biograiihical Dictionary,"comprising about 10,000 names of ancientand modern persons of renown,including many now living. It givesus the pronunciation of these names,the nationality, profession or occupation,date of birth, and if known, thedate of death of each person. Fromits conciseness and accuracy it suppliesa want long felt in this direction, andadds very greatly to the value of thisalways valuable work.By the Way.Three hundred and fifty invitationshave been issued for the Illinois reunion,(ialesburg, May 26 and 27,Wanted. —The addresses of Bro. J.W. McKeever, Wis. A,, '59, and Bro.R. M. Springer, 111. B., '69. Send atonce to the Editor of the SCROLL.Bro. Search comes to the front oncemore, and we commend his example.Of course "Gathering Ferns" is anice thing—everybody's experiencetells them so. See advertisement.It is desirable that the chapters havesimilar arms for stationery and chapteruse, and to this end we are supplyingelectrotype plates, post-paid, atthe low rate of one dollar and fiftycents. A number of chapters havealready secured them—all should doso. The cut on first page of cover isfac-simile. Send orders to our office,or to the Treasurer of the G, C."The Phi Delta Theta SCROLL hasmade no change in its management orappearance."—Beta Theta Pi, Jan.'Si.Which shows that the Beta journalknows all about it,—or thinks it does.The Editor of the SCROLL droppeddown among the Penna. Epsilon Phisat Carlisle recently, and was muchpleased with the warm reception receivedat their hands. There is aspirit of earnest work in this chapterthat ought to make it stand amongthe best.

ChapterCorrespond, encc. 141Sugar making time in Vermont hasjust passed, and nobody is more sorrythan our worthy ."-^. G, C, who has beenThere are about three hundred andtwenty-nine reasons why our Treasurerhas a decided leaning towaid femaleseminaries. The strongest reasonis, that— But we have too much respectfor his feelings to tell. A .slightacquaintance with the reason mentionedmakes us impervious to all entreaties.carefully and experimentally examiningthe sweet comiiound—real sugar,not any of its synonyms, no indeed.The results of tlie investigations ofBro. \An X. ajipear in a column anda half of the Si. .Mbaiis Ajessenger of.\pril 1st. Hi' has been rnucli com|)limentedfor his work, iind has beenasked to reply to an ai'ticle by Rideingin the .\piil //(!,'/

142 Chapter Correspondence.who is equal in scholarshi]). But donot understand that we place so muchstress upon a man's abilities. It isnot the high grade by any means whichmakes the best Phi But w hen highabilities are coupled with eminent social,and above all, moral qualities, asis the case with these men, it is thenwe have the requisites of a true Phi.When we five, who graduate this yeargo out, we will leave a strong, and enthusiasticchapter, which is our greatdesire.Phi brothers, I sincerely wish youall well, and faithful.Yours in the Bond,A. N. HAGERTY.Pennsylvania Beta.PA. COLLEGK, Gettysburg, Pa.,April llth, 1881.BROS, IN THE BOND :Another vacation has closed and wehave all once more returned to ourAima Mater. Notwithstanding theinclement weather, our brothers, wethink, without exception, are ready torise and say that vacations are a goodinstitution. Some of us spent our vacationsat home among our friendsand cousins ; others, living at a distance,accepted the kind invitationsof their brothers in the Bond andspent their vacation in Phi homesnearer than their own to Pa. College.A few others remained here, amusingthemselves by freely mingling withtheir Phi brother aud sisters in Gettysburg.Our prospects for the coming termare bright. We have reason to hopefor the best. We see new faces in thevarious class-rooms, and hope soon tobring some wandering barbarians intoour fold.Bro. .1. G, Graichen of the Va. Alphais attending the Luth. Theol. Seminaryhere, and usually spends his Saturdayevenings with us in our hall.Glad to see him.Fraternally,REPORTER.Penna. Gamma.WASHINOTO.X, PA. March 30th, 1881.EDITOR OF S(;R()LL :The Phi boys have stacked up theirbooks and are visiting their cousins.It is rather unfortunate that the Seminarydoes not have vacation, so thinksBrother White. Our Essayist, Bro,.McClellan, came out victorious, andwe spent an hour of rejoicing togetherover the event before we journeyedhomeward. The next contest will bealmost a Phi affair, as three or fourwill be chosen to represent the societies.Such an avalanche of bogusescame out the last day on the Phi GammaDelta, that we hardly expect themback next term.Since our organization in '7.5, wefind ;!4 names upon the roll, and agoodly number of them are attendingthe Allegheny Theological Seminary.Among the number are Bros. Good,Helm, Gault, Donaldson, and Hunter.Next term begins on the 6th, andwe expect Brother Crosser with us,making our number 16,Yours iu the Bond,J. L. HiNES.Penna. Delta.MEADVILLE, PA., March 28ih, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :We are a little late this month withour report but hope it will get to theprinter's hands in time for the Aprilissue. The Reporter is lamenting withhimself that he cannot make his reportmore interesting than he knowsit will be ; but in times of such profoundpeace and prosperity, as we arenow enjoying, it is impossible to makea display of startling events. Sinceour last report, we have succeeded incapturing another "barb," whom, afterremoving- all signs of his barbariclife, especially at our last meeting,when lie took his second degree,we now introduce as Bro. Geo. B.Covell. He is an Illinois boy and asthat state has brought forth great menin the past, from what we know of itnow we despair not of it in the future.Our Winter term closes the 31st, andas the 2Gth was our last meeting forthe term, we closed it with a banquet.We can say that the term closes veryauspiciously for us in every respect.W^e have had very pleasant and comfortablequarters this term, but willhave the greater .satisfaction of settlingin a more elegant and luxurious hallfor next term and all time to come, ifwe behave ourselves and pay the rentpromptly. When such an excellentreport was made by our Committee onHall, we seemed to hear a long anddeep sigh of relief go up from thechapter; for indeed we have been a

little "onsettled" in this respect so farin onrcareer. The Phi Kappa Psi chapterbrought on Burdetteof •'Haw-keye"fame, an alumnus of that frat., to lecturein this city. The lecture wasgood but was not a success financially.They also gave him a banquet thesame evening. .\ feature of one ofour late meetings, and which wasmore novel tluin interesting, w-as declamationin foreign tongues. Thereare several points in favor of so-doingand it is by no means a waste of time.AVe have been thinking of late thatour correspondent tnembers are graduallyslipiiing away into the past andare forgetting us and we them, 'siiclia state of affairs should not be, andchapter and fraternity iire weakenedand hurt by it. It must lie looked after; for those wdio go out from us canrender great assistance and siqiport inmany ways. I know we have manymen who ought to be corresiiondentmembers, but from whom we havenot heard directly since they left us,and the addresses of some we do notknow- at all. We should wake uj) toserious business, for in this the vitalityof Phi Delta Theta is concerned.Yours in the Bimd,REPORTER,Maryland Alpha Alumni.BALTIMORE, MD., April fith, ls8t.DEAR BROTHERS:The Maryland Alpha has been silentfor several months. This has not been,however, from a lack of interest in ournoble cause, but because w-e have beenpressed for time to report. We havehad several meetings since our lastreport, which is doing well for anAlnmni chapter ; and a great deal ofzeal has been manifested, Bros. Smithand Full wood have gone to their resjiectiveluunes, but will return againtills fall. Bro. Frank Burns has alsobeen alisent during the winter, but weIioiie to see him in our midst soonauain. Our men are all holding lionorablepositions.We are very glad to hear that Bro.M'orrall and otliers have succeeded inestablishing so targe a chajiter in Chicago,and we wish our western brothersmuch success. That the fraternityat large mav always be prosperous andthat Phi Delta Theta may ahvaysswing her banners high above all otherfraternities, is the earnest wish of theMl). .\LPH.\ .VLCMM,Chapter Correspondence. U3BETA PROVINCE.Ohio Epsilon.AKRON- 0., March 5th, 18,s|.DEAR. SCROLL :We have perused the last SCROLLand we find it brim-full of good things.Our brotiiers are well iileased with thenew Ritual and we hope for an opjiortuiiityto use it on some new- worthy.We would thank \'t. .Vljiha for hercomiiliments and would recommendonr former Brothers, Kelley andStearns, to all Phis whom they mayencounter. Both were good, enthusiasticand worthy brothers. Bro. Win.H. .Jones, '79, now at Harvard Law-School, is here calling on old friends.We are glad to see in the last Scuoi,!,the account of the C!iicai>-o alumnichajiter. Bros. I. C. and A' E. Toinlinsouw-ere active members of OhioEjisilon, and although w-e miss theirvalualile assistance we know- that theyare as enthusiastic as ever. .Viid wejjerceive with jjleasure that althoughour chapter is not so prosjieroiis nowas fre since our lastrejiort. They entertained about sevenor eight delegates. They have enteredWestern Reserve and it is rumoredthat they have entered Kenyon. I amsure that they are welcome to bothcolleges. Kajijia Kajijia f^arnma hasbeen re-established here among burDelta Tau Delta lad>- svmirathizers.• Bro, George E. Suiith. a formermember, gave us a call last month.He is now- among the forests of MicliiLTiiii.Bro. L, B. Bnckingham hasgmie west. He will jirobably settle inColorado,Yours in the Bond,FKANK O. P.VYXK.IndianaBeta.WABASH COLLEGK,Crawlor.Uville, IniL, M.irch, 1881.ED. S( ROLL :I would like to ask through theS( ROLL the addresses of some of thememlicrs of Ind. Beta, or for the addressoi any one who will be likely toknow of any of them. They are memberswhom I have tried to find, theirblanks being returned.Rev. Jas. Guthrie, late of Marion, Ind.H. C. Gilbert, late of Burlington, Vt.Rev. Cvrus Hamlin, late of Boston,.Mass.'

144 Chapter Correspondence.Hon. J. E. Allen, late of Rochester,Minn.H. S. Hulbert, late of (Theo. Sem.)Auburn, N. Y,Dr. W, E, Sjiilman, lateof Danville, 111,Rev. W, T. Hart, late of Lima, Ohio.Frank Minturn, late of Tuscola, 111.Rev. R, B. Stinson, late of Logansport,Ind,Rev, A, L. Wilson, late of Crawfordsville,Ind.Mr. Wilson, I am informed, movedfrom here iCrawfordsville) to someplace in Teun., and has since died..Mavlie some Tenn. Phi knows somethingabout him. I will be thankfulto any one who will send me the addressor addresses of any of the aboveold Phis.Your Phi Bro.,S. B. ECCLES.Indiana Delta.FitANKLiN, Ind.. Mari-h 2SHh, 1881.El). SCROLL :Our chapter has nothing to rei)ortbut its .steady weekly work. Tliis hasbeen maintained all term and eaches ening we have had some literary exercisesthat were worth hearing. AVesometimes train those who are to appearin public, and sometimes have extemporedebates on current events.In ease there is no imjiortant fraternitybusiness, either local or general,then each one feels that he has beenpaid for the hour he has spent in thehall. We are also sure of a full at^tendance. .\ll tendencies toward bnisterousnessor conviviality are suj>jjressed. We think our plan is just thething for individual anci chapter jirosperity.Under it we as a chajiter aredoing more for our membei-s than everbefore, in the knowledge of the Reporter.Our annivei-sary will l)e inMay and we will remember it, withourselves, or with our friends.Fraternally,Indiana Zeta..7. B, THOMAS.OitEKN'CASTLE. ID'I. April t.»f, T83t,DEAR SCROLL :The boys are taking a vacation thisweek. We hojie to begin April 6thwith renewed vigor. Bros. Elrod andWilson, '8-2, will not be with us nextterm. W^e lose two good workers forthe Phi cau.se for a short time.We used our new intiation ceremonyfor the first time, March l-2th. Bro.E. E, Dyer, 'S'.5, was the victim, buthe stood the test nobly. We have now•26 attendant members.Bro. J. G. Smalley, Ind. A,, '8:?,jraid us a visit during his vacation, fhate to tell, but he made a "mash"'uj)on a black-eyed Kajipa Aljiha Theta,and I am inclined to think it was reciprocal.Bros. Shirk and Spivey, Ind.A., stopped over night with us as theywere on their way to College at theopening of the term.Bro. A, Gwyn Foster stopj)ed a fewhours with us March 28. He expresseshimself well pleased with Ind. Zeta.Bro. N". A. Whitaker, '81, takes firsthonors in mathematics this year. AndBro. A. Stejihenson, '8-2, takes .lunior,or second, honors in the German department.Yours in the Bond,JOE CREWS,Indiana Beta Alumni.INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 2Dd. 1881.The Indiana Beta Alumni has hadnothing to say in the j)ast few numbersbecause she wished the sjiace tobe filled with reports from the activecliai)ters. .As fraternity workers wehave no brilliant deeds to record ofchajjters established, or victories overour sister fraternities, as they are notin our line. In our humble way wehave tried to entertain those Pliis thathave wandered within our g-ates, andwe have each individually striven forsuccess, that any benefits we mi,ght receivemight refiect back njiou our belovedfraternity and honor it. OurPresident, Judge Elliott, has been jiromotedto the Sujirenie bench ; I?ro.Harrison is elected to the United StatesSenate ; Bro. Kirk[>atrick is clerk ofthe State Senate ; these are a few ofour individual achievements.The Central Law School has just hatfits commencement and its five Phisare scattered to the four winds, and'until next fall their presence will bemissed among us. Of the.se we areproud to note that Bro. Floyd representsButler Uiiniversity in the Stateoratorical contest. At the time ofthe contest, our State convention willbe held, and a large attendance is auticijiated.More ag-ain.REPORTEIi.

ChapterGAMMA PROVINCE.Illinois Alpha Alumni.(JHICAGO .March 2.)th18SI.DEAR SCROLL:The III. A. Alumni met yesterdayafternoon in the office of Bros. Brooksand Kretzinger, and heard reports oftwo committees appointed at lastmeeting. It was determined to givea banquet before the middle of Apriland to make that banquet assume theform of a reunion of the Alpha andCorrespondence.Beta chajiters, now dead. We arelooking forward to having a grand that his younger brother had died verytime. A committee of five was apjiointedto settle time, place, &c., forsuddenly. He went home imn-R-diately,banquet, and to make all necessaryarrangements for giving the same.Am sorry cannot give you exact dateof the banquet, but the chapters willeach receive an invitation. We hadthe pleasure of welcoming among usat this meeting several of the .\lumniof the Phi Sigma league, lately mergedinto our Illinois Delta chajiter. Tliisleague was an old and very fine localsociety at I^ombard University. Thesemembers have till signed articles ofaffiliation and according to agreementare to be received among us wherevcrlife. The chajiter jiassed resolntion.sof sympathy and condolence for onrgrief-stricken brother and sent themto him.Saturday night Hon. Cxeorge R.Weiidling lectured here to a good audience,under the auspices of this chaji­met. We find our new brethren here ter, on "The Problem of the .Vgcs Immortality."He was introduced byin every respect men of whom we canwell feel proud. The cominittee of Hon. .\cilai E. Stevenson, Ky. .Mjilia-,arrangements is as follows : David M. '.59. The lecture was a success.Hillis, 111. B., -(U; F. A. Smith, 111.B.. 'Gli; S. P. McConnell, III. D. (PhiSigma) ; Otis Jones, 111. Delta, (PhiSigma) and J. F. (Joodkins, 111. B., "64.This is a very fine cominittee and willdo nothing halfway.A'ery truly yours,W, R, WORRALL, Reporter.Illinois Delta.'•ALi:>B!iifi, Mar. 25th, 1S81,I)I:AR S( ROLL :Wc are flourishing and have highliojics for next term and next year.We will have seven men next termwhich is about three more than ourojijionents, the Delta Tans, and in factthere are nearly as maii>' active Phisin (Talcsbiirg ;is there are active DeltaTaus in this whole Delta province.Onr entertainment at Bro, E, J. Edwardswas not a success owing to thesevere snow storm w-hicli occurred onthe same day. A few of the Lombardand one of the Knox brothers hiredhacks, and thus defied the weather.145We had two Pliis on the Freshmenand Sojjhomore exhibition last night,and it is needless to add, they maintainedtire rejiutation of our fraternity.Yours in the Bond,S. SWART.Illinois Epsilon.III. WssLEif.iN UNITER.'SITY.Bloomington, 111., .Mar. 2*. '81ED. SCROLL :Two weeks ago Bro. T. C. McFaddenof this chapter received a telegramand was so shocked liy the sudden andunexpected death scene that he at onceresolved to remain away from college,and devote his time and energies tohis father's extensive and varied businessinterests, hoping to find relieffrom his overwhelming sorrow in theactivities and perplexities of jiracticalBro. Sam. Hunt, lud. Beta, has recentlyreturned to his home in Clinton.111., from Cal., where he passed a yearin hunting, fishing and other sjiorts.Thinking that you will not be interestedin anything jiersmial i-oncerningthe jiresent members, further than toknow that they all are good men morally,intellectually and socially, andsome of them religiously. I will closeby saying that tlcy all like the -SCROLLvery much, and will do all they can tokeej) it uji to its jaesent high standard.Fniternally yours,.1. A. FfLLlNWIDEK.Illinois Zeta.K\"X CciLKi-KDE.VR SCROLL :.March 2.Sth. ISSl.Though you have heard nothingdirectly from the 111. Zeta since itsinitiation into the Fraternity as aChajiter, yet, I assure you that we areneitlier dead nor sleejuiig. The nonajipearanceof our charter is my reasonfor not writing sooner, as I have been

146 Chapter Correspondence.w-aiting fm- an official recognition ofour existence before sending to theScuoLL any otficial rejiort. The charterhas not yet arrived. We are atsea on that subject. Xevertheless, weare alive and in fair running order,and at jiresent, making jn-ejiarations,in connection with the 111. Delta, forholding a state reunion of the Fraternityill this city. May •2ttth and -27tli.The six chajiters in the state will lierejiresented. .Mumni members of theFraternity are being corresjiondedwith concei-ning the reunion, with aview to lun'ing as many as jiossible attend,aud in this way re-awakeningold associations and extending the in-Hnence of our Fraternity. .\ banquetwill be held on the evening of the 27th,.\fter the "inner man" has been satisfied,'those who know how-, will "trij)the light fantastic toe," through thegiddy maze of quadrille and waltz. Ahighly enjoyable and profitable time isexpected.Since our initiation into the mysticbrotherhood, Dec. 10, '80, we haveWe come to the Ajiril number withbeen meeting regularly. We numberfeelings of sadness. Since our lastat Jiresent eighteen active members,report we have been called ujion toall strong men, in fact the leadingpart with the main-stay of our chapter,Bro. Harry E. Owen. We feelmen of the four college classes. Therebeing no rival Fraternity at Knox, wethe loss sustained in the untimelyhave it all our own way, still we aredeath of this father of our chajiter.very particular concerning onr membershiji.jireferring quality to quantity.No more shall we listen to his wordsof advice and warning ; no more shallwe enjoy his hearty congratulationsSaturday evening, March 12th, five upon onr successes. His funeral tookof the "inexjierieneed" members were place at Adriiin, .Mich., March 2.'5th.initiated in accordance with our ChajiterRitual. The boys were weicomed rejiieseiited onr chapter at the cere­Bros, Alva Sherw'ood and J. H. Irishone at a time.monies.Possibly you may glean from thisthat the ill, Zeta is among the living.We have initiated one man thisOur winter term closes March 30tli,term, C. E, Kelley. We found ourWe will increase our membersliip nextrooms in a bad jilight ujion our returnterm. Hoping that this may comethis sjiring, occasioned by the burstingof steam pijies.within the limits of your "boileddown'' reports, I remain.Three of cur boys have had themeasles, thus lessening our membersYours in the Bond,for awhile.M. W. PINCKNEY.Missouri Beta.WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Fulton, Mo.,Mar, 21st, 1881.DEAR SC^ROLL :Since your last issue the undersignedhas been chosen to act in the capacityof Rejiorter. Pursuant to duty, wewill proceed to report, and will giveyou a condensed one, hoping we maymeet with the approbation that hascharacterized our predecessor.Heretofore we have met weekly, butwill meet once in two weeks hereafter.We endeavor to make the rhetoricalexercises the most interesting featureof every meeting. We love our Phisongs, just lately received, and experiencenot a little comfort in singingtliem. We have begun chajiter correspondence,but thus far we have beenslighted. Hurry up, Brothers, and getacquainted with us. Our chajiter isdoing good work, in jierfect harmony,reflecting credit on Phi Delta Theta.We think we can say without fear ofexaggeration, that we are ahead ofthe I3eta Theta Pi, the only fraternitywith whom we have to contend.the kindest wishes to all Phis I am.Yours in the Bond,ZACH.Michig-an Beta.WithLILLARD.AGRIOULTITRAL COLLEGE, Lansing, Mich.,M.irch 28tb, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :But we will not dwell longer onmisfortunes. .\t our last meeting wew-ere cheered by the jovial O, S. Bristol,w-ho has been teaching uj) in thepine woods. At the same time wemourned the absence of another brotherwho has been cajitured by the winningglances of a fair one in a neighboringcity.be thus carried away.Yours in the Bond,To bad for a Senior toJ. M, HOLLINGSWORTH.

DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Delta.RiCBMONn, Va., April 1st, 1881DEAR SCROLL :Our regular rejiorter, being deejilyengaged in his Philosophical studies,asl. It has been projiosedto "spike" thechajiter here and Bro. Chalkley, Presidentof this Province, has w-ritten tome about it. Now I will give theojiinion of stic rites of initiation, etc., etc., ofthe .Vlpha Tau

148 Chapter Correspondence.ahead in every thing they go at, andthen wind uji the whole by an elegantbanquet, and we cordially invite everyPhi in the land to come and bring his"D. fr " with him, assuring all thatthey shall be treated like Phis.We are of the ojiinion that the KapjiaAljihas have organized a chajiter oftheir fraternity in this institution. Weare in hojies this surmise is true foryou know opposition is the life of achajiter, and we think a little wouldn'thurt us just now.Think it would be a good idea to getafter our ottlcial jewelers a little, onaccount of the length of time it takesthem to fill an order for one badge. Itrequires over a month from the timeof sending the order until the badgecomes, and if it were not that one hadto wait so long, more of our boys wouldorder.Hoping that the Phis may all comeout first in the apjiroaching commencementcontests, we are.Yours iu the Bond,ED. A. PRICE.Kentucky Alpha.Danville, Ky,, March 25th, 18bl.DEAR BROTHERS:It is with infinite j)leasure that I resumemy desk to communicate withyou who are bound to us by the goldenbars of friendship and brotherly love,and w-lio are nobly assisting us to anchorour vessel in the desired haven,which will I sincerely trust be accomplishedin the future.You have every reason to infer frommy last letter that Ky. Alpha has failedto sustain her jiast history, that she istranquilly floating down the stream oflife. But allow me to state that shehas not for a moment forgotten thereis an end to be attained, that to jwsteritya name must be transmitted aschaste and as pure as a flower that allowsits fragrance to be carried awayby the gentle zephyr. And to our sisterchajiters, I cannot abstain fromsaying, they are also expected to attainthe summit of fame and honor; andwhen standing thereon they ean laughto scorn the efforts that have so oftenbeen made to ojipose us. Let us jierformdeeds during our college coursethat cannot lie erased by time's finger,nor be forgotten by those who envyur rajiid jirogress.I heartily endorse Brci. \'an Nos,fraud's opinion in regard to our office,as being a jiosition of trust and honor.I must before ijuitting this subject assertthat njion us is imjiosed the dutyof informing the Phi world of our successor failure ; it is our duty to writeto all chajiters in tlie Fraternity, toknow exactly their standing. If thisis not done, we have revealed to allwho know of our connection with thisoffice oiu- character as not jiossessingthe dignity that our Fraternity demands.We are very much jileased with thenew constitution ; its style is clear,plain, and to the point ; the ritual isof sufficient fulness to meet any emergencyof the brotherhood. It wasunanimously adojited at our last meeting.With best regards to all the boys, Iclose, remaining most trulyYours in the Bond,W. E, KNIGHT.EPSILON PROVINCE.Georgia Alpha.UMV. OF GEORGIA, Athens, Ga.March 23ra, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Owing to the jiressure of my engagements,Bro. Hardy wrote up my lastmonth's rejiort for nie, and in his communicationhe made mention of thefact that our chajiter had recentlymade a grand accession in the jjersonof Gen. W, .M, Browne, who occupiesthe chair of oui- noted department ofHistory and Political Science. Butfor some reason, not known to myself,Bro, Hardy's letter failed to ajipear inthe SCROLL for March. In the futureI hope to be able to be more punctualin my monthly reports.We are gradually making our hall,which w-e have leased for five years,more attractive and interesting. Lastweek Gen. ]3rovvne gave us a fine andhandsomely-framed jiortrait paintingof Gen. R. E. Lee, and we are fillingour archives with general and interestingFrat. material.Our State Convention meets in thiscity ill the early part of July next.There seems to be a true Phi enthusiasmin the scheme all over the State.I will write you concerning it later.In both of our literary societies wehave men aspiring for society honorsin the coming spring elections, and so

ar as I am now able to judge, theiriiccess is certain.Yours in Phi lov(\C. J. HOOD.Georgia Beta.OxFORT), GA , March riflth. 1881.;)EAR S( liOLL :My communication this month willle fraught with jiain—not only to;very Phi but esjiecially to onr diaper,for I have to add another name to;he list of expulsions. Mr. Curtis L.Long, initiated in Oct. 1880, is noonger a member of our fraternity.Jther chapters will jilease take notice,[n justice to the gentleman I will sayhat his expulsion was not the result)f immoral conduct, but for grossviolation of the Bond. .Vjjart fromJiis we have had a very prosperousTiontli.Our boys are all w-orkitig hard foriiedals and sjieakers places and welojie commencement will bring us richlewards. We meet once a week andlave quite a social time. We find ourirgan a great lieljj and would not bewithout it for anything. Music addedto elocution, declamation, essay readingand debate makes our order ofexercises comjilcte.Y'ours in the Bond.E. C. MERRY.MERCERGeorgiaUNIVERSITY,Chapter Correspondence. 149Gamma.Mac.Ill Ga., March 17th. ISSl.DEAR SCROLL :Again I have the jileasure of tellingthe Phi world of another step onwardwhich the Ga. Gamma has taken. .Vta recent election of one of the literarysocieties here, Bro. Nunualy waselected .Vnniversarian, which is thehighest office of the society. Still onward1 is our watchword.Our chajiter consists now of twelveactive Phis, who will ever prove trueto the white and blue; e. g.Bro. Jno. T. Davis, "8;j." (;. .1. Ford, "81." B. (T. (irego-. "8:5." D. W. Hill, 82." K. Y Malhiry. "8:!." T. II. Xortlieru. "8;;." W. J. Xuniialv, "81." J. T. Ross, "82." J. P Ross, •S2." J. I). Walker, "82.'• J. L. Watson, "83." B. E. Willingham, "82.I am afraid to eulogize our boysmuch foi- fear Bro. Barrs. who hasseen them, might tell me to stop. Iwill risk saying that we think we havea fine set of men, w-hatever the ojiinionof others may be. We aie not at allbehind the other chapters here, as regardshalls. Xoue of the fraternitieshere have halls of their own. We havea very nice retreat for our Saturdaynight meetiiio-s It is a nicely carjietedand well furnished reception room ofone of Macon's best dentists. Wehave three rooms at our disjiosal. andthere is no danger of our being overheard,there being no other rooms adja(-entto where w-e meet. Thus yousee we are as comfortable as if we hada hall of our own. Our literary exercisesconsist of reading, sjieaking, originaldialogues and essays, etc. .VgaiiiI will s-iy, for Bro. Bans' sake, thatour chapter is iu a splendid conditionin every resjiect.Hojiing that Bro. Barrs will ever bethe foremost Prov. President, and thatall the others will follow his exainjilein working for Phi Delta Theta,I am, truly in the Bond,REPORTER.AlabamaAlpha.A. & M COLLEGE.Auburn, Ala.. March 6th, 1881.El). SCROLL :It seems most of my rejiorts areojiened with an ajiology for dilatorinessand closed with an excuse forbrevity. But to my mind it seems 1have moderately good reasons for myaction as to the ajiologies. and excellentlygood ones as to the excuses. Asto the first, it seems that most of ourboys join near the first of the monthand my communications are delayedto report the accessions ; and as to thelatter, I have not the jwwer to lengthensimjile matters.Last night we initiated into the fiaternalBond D. B. Mangum and B. H.Hardaway. both of the So^giomoreclass. Both for some time have beenregarded as w

150 Personals.Phi Delta Theta banquet and ball, tocome off here July 1st, 1881,Yours in the Bond,JOE C.^LL.VWAY.Mississippi Alpha,(J.MVEUSITY OF MISSISSIPPI,O.Kforil, Misa., March 2Dth 18S1.DEAR SCROLL :Last Saturday night we succeededin adding anotlier to our number, alaw student, Bro. Lamkin from Summit,Miss. The better we become acquaintedwith our new brother, themore satisfied do we feel with our selection.This makes 20 now attendingthe University.Bro. B;u-rs appointed Bro, Chew totake charge of Miss, and \A. Phis, andhe is doing all he can to make our Junere-union a success.I think fraternities at this Universityare the cause of some jiarty spirit,and with some especially, wlieneveran ojijiortunity presents itself to aim ablow at a rival, advantage is certainlytaken. This has been more noticeableof late than ever before, and before itgoes much further, I trust it may takea backward tendency and cease altogether.With onr greeting to all Phis uponthe successful dawning of our fourthbirthday, I remain.Yours in the Bond,C. s, STEWART.Texas Alpha.TEHL-ACA.N-A. Texas, March 25th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :I am glad that Texas .Vlpha can sendin her monthly reiiort with a cheerfulheart. We have had our election inthe Ratio Society for honorary menfor June celebration, and the Phis havetaken all the honors. Although a heavyrun was made to beat us we were ableto withstand all.Bro. Cowan was with us some timesince and gave us some encouragingwords. He will practice medicineduring- the Summer near Gauze, inMilam Co., Texas.We are liking the SCROLL more andmore, and we hail with delight themail that brings it in.The Delta Cxanimas are in a flourishingcondition and their sweet suiiliiigfaces make college life muchjileasant than it would otherwise be.Yours in the Bond,J. WiLHEL.-M PEARSON.morePERSONALS.Bro. Wm. S. Harbert, Mich, Alpha,'64, the founder of this chajiter andformerly also a member of our Ind.Beta, is a prominent lawyer in Chicagoand active member of the Ills. .VlphaAlumni.xM, M, Boddie, Tenn. Alj)ha, '78, isa student of Law in Chicago and is attendingto his family estate. He is avery earnest and active I'lii.Bro. G. E, Bertram, At. Aljiha, '80,has been reading law since July, "80,in the offi'',e of Smith Weed, Plittsborough,N. Y.Two of N. Y. Alj)ha's men, '77, residein St. Johnsburg, Vt. Bro. Win.S, I?oynton is in the Bank and Bro, A.F. Balch in the office of Fairbanks &Co., the great Scale ManufacturingCompany.ProL J. G. Schmejiley, Ph. D,, OhioBeta, '60, is in the Kansas House ofRepresentatives, His residence is Salina,Kansas, Twenty years out ofcollege and Phi interest is still strongin him.Hon. J. K. Simrall, Ky. Alpha, '57,wag second honor man of his class, afterwardsa Circuit Judge, and is nowliving on his beautiful farm near Danville,Ky.Bro. T. W. Bullitt, Ky. Alpha, '58,stands at the head of the profession atthe Louisville bar. He is President ofKy. Alpha Alumni, and entertainsthem frequently.Rev, Bro. Ed. O. Guerrant, .M, D.,Ky, Aljiha, "00, after jiracticing medicinefor several years very successfully,entered the ministry of the PresbyterianChurch, and is now- jueaching inLouisville, Ky., where he has also beenvery active and successful.Prof. A, R, Dyer, Ph. D,, AVis, Beta,has been prosjierous in silver miningin Silver Cliff, Colorada. He says SilverCliff is a little over two years oldand has about 7,000 inhabitants. Heexjiects to start soon on a tour in NewMexico,There are two Phis at Eastman BusinessCollege, Poughkeepsie, N, Y,,Bros. Frank N. Drane and J. H. Gillesjiie,both of Texas .Vlpha.Bro. R. C. Warren, Ky. Alpha, '()2,is Commonwealth attorni-y in his district.He is a very ardent; Phi and respondedto a toast at a banquet givenby the Ky. Alpha last June.

Bro. John Coyle, Ind. Beta, "81, hasrecently taken unto himself a wife.Bro. R. B. Spilman, Ind. Beta, "01,is one of the most influential lawyersof Manhattan, Kansas, and a memberof the Kansas Legislature.Bro. M. C Remsberg, Penna. Beta,".S:i. was compelled to leave college forsevcial weeks because of ill-health.Bro. L. E. Ott, Ind, Beta, "80. afterattending his first course of lectures inmedicine at the Jeff. Medical College,Phila,, Pa., visited his friends in Craw--fordsville, Ind. Ed. is a promisingyoung doctor.Bro. John Levi Cleveland, M. D.,Ky. Aljiha, "(i.'S, has had a very successfulcareer, and is now clinical Professorin the ()hio .Medical College, Cincinnati,(Jhio.Bro, A. A, Magill, Ind. Beta, "80, isa banker in Clinton, 111.Bro. C. H. Brewer, Ind. Beta, "78, isa flourishing farmer and stock dealerat Southjiort, Ind.Bros. TIeni-y Marshall Buford andEd, Humphrey Scmjile, Ky. Aljiha, "04,were resjiectively Second Honor manand A^aledictorian of their class. Theformer is Master Commissioner at Lexington,Ky,, and the latter lives in St,Louis. Mo.Bro, Wick Whitehead, Ind. Beta, "71,isjirojirietor of the A'ountsville woollenmills, and it is needless to say that heis doing a large business,Bro, A. E. Stevenson, Ky, Aljiha,'60, has been re-elected to Congressfrom his district by a large majority.His home is Bloomington, Ills.Bro. J. G. Simrall, Ky. Aljiha, "57.is one of the leading law-yers at theI>ouisville, Ky,, bar.Lev, Bro. Chas. S, Trnmji, Penna.Beta, "77, has taken charge of the LutheranChurch at Ilarjier's Ferry, W.XA.. and from latest accounts is doingwell and liked very much by his jieople.Success!Bro. Chas. E. Ludington, Penna..Vljiha, "82, was comiielled to sjiendseveral months at his home, Albany.X. Y., because of ill-health.Bro. Al. Fullerton, Ind. Alpha, isclerk of the Judiciary Committee ofthe Indiana Senate, which is presidedover by Maj. Grubbs, through whoseinfluence he obtained the position.Bro. A. .V. Dewing, Penna. Aljiha,'81, is now teaching at the Cal. MilitaryInstitute, Oakland, C;il.. andAntony Hie Greeks. i;ifrom latest accounts is still as enthusiasticas ever.Judge Robinson, Ind. Aljiha, hasbeen re-elected for six years, and ispronounced b.\' his constituents as oneof the noblest jurists of the state.AMONG THE GREEKS.Beta Theta Pi has a new ritual, regalia,jiarajiliernalia, etc.— in otherw-ords an imjiroved "dorg."Delta Chi Alpha, founded at O. AV.U., two years since, and the youngestLadies' Fraternity, has jilaced its second(Beta) chajiter at Beaver, Pa.The Beta Theta Pi desires to haverepealed the constitutional rule of theFraternity that jirejiaratoiy studentsshall not be initiated and tliat combinationsshall not be made with otherFraternities, as it causes inconveniencein many jilaees. It has been adead letter almost everyw-here at anyrate..Vn effort to introduce Aljiha Diogammainto O. W. V having beenabandoned, the jirojectors have ajijiliedto .Vljiha Delta Phi for a charter.Beta Theta Pi has discovered that ithad a chajiter at O'jletliorjie U., GA..before the w-ar, and Phi Kapjia P>i hasjust unearthed an ante be,lain chajiterat U. of N. C. Their records seemnot to have been too sv>teiuaticallvkept.At Sigma Chi's last convention astrong, but unsuccessful, effort wasmade to transfer the jiowers of theAljiha, or jiresiding, chajiter to someother chajiter than the one at . W.U., w-hicli is regarded as too weak tohold a controlling jilace in the Fraternity"sgovernmental system.The statement of the .'^'A;; and Crescentthat Beta Theta Pi was foundedby men who bolted from the Miamiciiajiter of .Vljiha Delta Phi. becauseof political ditt'ercnces arising fromthe Dred Scott decision, is pronouncedabsurd by the Beta Theta Pi, as thedecision was rendered in 185(i. whileBeta Theta Pi was founded 17 yearsluevious.Beta Tlieta Pi claims to have beenincorporated under the laws of Ohioin 1870. but a member oj our (i.C, desiring to see a cojiy of its charter,wrote to the Sect, of State, w-itliwhom all charters must be registered,and received the following rejily: --^tate,

Amonec theGreeks.of Ohio, Department of State, Columbus,O., Feb'y 22, 1881. Dear Sir:III answer to yoiu- polite letter of yesterday,the Secretary of State directsme to say that we have no record intliis office of the incorporation of theBeta Theta Pi. A^'ei-y truly yours,Alexis Cojie, Chief Clerk."Beta Theta Pi's hall at Wooster,whieh, with its furniture, was valuedat .'iii.300, was burned ,Ian. 21st.Alpha Delta Phi's new cataloguewill go to jiress next Jan., and be publishedby May, the time of the Fraternity'ssemi-centennial, which will becelebrated in N, Y. City.A Phi Kajipa Psi chapter was recentlystarted at Simpson Centenary,but it w-as snpjiressed by the Fraternity'sauthorities."The Cln Phi (2uarterly asserts thatthe Other Fraternity Notes in BetaTheta Pi are a series of malicioussquibs."'—Star and Crescent of AlphaDelta Phi. "We heartily endorse thestatement."— Crescetit of Delta TauDelta.Phi Kajipa Psi recently initiated aman at Lafayette to start a chapter atLehigh. Iiet;a Theta Pi is also tryingto materialize at Lehigh.The Beta chapter of Sigma ."Vljiha(Black Badge) at the University ofMd. (medical) was short-lived. It wasorganized by a Senior from RoanokeCollege, anci its meinbershiji was confinedonly to Seniors. But as thecourse for each year is only sixmonths, no one could jiossibly be amember longer than six months.Hence, the cause of its early extinction.Recently a Kappa Aljiha (southern)at Emory College, who was workingfor 2nd lionor, received a mark whiclihe thought could only give him .3rd.He withdrew from College and wasfollowed by five others of his chapter.By this indiscreet action, not only wasthe chajiter nearly ruined (two K. A.'shad been required to leave (,'ollegeshortly before), but it may make theBoard of Trustees prejudiced againstFraternities. The President says hewill have to defend them when theBoard meets at commencement, andhe thinks he can jirevent hostile stejisbeing taken. Emory has recently received.ifK 1.000 towards its endowmentfrom Air. Geo. I. Seney of N. Y.City.My Latest and Best Song."GATHERING FERNS.'HANDSOME LITHOGRAPHlFOUR PAGES OF MUSIC!TWO CHORUSES/BROTHER : When you look upon thepicture of the black-eyed damsel withwhom I "gathered terns," you will wish,from the bottom of your heart, you hadbeen in my place. It will make yourmouth water. Send for it 1 Gaze at it IIt will teach you how !All for 40 cents, with picture of the girlthrown in. P. W. SEARCH.Supt. Public Schools,,WEST LIBRTV, OHIO.GET THE BEST.fW£SST£^ NSVJIf" you intend some day to getWEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED,"DO IT NOW."THE NEWEDITIONContains over 118,000 Words,1928 Pages, 3000 Engravings,Four Pages Colored Plates,4600 NEW WORDS and Meanings,Siograpliical Dictionaryof over 9700 Names.THhe "most beautiful and complete Eng-flllish Dictionary,"JLIS 3000 Engravings, nearly three TTtimes as many as any other Dict'ry, Jtl"p very ,'sehool and family should have it TT*JC4 for constant reference.^4GET THE STANDARD.ale of WibsUr's is over 20 times the gfsale of any other series of Dictionaries, iSThe "highest authority of the Courts in rilSdefinition,"—Chief Justice Waite. JLn almost universal authority iu decid- AA ing the meaning of words,xl^o other Dictionary has been bought by WTN any State to supply its Schools. J^ictionary on which nine-tenths of the »>D School Books of the country are based, J ^Authority in the Government Printing *Office at Washin,2;ton, Jan. 1881. J^ecommended by State Supt's Schools in "^36 States, and 50 College Pres'ts. J VRBictionary that has been placed in more TTkthan 32,000 public schools in U.S. X3IS IT NOT THE STANDARD?Publi.'-hedhyG. sc. MERRrAM. Springfield,Mass.Also Webster's National Pictorial Dictionary1040 Pages Octavo. 600 Engravings.

IJpoOv/AO? ev 01 AtXraf^ijraVOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., ,Ammj,\i8Si. AmMj. iMfttLLJ h88r. No. 8CHAPTER "WORK.While SO much is being said and done in regard to extension andorganization, parallel with this ought to be the improvement of the individualchapters ; for therein lies our real strength. I refer not aloneto increasing our membership. This is frequently advisable, but nochapter needs to be told that. A chapter, however, should have ahigher aim than its own mere existence. It is a deplorable truth thatsome chapters live year after year content with securing new men andwearing our badges.Now improvement may take place in several directions:I. The chapters should have even better communication with eachother than they now have, especially with those near by, in the sameor neighboring states. Nothing will so much improve their condition.awal

^54Chapter Work.It has already tacitly acknowledged, from the moment it received itscharter.III. Our halls should be improve^ by being hung with pictures,emblems, etc., and by being made so pleasant that members wifl loveto assemble often. When possible, the diagram on the last page of ournew Constitution and Ritual should be followed, in the selection ofrooms, or in the management of present halls.IV. Each chapter should keep up constant communication with itscorrespondent members. All who do this will attest the invaluableassistance they always derive from keeping their alumni posted andinterested in fraternity matters.V. Meetings should be made of permanent interest by making literaryexercises of some kind a regular feature. "Ceremonies" and "business"have kvf attractions for the true student, and are not calculatedto impress one with the advantages of a college fratei'nity. But, it isurged, the members of the chapter generally are members of literarysocieties. When this is the case, the exercises should be made of adifferent character from the regular literary exercises, for the sake ofvariety. Dialogues, extemporaneous speeches, toasts, plays, readings,etc., are very entertaining, and not often found in literary societies.Best of all, a chapter periodical is a great help. This may be monthly,or as the members see fit. It may be simply written and then readbefore the chapter, or by a copying apparatus, a copy of it may befurnished each member of the chapter, and even sent away to friends.VI. A principal aim should be, more often than now, the moralityof our members. Let us remember the threefold aim of our noble fraternity,"social, mental, and moral," and never forget that the last ofthese is the highest. Much real good may be accomplished in this.way, and if college faculties once understood that this was and is ouraim, their hostility would be greatly diminished.VII. Lastly, a more thorough knowledge of our fraternity should beinculcated in all members. The unwritten work should all be gonethrough with each meeting; the SCROLL should be more carefullyread; the officers should each endeavor to do his whole duty (two orthree of the offices are often mere names); the records carefully kept;the work of the chapter should be divided nearly equally, and not asoften, now, be assumed by two or three; the object of the organizationshould be frequently set forth; and the nature of our obligationsfirmly impressed upon all.If these seven points were carefully observed, we should have nofears as to our final triumph over all rivals, and no fears as to our per-

Phi Delta Theta Life. \ 3 5manent existence. Hoping that these remarks will be taken in thespirit in which they are made, that of loyalty to what I believe to bethe best interests of Phi Delta Theta, I will close this rather sermoriicarticle by one more earnest appeal, to be true to ourselves and thefraternity we represent. M. C. S.PHI DELTA THETA LIFE.It is now about thirty-three years since the founding of Phi DeltaTheta. Within this time she has had her sunshine and her darkness,her prosperity and her adversity, her glow and her gloom, yet for themost part she has penetrated the darkness, mastered the adversity, silenceddissension and conquered the foe, until to-day she stands withover forty living chapters and with a membership of over three thousand.To begin with, it is an honor to belong to such a fraternity, andthere are motives and principles connected with it to enthuse its membersto make strenuous efforts for her advancement. Whether all ofher members are enrolled on her pages for good or not let the fraternitylife of each individual tell. Whether every Phi makes himself asuseful to his fraternity as he should must be illustrated by what he accomplishesof good to the fraternity.It is the desire of every true Phi Delta Theta to make his life aspraiseworthy as possible, and to combine all efforts to the noble dischargeof his duties with the object constantly in view of building uphis fraternity to excellence; and in her progress she will resound hisname, in praise of his efforts to make her better, purer and more clo.selyunited. His eye is incessantly guarding with eager care any chancefor improvement, and his mind is always grappling with the difficultquestion as to whether or not a certain man is fit to be a Phi, and if hewould add anything to the fraternity were he to unite with it. Theideal Phi is continually laboring to keep the chapter with which he isconnected in harmony with itself and to advance the fraternity in everyway. He sends his SCROLL report promptly. In short, he is interestedin, and works to promulgate, the principles he so dearly loves. By thelabors of such members the advancement of the fraternity has beenkept up, and by such she has been brought to her present position.What can we say of her future? Will she continue to progress ? Willher members continue their zeal in working for her? These questionsto the average Phi seem idle, nevertheless they join in a hearty responseof, Yes! But this cannot be without work, joined with thatvaluable article discretion. For the continued prosperity of the frater-

156 Banta Testimonial.nity many things are to be borne in mind and a few suggestions maybe in order.Chapters should not be established where there is any doubt of theirbeing maintained, for when this is done, to use a well-known, if not elegant,phrase, the fraternity is "given away." Strict care should betaken never to initiate a man into the fraternity who will cause any inharmoniousfeeling among the members, for the most fatal thing to achapter is dissension. A man sought for Phi Delta Theta should be aman of good morals, ability, life and energy, and let us have no deadmen to hold the fraternity back, but only those to push her on. Letus have men who want to live "Phi Delta Theta Life" because theylove it and are desirous of its promotion, knowing that it is also theirown promotion. It is men of this stripe that will see that Phi DeltaTheta is taken care of in the future. These are the members whose"Phi Delta Theta Lives" will do them honor and are worth speakingof and looking at with pride. May the good old frat, give birth to noson who is not willing to work for her good. May the fraternity laborbe more universal and zealous among the members, and may they allendeavor to make their "Phi Delta Lives" something which can bepointed out with significance and pride. j. M. G.BANTA TESTIMONIAL.The Banta Testimonial was a success in all particulars. The liberalityof the boys was sufficient for the purchase of a set of 162 piecesof the best French imported china, comprising dinner and tea set combined.On each separate piece was painted by hand and burned at thefurnace in New York, the three Greek letters 0. A. 9., through whichruns a vine to relieve the stiffness. The artistic work is elegant. Thecommittee have placed the financial record in the hands of the Editorof the SCROLL, and if any are curious to know the exact cost they maylearn through him. A short history of the transaction is given in thetestimonial letter to Bro. Banta which is subjoined :"Perhaps the enclosed letters may be of interest to you as they expressmany kind wishes for your welfare. As these are simply businessletters, and were not written for your gaze, you may know theyare honest expressions from honest hearts."A word as to the history of the movement. Early in January whenyour engagement, and its prospective happy, terminus, became an opensecret, some of your Phi friends, on discussing the subject, wished topresent you a testimonial in the name of the fi-aternity. Bro. Norriswas very much pleased with the idea and under the ardent glow of his

In Memoriam. 157enthusiasm, the design was carried out. Brothers Norris, Foster, andPalmer being asked to undertake a plan, deemed the spirit could bestbe carried out by receiving voluntary subscriptions from the chaptersand individuals, as coming from the body of the fraternity ; and knowingthe general impecuniosity of the boys suggested a maximumamount of such small value, that no one would feel it. The idea wasan inspiration and the whole fraternity entered with enthusiasm. Thisaccounts for the smallness of the various subscriptions as well as theuniversality of the donors, who number three hundred. Nor were thesubscriptions solicited—the mention of the list being open, was sufficientto bring the gratifying results. That many of your personalfriends were not mentioned is accounted for by the fact that their subscriptionswere given with their respective chapters."The committee would express the pleasure they have derived inthis undertaking, and the courtesy and kindness with which they havebeen treated, in their business transactions, in the fraternity and out.They congratulate you on the strong friendships you have made in thefraternity as evidenced by this kind act, the generosity of which, inmagnitude or universality of donors, has never as yet been witnessedin fraternity circles. It is but another example of the genuine sympathyand brotherly affection, produced by our sacred Bond, and indicatesthe high moral and social atmosphere surrounding the fraternity."In conclusion, permit us to entertain the hope that the associationsbetween you and your wife, may be as pleasant and lasting as thoseborne by the fraternity; and that in her you may find as true a loverand as firm a friend, as you have in the fraternity."Very truly,A, GWYN FOSTER,J. C. NORRIS, | For the Covmiittee.A. G. FOSTER, [- Com.W. B. P.VLMER, )BRO. N.'iTHANlEL GREENE DURFEE, WIS, ALPHA, '84,Died on the evening of Monday, Feb. 21st, i88i,at his home atAshland, Wis., in his 21st year, of cerebro-spinal meningitis, after anillness of two days.Bro. Durfee was a member of the class of '84, but had not been inattendance at the University during the present year. He commandedthe highest respect and esteem of his class mates and acquaintancesfor his excellent scholarship and personal character. He leaves alarge circle of friends to mourn his lo.ss.The Wisconsin Alpha chapter of which he was a correspondentmember, adopted the following expression of regret and sympathy :"In view of the death of Nat, Greene Durfee, of the Freshman class, aBrother in the Bond of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity,

158 In Memoriam.Resolved, that we desire to express our recognition of his highmoral and intellectual standing, and our deep sorrow for the loss ofone for whom we have ever entertained the highest respect, and towhom we were bound by the strongest ties of personal friendship, andto offer to his bereaved relatives our sincere and earnest sympathy,BRO. HENRY E. OWEN, MICH, BETA,Died at his home in Adrian, Mich,, March 22nd, 1881,Deceased was born in Adrian, Mich,, August 21st, 1856. Aftergraduating at Adrian high school he entered Michigan AgriculturalCollege in the spring of 1875. ^^ ^^^ initiated March 20th, of thatyear. He was ever active in working for the young chapter, oftengiving liberally his time and money. He graduated in 1878, and in1879 was appointed assistant in Horticulture and History in his AlmaMater, which position he held at the time of his death.He was highly esteemed by all who knew him, and especially belovedby the brothers of Mich, B,The following resolutions were adopted by his chapter :WHEREAS the hand of death has removed from our midst our belovedbrother Henry E. Owen ; and.WHEREAS, Brother Owen was an energetic worker in the Phi DeltaTheta Fraternity, and ever active in promoting the welfare of ourOrder; therefore, be itResolved, That we do recognize in the death of Brother Owen theloss of a brother much beloved by all; one who has been our mainstay in time of doubt, and our guide in prosperity; a student of rareability, and a brother honored by all, both among us and in the collegeat large.Resolved, That we tender to the parents and friends of our deceasedbrother our sympathy in their bereavement.Resolved, That we send delegates to represent our members in thelast token of love to the deceased.Resolved, That our badges be draped in mourning for thirty days.Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to thefamily of our deceased brother, and that they be published in theSCROLL.LANSING, Mich., March 23, 1881.'jZ,BRO. ROBERT G, BATTEY, GEORGIA GAMMA, '85,Died at his home in Oxford, Ga,, on the i8th of April, in his fifteenthyear. Bro. B. was the son of the renowned Dr. Battey, whosename is familiar in the science of surgery. The remains were taken toRome, Ga., for interment, and the body was attended by a delegationof students from the two literary societies of Emory College, as wellas from our G, G. chapter. Two of the pall-bearers were Phis.

A Word on Phi Literature. 159The following resolutions were adopted by the deceased brother'spter:Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to take out of the world oureased friend and brother, R. S. Battey, therefore be it resolved :^irst. That we, as a chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, have: a friend and brother, who, by his kindness and gentleness of mans,had most deeply endeared himself to all our hearts.Second, That the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at large has lost oneler most filial sons; one whom we had hof)ed to .see develop into ae and noble man, who would not only be a blessing and an honorus, but to all men.Third, That Emory College has lost a student who was loved andzed by all her members, both students and faculty.^ourth. That we deeply sympathize with the friends and relatives ofdeceased in this, our common sorrow.^ifth, That we drape our hall for the remainder of this college term,1 that each member of the chapter wear a badge of mourning forspace of one month.Sixth, That these resolutions be recorded in our minutes, that a)y be sent to the parents of the deceased, and that a copy be alsonished to the SCROLL for publication.f O. G. MlNGLEDORl-'F,Com. \ E. P. ALLEN,( W J. TRAMMELL.)xFORD, GA., April 23, 1881,A WORD ON PHI LITERATURE.h. desire has been evinced to collect a list of the published works ofi authors. So varied is the field that one is at a loss where to comnce.Without attempting to go over the whole subject we limit ourvesto the influence that Phis have bestowed on Hoosier law.The Indiana Reports from 15 to 17, and from 23 to. 29, 10 volumesall, are from the pen of Gen. Ben. Harrison of Ohio Alpha. Judgerkins of Ind, Alpha, now deceased, has given a digest of reports,ibracing the field y'rom 1817 to 1856, The same talented pen haslited a work on Practice. Judge McDonald of Ind, Alpha, also deised,has given his name to a Treatise on Indiana Practice, especiallythe Justice's Courts, The name of Hon, Geo. A. Bicknell, of Ind,pha, adorns the title page of two works on Indiana Practice, one oni^il and one on Criminal Law. It is said the gifted writer has anotherok in preparation.RED TAPE.

i6o Reports from Province Presidents.PROM THE PROVINCE PRESIDENTS.Alpha Proviuce.DEAR EDITOR SCROLL: EASTON, PA., May 2, 1881.I have received letters from each of the chapters composing my province andfurnish you the following facts for publication.VERMONT ALPHA, BURLINGTON,Began September 1881, with 10 men, initiated 5, 15. Good hall. Opposed bySigma Phi, membership 10; Delta Psi, local, 22; Lambda Iota, local, 11,PA. ALPHA, EASTON.Began with 11 men, initiated 8, 19. Has good hall and meets vyeekly. Opposedby Phi Kappa Psi, 23 ; Delta Tau Delta, 15; Sigma Chi, 12; Delta KappaEpsilon, 10; Zeta Psi, lo; Chi Phi, 7; Delta Beta Phi, 8 ; Theta Delta Chi, 5;Phi Kappa Sigma, 4.FA. BETA, GETTYSBURG,Has good hall. Began with 7 men, initiated 8, 15. Opposed by Phi GammaDelta, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Chi.PA. GAMMA, WASHINGTON.Began with 12 men, initiated 3, 15, No hall. Opposition : Alpha Gamma, 10;Phi Kappa Psi, 10; Delta Tau Delta, 15; Phi Gamma Delta, 15; Beta Theta Pi, 7.PA, DELTA, MEADVILLE.Began with 12 men, initiated 6, 18, Has convenient hall and literary exercises.Opposed by Phi Gamma Delta, 22 ; Phi Kappa Psi, 20; Delta Tau D^lta over 25.PENNA. EPSILON, CARLISLE.Began with 7 men, initiated 2, 9. Opposed by Phi Kappa Psi, 17; Chi Phi, 14;Beta Theta Pi, 10 ; Sigma Chi, 8; Theta Delta Chi, 4.MARYLAND ALPHA ALUMNI, BALTIMORE,Has 12 members who have organized and elected officers.Even this brief report shows that our chapters are in a flourishing condition andcompare favorably with the chapters of other fraternities in the same colleges.We have every reason to feel encouraged over our past success. Let us look forwardhopefully to the future.Fraternally,Gamma Province.A. C. MCCAULEY.BROTHER EDITOR : GALESBURG, III., April 28, I88LGamma Province has continued to improve in every respect, and is now rapidlycoming to the front. We are already thinking of the Richmond Convention, andhow our report will compare with that of the other provinces. The "Directory" onthe second page of the SCROLL, hardly shows the strength of the province, as wehave two chapters now running whose charters, though granted, have not yet arrived.These are the 111. Alpha Alpha Alumni, and the 111. Zeta; both of whichare ornaments to the fraternity. But that is not all. The Beta Alumni of lUinoisis being formed at Galesburg, and will be running in time to report for the nextSCROLL. We have now 17 signatures, will have 20 charter members, and 30

Reports from the Province Presidents.i6iembers when fully organized. We hope too to have yet another college chapterithin the month.Iowa and Minnesota will be invaded by Phi Delta Theta ere long. Any oneiving any suggestions to offer, addresses to give, or other aid to furnish in thisork of extension, will confer a favor by at once communicating with me on theibject.Now let me give the latest returns from the several chapters, in regard to activeembership:111. Gamma, 12; 111. Delta, 8; 111. Epsilon, 20; 111. Zeta, 19; Mich. Beta, 17;Hs. Alpha, 13 ; Mo. Alpha, 9; Mo. Beta, 15 ; Total active membership, 113 : 111.Ipha Alumni, 53; Total, 166.I think this is a decided improvement upon our condition six months ago, whenic delegates went to the National Convention, representing a membership of 72.Each of the four states is now properly officered, and the chapters will please ac-)mmodate these state officers as far as possible, since, though they are not prodedfor in the General Constitution, they are the accredited representatives ofe central government. The state presidents are as follows : Illinois, W. R.'orrall; Michigan, J. M. Hollingsworth ; Wisconsin, Dan S. McArthur ; Missouri,. B. Sebastian.Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin will have each a State Reunion and Conven-)n before Commencement. Illinois will adopt a constitution and State Governent.As chairman of the Com. on Arrangements for our State Reunion, I would sayat the preparations are quite advanced for the time there is yet before us. Weill entertain all the official delegates and most of the visiting delegates at private5uses. The invitations will be issued May loth; but we do not wish any one toay away on account of not receiving an invitation. Let me repeat that all areirdially invited to lend their presence to what there is every reason to believeill be a success in every respect. The official delegates are apportioned as folws:Gamma, two ; Delta, two ; Epsilon, three ; Zeta, three ; Alpha Alumni, six ;sta Alumni, three. The Prov. Pres., State Pres., State Vice Pres., and State Sec.e also allowed seats and votes. Total, 23. All chapters will send the-ir full del-;ation, and probably more.The Convention will assemble at Brown's Hotel, May 26, at 10 .A. M., sharp,previously arranged programme will be rigidly adhered to, and the whole willose with a grand banquet and ball, the evening of May 27,Let me ask the chapter officers to be a little more prompt in reporting. But twolapter histories and six annual reports have been received by me. These were1 due .April i.I will now close this long report, with fraternal regards to the whole Phi world.In the Bond,MILO C. SUMMERS.Delta Province.RICHMOND, VA., April 26th, 1881.3 THE PHIS OF DELTA PROVINCE :My address to the Phis of the Delta has been delayed so long by my desire to•t a report from every chapter in the Province that I have decided, although alle chapters have not yet reported, to address you through the SCROLL ; not onlypropose a form of government, organization, iS;c,, but in the hope that it may

162 Reports from the Province Presidents.have more weight in urging you to more united action and greater concert thanmy letters have been able to do.I wish to have the hearty and earnest cooperation of all the members of theDelta. Without that, the Provincial government—-if we ever be able to formone,—must certainly be a failure and bring dishonor not only upon ourselves, butupon the whole Fraternity. I want to hear from every chapter certainly once amonth, and oftener than that if possible. Heretofore it has been with the greatestdifficulty that I could hear from the chapters, and even then the Secretaries gaveonly very meager information. Such being the case it has been next to an impossibilityfor me to form a correct idea of the condition of the Province, or to takesteps towards the organization of its government.It is not necessary for you to be told of the importance and necessity of chaptercorrespondence. Every one that has had the least experience in it knows that correspondencebetween members of the different chapters, does more towards arousingand keeping ahve enthusiasm and interest in the affairs of the Fraternity thanany other one thing. In fact, interest in the Frat. is almost dependent upon chaptercorrespondence. Let me most earnestly urge every chapter in the Province tocorrespond certainly with every other chapter in the Delta, and carry on as muchcorrespondence with the Fraternity outside as may be convenient.Next in importance—if not equally important—is having a report in every issueof the SCROLL. It is our Fraternity organ and we ought to support and make itas great a success as it should be. Moreover, it is very encouraging to the wholeFraternity to know of the successes and failures of the chapters. Let me request,then, every Secretary in this Province to have a report in each number of theSCROLL.As for obtaining subscriptions to the SCROLL, 1 think the best way is to appointour member in each state to examine the archives of each chapter in that state,and solicit subscriptions from all the alumni. I would request Bro. Conway R.Sands in Va., Bro. W. E. Knight in Kentucky, and Bro. E. A, Price in Tennessee,to act as these solicitors. I hope all of these Brothers will let mc hear from themimmediately.After a good deal of thought upon the subject and conversation with otherbrothers, I have come to the conclusion that, while they would result in a greatdeal of good and benefit to the Province, it is impracticable to hold state conventionsin this Province or even a Provincial one. The reasons are so many and soobvious that it is hardly necessary to give them.The Delta is not in as flourishing a condition as it should be and could be madeby hard, earnest work on the part of the prosperous chapters. Several will surelydie unless they are encouraged and aided by correspondence and visits from otherbrothers. Let us work, then, with a will and make our Province the most successfulin our grand old Fraternity. Phi Delta Theta has nothing to lose in the east,and it will take a great deal of hard work to keep up the high standard which ournoble order has always sustained in that section.Fraternally yours,LYMAN CHALKLEY.Epsilon Provinoe.To THE P*HIS OF EPSILON PROVINCE :We think that the importance of the subject concerning which we desire to speakwill be sufficient excuse for our again asking a little space in the SCROLL, and theattention of those addressed.

Reports from the Province Presidents. 163It is quite as true as old that a new broom sweeps clean, to use a phrase perhapsmore expressive than elegant, and we fear that this may become more applicablethan we would wish, to Epsilon Province and its authorities.Immediately after our appointment as President of the Province, we began thepreliminary work of organization, and as soon as we could map out in our mind aplan of permanent organization we laid out the work as best we could in a letterpublished in the January SCROLL. Since then we have given what time and attentionwe could to the work of realizing this theoretical organization, and it is ourpleasure to say that we have met with more than average success; but, as was tobe expected, we have not done anything like all that could be desired, and can,with sufficient effort be attained.We find more or less advancement in every particular, yet not all that couldpossibly have been made in any one respect.As regards the circulation of the SCROLL among our Alumni we are not wellinformed, but we know that some good has been done; yet much less than wehad hoped for. We are more impressed with the importance of this, the more wethink of it, and we do wish that we could imbue every chapter with a like feeling.We should then feel sure that this particular branch of the work would awakenamong our members, both active and alumni, an enthusiasm heretofore unknown.We know one chapter that regularly distributes its SCROLLS among its alumnimembers as soon as they have been thoroughly read and contents digested.How many of the chapters of the Province do this we do not know, but allshould do so and we hope will in future, if they have not in the past. This, initself, will do good service. The number of Phis who have not seen a SCROLL, oreven heard anything definite from Phi Delta Theta, in years, is astonishing, andsuch will be both surprised and delighted to find that the old fraternity not onlystill lives, but is now in a more prosperous condition than ever before. Can anvone overestimate the pleasure and pride thus awakened in the breast of one whomany years since was, perhaps, a leader in the Phi world, but amid the turmoiland strife of life, with little to remind him of his college associations, had lost sightof his fraternity, and almost forgotten the very name, yet within whose breastthere still lurks and lingers a treasury of fond memories, the dearest of which arecentered in and around his chapter hall and his brothers of long ago?That there are some such who would gladly grasp the opportunity of once againidentifying themselves with us in fact, as well as in name, can not be doubted,and no one who has not met with such, face to face, and, relating to them thegood news of growth and prosperity, has not seen and heard the expressions ofdelight caused thereby, can fully appreciate the force and truth of these remarks.I therefore hope that each chapter will see that it has an efficient "SCROLLDrummer," as suggested in January SCROLL, and if one fails to do his duty, selectanother who will do it.But we have one real complaint to make, and that is in regard to the monthlyreports to the SCROLL. Why 1 it really seems that the Reporters consider it purelya matter of convenience and pleasure with themselves whether they shall reportto the SCROLL or not; and this in the face of a positive mandate. On a carefulexamination I find that only one chapter in the Province, (or in the fraternity, forthat matter,) has been regularly reported. We wonder how many of the Reportersha\ e had to account to their chapters for this dereliction of duty ?We however congratulate the Province in general, and .Mississippi Alpha in par-

164 Hymeneal.ticular, on having the one Reporter in the fraternity who has never failed to havehis report in on time.We would most earnestly call the attention of the Reporters to the excellent advicegiven them by Bro. Van Nostrand in the March SCROLL, and earnestly requestthat they act on the suggestions therein contained.The prospects of success in the State organization are indeed flattering, and itwill only take earnest work to make these permanently successful. The future isvery much dependent on the success of the first meetings, and this should makeus the more zealous in our endeavors. Now let the Reporters, State Presidentsand others discuss the best means of making a success of the coming meetingsof deriving the greatest possible benefits therefrom, and of making it a permanentaffair ; and lay out the work to be done.This all successfully accomplished and the Provincial Convention next winterwill assuredly surpass even the General Conventions of many fraternities.In conclusion we wish to impress upon the minds of the State Presidents, thechapters, and indeed, all Phis, the great importance of earnest, faithful, and continuedwork.Fraternally Yours,J. M. BARRS,Pres. Epsilon Province.HYMENEAL.Phi Delta Theta—Delta Gamma.BANTA—VA-WTER.—On Tuesday evening. May 3rd, 1881, at the residence ofthe bride, Mr. George Banta and Miss Lillie Vawter were joined in matrimony, byRev. Wm. Terrence, all of Franklin, Ind.So runs the advertisement that announces that our esteemed President has leftthe ranks of the singly blessed, and taken unto himself a daughter of Eve. Morethan one young man at the connubiation looked on with an envious heart, as hesaw the matrimonial barge slowly drifting away with so fair a cargo. The oldfolks say it is a happy marriage, and the old folks are authority on the subject.The bride, whom many Phis have the pleasure of knowing personally, is a rossa,somewhat petite, with an oval face crowned with dark auburn locks and set withthe deepest of blue eyes, and graceful both in speech and manner—"A perfect woman, nobly planned.To warn, to comfort, and command."She is a member of the Delta Gamma fraternity and confirms the statement thatall Delta Gammas are good Phis. So may it be.We all have known our Bro. President too long and well to comment on hisnoble quahties, and the longer we know him the better we like him. The happycouple were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents, but none surpassedthat of the fraternity—the dinner china set. It threatened to rival even thecharms of the happy couple themselves, and divide the attention of those assembledThe grace and elegance of design and finish has become the town talk.Nous prious a Dieu les donner en sante bone vie et tongue.A PHI. N^

PDBLISBEDMONTHLV DURI.VO THE COLLEGE TEARSubscription price $1.00 per annum.15 cents eacii.Extra copiesM, F. TROXELL, Editor and Manager,H, H. -W^EBEB, Assistant.All communications, to be publi.hed should bein the hands oT IheEditor not later thanttiefirst day of the month in nrhich they shouldappear.GETTYSBURG, PA., MAT, 1881.We extend our very best wishes fora happy and useful life to our BrotherPresident and his bride.Invitations crowd thick upon usfrom Indiana and Illinois and Kentuckyand Texas and Mississippi andMissouri and Alabama and Georgiaand THE SCROLL accepts them allwith thanks and no regrets, for wehope to be present at all Phi gatherings,in our most becoming dress—theWhite and the Blue.We believe that the honor of originatingState Greek Conventions belongsto Phi Delta Theta, our Indianachapters having held the first oneabout two years ago. Since that timethe idea has rapidly advanced untilnow, when many of the larger fraternitiesare holding annual reunions audconventions of states or districts. ThePhis started quite a breeze in that direction.A correspondent desires the opinionof the SCROLL regarding a special extranumber once a year, to containnecrology and obituaries. Besides encroachingupon the province of the H.G. C, we do not think the expenseincurred would be necessary. The objectis most prai.-ieworthy, and we areglad to know that hearts are thusprompted to honor those who arecalled away by death, but we think itEditorial. 165better for each chapter to keep its ownnecrology in a full and complete formthan for the SCROLL to assume sogreat an undertaking. Short andtimely obituaries always find place inour columns, however much we arepained at the sight of the melancholyrecord.With our next issue the SCROLLwill close another volume and takevacation until October. We shouldbe glad to have a short report fromeach chapter for the June number,giving the address at least of the Reporterduring the summer, with thedate of opening of his institution inthe fall. We desire to mail the nextnumber on the llth day of June, andall matter to be printed should be inour hands by the 5th proximo. Thebrothers will please be prompt."Accidents will happen" even in aprinting office. It was not exactly"pie," but it -was a most impiousbreak in the axle of the cog-wheel ofthe internal motive power of the externalplate that holds the form ofthe , at least that's what thepress-man says, and he ought to know.It happened on the 5th of May, andcould not be fixed in this country—ithad to be sent to Jersey, that is, apart of the press had to be expressedthere. We hope that this fact hasbeen impressed upon all as the reasonof our late appearance. It is not ourfault. Upon a pressing interview thepress has expressed a determinationnot to be guilty of a like offence again.ALL SORTS.The Missouri Phis will also hold astate convention. What state next ?That is a very pretty invitation tothe Indiana Alpha Banquet, June 6th.Thanks.Three Indiana Beta Phis will go toRichmond, Va,, the last of May on a

166 Delinquent Chapters—The Plan Impracticable.geological excursion. Virginia Deltasliould have the latch-string out.The invitation cards to the first annualreunion and banquet of the 111.Alpha Alumni, Palmer House, Chicago.May 17th, are decidedly handsome.Thanks.Virginia Delta always fares well atthe close of the year. "Bro. C. H.Jones has been elected final President.We also got the best offices in one literarysociety at last election."The invitation to commencementexercises of the Central Law School,Indianapolis, comes with the "complimentsof five Phi Delta Thetas."Thanks again. Bro. Miles Clifford,Ind. Gamma, '79, is the valedictorian.Thanks to the Phi Eds. for severalcopies of The Lariat, a semi-monthlypublished by the students of WabashCollege, Crawfordsville, Ind. A Phileads the editorial corps, another is onthe local department, and a thirdheads the business committee. Thejournal is newsy and spicy.Illinois promises a very large stateconvention at Galesburg, May 26thand 27th. "As busy as bees" applieswell to those who have had the matterin charge. With 12 men in Gamma,9 in Delta, 23 in Epsilon, 23 at Knox,.53 in Chicago alumni, and 20 in Betaalumni, there ought to be enough inspirationto regale Galesburg withheavy gales of Phi entliusiasm, Agood time to all.The First Georgia State Reunionand Decennial Celebration of PhiDelta Theta will take place at Athens,Ga., July 14th and 15th, 1881, A banquetwill be given in honor of all attendingPhis, by the Georgia Alpha.The executive committee has madeout a fine programme in which all willbe interested, and all Phis will be welcomed.For particulars address Bro.W. W. Hardy, President, Athens, Ga.Delinquent Chapters.SHIPPENSBURG, PA,, May 2, 1881,Hoping that all chapters will pay theirindebtedness before the close of this collegiateyear I present the names of thosedelinquent:Penna. Epsilon. Illinois Gamma.Ohio Beta. Wisconsin Alpha.Ohio Gamma. Virginia Alpha.Indiana beta. Virginia Beta.Indiana Epsilon. Virginia Gamma.Indiana Zeta. Virginia Delta.Kentucky Alpha. Virginia Epsilon.S. Carolina Alpha. Georgia Alpha.It is advisable to square up at onceand it will not then be difficult to meetthe tax for new catalogue in October.Yours in the Bond,CLARENCE J. REDDIG,Treasurer G. C.The Plan Impracticable.[See Minutea '80 Convention, p. 15,]BURLINGTON, VT., May i, 1881.To the General Council, 0, A. 9.The Committee appointed by the NationalConvention of '80, to "Resuscitatethe report of Bro. C. O. Perry in theMinutes of '741 whereby reductions wereobtained in the price of various publications,and to make any further arrangements,"beg leave to report that, after acorrespondence with several firms and acareful canvass of the situation, the committeeconsiders the plan contemplatedby Bro. Perry impracticable for the followingreasons:1. None of the firms are willing tooffer more than the ordinary discounts ofretail dealers except in case of large orders,2, The diversity in the text books ofthe various colleges,3. The difficulties in the way of speedin the transactions, time of transportation,&c.4, Express, mail or freight charges.The committee is opposed to makingthis a part of the Fraternity's businesson account of the manifest impropriety ofthe plan.Your committee beg to be discharged.H, L. VAN NOSTRAND, Vt. A.,W, L. LEWIS, Va. Beta,S. L. THOMPSON, Ohio Ep.Some important matter which has beencrowded out of this issue will appear inthe next, to be mailed by June nth.

BETAPROVINCE.Ohio Gamma.ATHENS, Ohio, May, '8LDEAR SCROLL :Owing to the temporary absence ofthe reporter from the city the brothershave requested me to write a few lineslo the SCROLL, to let all our Phibrothers know that the lamp of PhiDelta Theta is still burning brightlyin the light-house at Athens.Our last meeting was enthusiastic.It -was unanimously carried that wehave a banquet in June, and,judgingfrom correspondence and conversationwith our alumni, it promises to be theevent of the season.We have had no initiations lately,but are confident that before long wewill succeed in leading two if not threebarbs, out of darkness into light.to all Phis.In the Bond,JNO. F.Ohio Delta.Chapter Correspondence. ^67LoveLAIRD.WOOSTER, Ohio, Mii.\ 3rd, 1881DEAR SCROLL :Though you have heard nothingfrom Ohio Delta for so long a time,yet, I assure you that she is neitherdead nor sleeping. The curtain whichhas hidden us for a time will be liftednext .Sabbath at 11 A. M., when ninetrue Phis full of zeal for our noblecause will appear in chapel fullyequipped for the fight. We are few innumbe.-, but strong in the determinationto make Phi Delta Theta at Woostera success, and sustain with creditthe honored name we bear.Yours Fraternally,ROBERT C.Ohio Epsilon.WALKER.AKRO.V-. Ohio. April 9th, L^SlDEAR BROTHER PUIS :As onr last report did not appear, weconcluded that there was not room forit. No more new members are reportedvet, but we have onr eyes onthree or four and our prospects are, onthe whole, more favorable.The report has been circulated thatthe Alpha Delta Phi chapter at W. R.College, Hudson, are going to lift us.Xow Bro. Phis, have no fears, rest as-sured that no chapter in the universecan budge us. The report arose fromsome of our friends, the Delta TauDeltas. One of our men is intimatewith some of the Alpha Delta Phiboys and that is what produced thefabrication. The Delta Tau Delta establisheda chapter at Hudson, whichis as yet sub rosa. Their men were initiatedhere. We told the Alpha DeltaPhis and they contemplate breakingthem up.For our own good we are going tohave our pictures taken this P. M.We have received letters from severalbrothers, and when time will permitwe will answer them. Hoping thatthis will find all chapters prosperousand hopeful, I remain.Yours in the Bond,FRANK O. PAYXE.Indiana Alpha.INDIANA UNIVERSITT,BloominKtun, Ind., April 26th, '81.DEAR SCROLL :It is with no little pleasure that Isend in my first report. Not that onthis occasi(m I have any very unusualsuccesses to announce, but on accountof the earnest, steady, and harmoniouswork now being done by the Alplra.The beginning of this term found uswith three men less than we liad last.Bros. Halderman and Cleveiiger leftschool to engage in the more activepursuits of mercantile life ; while Bro.Palmer, former reporter of the .Mpha,was offered a position as instructor inthe State Reform School, which he accepted.This left lis with nineteenmembers, whicli number was increasedone, on last Saturday night, by leadingfrom the rough paths of Barbarism,into the ".Mytic Bonds," Bro. M'allingford.The boys are proud of "OurBaby" and as he is an excellent studentin his classes, are much elated bythis acquisition to our chapter.But the dull routine of college workbecomes too monotonous for the livelynature of the Phis, so on last Thursdayevening, each one, with "the girlof his choice," found his way to the"sacred retreat of friendship" andthere passed a pleasant evening singing,promenading, dancing, and listeningto the humorous recitations ofBro. Frank Hunter, class '79, whowas with us on that occasion ; and althoughthe night was rainy and disa-

i6S Chapter Correspondence.greeable without, it was one of themost enjoyable socials of the year.It is with anticipations of pleasurethat we look forward to commencementtimes. At this place it is themost important event of the year, andthe many visitors who come to attendthese exercises make it the most fashionableas well as the most pleasurable.For this reason we have decided tohave, on that occasion, a grand banquet,and expect many visiting Phisto be with us, as well as solid delegationsfrom Greencastle and Franklin.We want to leave the other Frats. asfar behind, at the end of the year, socially,as we have during the year inthe class room and in fraternity work.In order to help us in this attempt wewant as many Phis as can possibly doso to be present with us at that time,and we -will insure good company anda splendid time to all. Any informationin regard to this may be obtainedby writing to O. E. Bradfute, M. H.Hutto, or to,Yours in the Bond,FRANK L. MULKY.Ind. Epsilon.HANOTER COLLEGEHanover, Ind., May Ist ISSLEDITOR SCROLL :Tliere is nothing of much importancegoing on in our chapter at present,except an effort on tlie part ofsome of tiie members to form a statecombination with the .Sigma Chi.Personally I am strictly opposed to themeasure, for I think it will be detrimentalto our interests at large as wellas to our reputation.We have taken in no new men thisterm but have pledged one whom wewill initiate soon. Two of our numberare absent this term, Bros. Mooreand Creamer; this leaves us the followingnine members in actual attendance: J, B. Garrit, F, M. Lee, '83;W, M. Amsden, C. M. Blythe, D. B.Fitzgerald, T. C, Montgomery, '84;W, Millicam, '85; J. Crome, W. M.Hennesley, '86,We are inferior in numbers to boththe Sigs and Delta Taus, but we havegood men and hold an advantageousposition. We hold the balance of powerin both societies, and by judiciousmanagement can control everything.I think our prospects are very flattering,and I fancy we can see in the nearfuture Phi Delta Theta triumphantover every other. With an apologyfor not sending report last month,hoping this will reach you in goodtime, and promising to be more promptin the future,I am yours fraternally,W. M. AMSDEN.Ind. G-amma.IRVINSTON, Ind., May 1st, 1881.ED. SCROLL :Since our last report there have beenno additions to our chapter, but wehave gone on harmoniously, our sickboys having recovered. Bro. Hubbardhas returned and our anticipated honorshave been won. Bro. Floyd representedButler University in theState Oratorical Contest, and acquittedhimself with honor to himself andthe fraternity, taking higii rank amongthe contestants. It is the opinion ofmany that he deserved first place, andthe universal opinion of those disinterestedis that he slipuld have had atleast second honors, Bro. Hoss waselected as delegate to represent Indianain the inter-state convention.In the literary contest here last Fridayevening, Bro. Hoss completely demolisheda Sigma Chi on debate, andthe prize essay was awarded to C. L.Goodwin. There were three prizes,Phi Delta Theta capturing the twoprincipal ones, the third being awardedto a barb.During the past week it was decidedto give a supper to some of our alumni.On short notice we prepared an abundantspread. Ten alumni members.Bros. Kirkpatrick, Lewis, D. C. andH. U. Brown, Campbell, Armstrong,H. J. and J. B. Landers, and Sulgrove,of our chapter, and Bro. C. R.Pence of the Ohio Eta, were present.We all had good appetites, and speechesfrom alumni and active members addedto the interest. At a late hour theparty broke up, after one of the most))leasant evenings in the chapter's history.All of us are ready to say thatsuppers are good things, especiallywhen we have the honor of a Kirkpatrickto illumine the occasion, or aProf. Brown to lend it dignity, or aPence to assure us by his enthusiasmand general bearing of the brightnessof Phi Delta Theta fires in other colleges.We advise other chapters to goand do likewise. The other fraternitiesare doing nothing apparently, the

ChapterCorrespondence.169only event worthy of note being thebadging by the Delta Taus of a manwho was expelled from our chapter forgeneralago.unworthiness about a yearFraternally,C. L. GOODWIN.GAMMA PROVINOE.Illinois Zeta.KNOX COLLEGE, April 28th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :The Spring term at Knox has opened.The same old routine of studies hascommenced. Our old time friendSpring Fever, is already with us, andshould this weather continue his staywill likely be a long one. Notwithstandinghis presence, the Seniors, ofwhom there are seven in our chapter,are compelled to bore over their classday exercises and graduating speeches.Since our last rei)ort we have initiatedanother worthy member, Schliemannby name, and accepted several others.At our annual oratorical contestheld at the close of the winter term,March 29th, Bro. Anderson carried offsecond prize. Brothers Pierson, Carrand Phillips also participated in thecontest.The preparations for our State Reunionare still going forward. A numberof alumni members have alreadysignified their intention of being inesent.Our State President, Bro. WillR. Worrall, paid us a visit on the 4thinst. He is an active and energeticworker—the man for the i)lace—andwe are fortunate in having him at ourhead. There was a social gathering ofthe Phis at the home of Bro. Chamberson the evening of his arrival. Oneof our young ladies, who had thepleasure of meeting the President, isanxious to know if he gave her thegrip when he squeezed her hand just alittle. We are unable to answer.However we have no doubt but thatour President could throw some lightupon the subject.Yours in the Bond,M. W. PINCKNEY.Illinois Epsilon.ILLINOIS WESLEYAN CTNIV..Blooininirton, 111,. April 26th, 1881.ED. SCROLL :We now have a very enthusiastic societyof 2:3 members. We think wehave the pick of the college classes.The boys are all in a state of expectancyregarding the glorious times tobe experienced at our State Conventionon May 26th and -27th. They are havingcabinet photographs prepared tosend, or take, to the convention, to becompared with the faces of other Phisof the state. Two Phi Sigmas havesent in a request to be considered asPhi Delta Thetas, on the grounds thatthe Sigmas were absorbed by the PhiDelta Theta.Welcome!Fraternally yours,J. A. FULLINWIDER.Missouri Alpha.COLOMBIA, MO., April 24th, '81,DEAR SCROLL :Mo. Alpha after having been silentone number, in the invigorating columnsof the dear old SCROLL again desiresto be remembered. Our silencehas not been, however, fi'om a lack ofinterest in our noble cause, but circumstancesrendered it unavoidable.We have had several meetings sinceotir last report and with good results,having received into our chapter Bro.O P. Ellis, one of the staiincliest boysin the University, At our-inter-societycontest held this month BrotherMitchell walked off with first prize,with Bro. Fink close behind for 2ud.Bro. F. had the sympathy of the entireaudience for second place, but bythe judges it was decided otherwise.If there be no iirovidential hinderaiice,]SIo. Alpha and Beta chajiterswill hold a State reunion at Fulton,Mo,, June 3rd, That is the presentunderstanding. Mo. Aiuha is now ina better condition in every respectthan since it first received its charterin 1870, and it is our intention to keepsecond to none in the Phi world.Wishing to all the best success, whichis the result of true fraternity life, Iam sincerely.Yours in the Bond,JIM R, PHARR.Missouri Beta.FULTON, MO., April 20th, '81.DEAR BROTHERS:AVe are yet alive and an active, energeticchapter of the Phi Delta Thetafraternity. We heartily endorse boileddownreports, and you may depend onus maintaining the same position aslong as it falls to the lot of your humbleservant to get them up. We have

I/O Chapter Correspondence.but one OT two facts of interest. A.A. Wallace is no longer a member ofour fraternity, ha-dng been expelledfor wilful violation of our Bond.Brothers will please take notice. Weare ahead of the Betas. First, we outnumberthem in men holding positionsof trust in the two literary societies ;although we have never made it apoint to do so and hope we never will.Secondly, we outn amber them in menwho have taken prizes. Thirdly, wehave seven out of ten orators for theJune exhibitions. Tlie above are indisputablefacts rather than arguments,and we would like to knowwhether they are indications of '"weakness"as has been charged by the BetaTheta Pi journal.A grand time is anticipated at ourState Convention, which meets in thisplace June 3rd and 4th as near as canbe determined at present. Every Phican expect a hearty welcome.Yours in the Bond,Z. LILLARD.•Wisconsin Alpha.MADISON, Wis., April 2eth, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :The last month has passed quietly atthe Univ. of Wisconsin. The initiationceremony of the new ritual wasused by us for the first time a few weeksago, in welcoming O. J. Frost of theJunior class. His initiation gives usfour members in the Junior class, sowe will be able to make a good Seniorshow next year. We regret to say thatBert Park, '84, has been compelled toleave the University on account of illhealth.However, we expect him backnext fall. The ladies have been takingpossession of our chapter hall of late,and now we rejoice in covers for om'furniture, window curtairrs -with lambrequinsof blue and wine, (our chaptercolors); and various other little improvements,such as can be accomplishedby no hands save those of the"D. G.s," make our Plii home veryatttractive.Yours in the Bond,D. S. MCARTHUR,Michigan Beta.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,Lansing, Mich., April Z5th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Again we take up the pen to reportthe loss of a Brother in the Bond.Bro. Herbert I. Penoyar of the Juniorclass died here on the 13th inst. Hewas an orphan and without brotheror sister, but he had true brothershere who feel his loss deeply. Hisclass appointed four men and our chaptertwo, to accompany the body to hishome in Bangor, Mich. He leavespleasant memories behind him as hewas much respected in the college.Bro. Kedzie is sick with fever but isimproving. We suffer more perhapsthan the brothers of any other chapteron account of bad "hasli." It is afact that the food we get is not fit toeat, and that sick persons have nocare, bat we don't know just hoTv tohelp it. That is the advantage of beingwhere the faculty uphold a manfor steward who will not attend to hisbusiness.In spite of misfortunes and evils weare working manfully for our chapter.At our last meeting we initiated threemen, making our number seventeen.We have very interesting literary exercises,in which the brothers manifesta hearty zeal. The fact is wehave a good, vride-awake warden wholeads us out. Our boys express muchsatisfaction with the SCROLL andeagerly watch for its appearance. OnMay 7th, we will enjoy a banquet givento us by the Union Literary Society ofthis place.Success to the Plii world is our wish.Fraternally in the Bond,J. M. HOLLINGSWORTH.DELTA PROVINCE."Virginia Beta.UNIT, OF VIRGINIA, April 2Sth, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Our club supper, which we contemplatedgiving when our last communicationwas written, was given on the7th, passing off nicely and being a successin every particular. Everythingwas arranged beforehand and all ourboys exerted themselves to the utmostto make it pleasant for our young ladyfriends, of whom about fourteen werepresent. We had engaged the parlors,dining room and apartments, at thefinest hotel in the city, and abouteleven o''clock our party of thirty-sixwere ushered into the dining-room bythe proprietor and seated at tablesupon which was spread a handsomesupper. At each plate was placed a

menu printed upon white satin withblue ink, "the White and the Blue."We spent a delightful evening andbroke up about .3 A, M. Our younglady friends compliment us highly uponour entertainment, and all unite insaying that we understand how tomanage an affair of that kind nicely.The only honors which it is in thepower of the students to confer upon afellow student, are the final presidenciesof Jefferson and Washington literarysocieties, and as that office in thelatter is merely a nominal one and notmuch sought after, it makes the formerthe only one in reality and it is thereforevery desirable. The D. K. Es.have been controlling the society formany years and have always been successfulin electing the candidate theysupported. They have formed a cliqueof four fraternities and have anotherone under their control, and these tootshave the privilege of placing a candidatein the field each year, taking it inturn. This year a representative ofone of these tools was announced as acandidate at the beginning of the session,and expected to have a regularwalk over as no one seemed to liavethe presumption to dare to oppose thechosen of the mighty D. K. E. Abouttwo weeks before the election we decidedto put a man in the field. Thisat first roused them somewhat, butthey soon fell back upon their foolishself-confidence and smiled at our presumption.When the first ballot wastaken, the vote stood 39 to 38 in favorof the opposite faction, but as one manfailed to vote a second ballot was takenand it stood 39 to 39. The presidentcast his vote in favor of our candidateand he was declared elected. Some fewdays after, they declared their intentionof contesting the election, and it wasdecided to leave the matter to arbitrationto be decided on constitutionalgrounds. The committee decided thatthe election was legal according to theconstitution, but their decision wasgiven in such terms that we gave it up.Although we did not get the office forthe man it amounted in reality to adefeat, and is generally considered assuch.We now luiniberonly sixteen, as twoof our bovs liave just left us for home,one of whom (Bro. Ganskell) was oneof the most popular, if not the mostpopular student at the University.Chapter Correspondence. 171Five of our men will take degrees atthe close of the session,—two will takeB. S., one M, D., one M. A., and oneA. B.,—which is a better record fordegrees than any other club has thisyear.Yours in the Bond,REPORTER,EPSILON PROVINCE.South Carolina Alpha.SPARTANSBURG. S, C, May 5th, 1881.DEAR BROS. :I hope you have not formed a badopinion of the S. C. Alpha and her Reporter,because we have been somewhatirregular in our communications.If you have, I will endeavor by mypromptness hereafter to remove it.The S. C. Alpha is in a flourishingcondition, and we hope to improveher standing in the college considerablyduring the next term. Since Ilast wrote, we have initiated Bro. A.P. King, who is a member of the Preparatoryclass, and will therefore bean active member of our chapter forseveral years. We have our eyes upontwo or three more, whom we hope totake in next term,Bro. Coxe was obliged to leave sometime ago on account of sickness, butwe hope to have him with us again.We are looking forward to commencement,which by the way is notvery far off, with great pleasure, becausesome of us expect to have a finetime with the fair sex, while othersare tired of the college curriculum,and want rest. We would like to seeas many of the Brothers as can comepresent themselves at our banquet.I am happy to say that in the intermediateexaminations, most of ourmembers passed, which is a good signthat they do their duty.Yours in the Bond,REPORTER.Georgia Beta.EjiORt- COLLEGE, Oxford. Ga..April 25th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Since my last communication deathhas entered our portals and taken fromus our youngest and brightest member,A week ago to-day, we helped tolay out our friend and brother, R. S.Battey, and felt that a void was left

1/2 Chapter Correspondence.in our heart by the death of one whosetalents we had learned to admire, andwhose nobility and yet child-like simplicityof manners, had most deeplyendeared him to us and all who knewhim. Seldom has Emory beheld sucha sad scene, or such a gloom overspreadher members. Nine of thestudents, five from our chapter, accompaniedhis remains to their lastresting place in Rome, Ga., and inperforming this sad duty, there was abrotherhood of feeling, for we felt thatit was a common sorrow.Our chapter otherwise is moving onsmoothly and well. No additions toour number are reported but we haveone or two in contemplation. We aremore elated at present, over the successof our college, than our own, forit has just received a donation of$.50,000, from Mr. Geo. I. Seney, one ofNew York's wealthy bankers, whoalso gave the same amount to thefemale college at Macon, Ga. Everytrue hearted Southerner is glad tohear of this, for Southern talent needsencouragement, and although we soonwill be, we are not now able to furnishit ourselves. We have made butlittle progress towards our State Convention,but hope soon to begin.Hoping always to be able to chroniclethe prosperity of the Ga. Beta, I remain.Yours in the Bond,E. C. MERRY.Georgia Gamma.MERCER UNIVERSITY, Macon, Ga,,April 29th, 1881.DEAR PHIS :The Junior trial came off last Wednesdayafternoon. Three of our menwere among the successful contestants,viz.: Bros. D. W. Hill, Jas. T. Rossand Jno. P. Ross. Tliere are but fivePhis in the class and one was not allowedto compete for a place becausehe is irregular. The Sophomores triedfor places this afternoon. The resultshowed the names of four successfulPhis, Bros. Davis, Gregg, Mallary, andNorthern. There are but five Phis inthe class and one of them is irregular,consequently was not allowed to contend.We have but two boys in theSenior class, Bros. Ford and Nunnaly,but both are sure of getting places.Among the Junior speakers there arethree Phis, three Alpha Tau Omegas,two Kappa Alphas, and two SigmaAlpha Epsilons. Among the successfulSophs, the Phis have four, theKappa Alphas three, the Alpha TauOmegas three, the Sigma Alpha Epsilonsnone, and the outsiders (or barbarians)two. 1 don't know how thedifferent frats. will be represented inthe Senior class, the places not yethaving been given out.Listen I eight badges have been orderedby our chapter this session, andnow every member of the chapter hasa jeweled badge. One of our wholesouledbrothers, B. E. Willingham,ordered one of our new badges, notwithstandinghe already had an oldone. What chapter can show a betterscore.Some months ago -we organized aclub consisting of our boys and theiryoung lady friends, with a few invitedguests from the other frats. here. Theclub meets on Friday evenings, fortnightly.Since its organization wehave added croquet and archery toour stock and meet every Saturday afternoonto amuse ourselves with thesame. We have carried on both verysuccessfully so far. The other frats.saw that we were about to monopolizethings and they have combined, togetherwith two or three Chi Phis,who happen to be in college, and organizeda club similar to ours for thepurpose of breaking us down, or atleast impeding our rapid progress.They have no croquet, archery, or anythingof that kind, however. We havelost only one girl so far, and we intendto "hold our own" as did the littleSpartan band of old.Before I close I must say that duringa late revival two of our brothersdetermined to follow in the footstepsof our precious Lord. All of our boysare church members except two, andthey are both good moral young men.Hoping that prosperity is attendingyou all, I am your brother in Phi DeltaTheta's sacred Bond,JNO. P. Ross.Alabama Alpha.AUBURN, Ala., April 29th, 1-881.DEAR SCROLL :For the first time since I was madeReporter I have no accessions to report.Onr chapter is in a most flourishingand satisfactory condition. Allthe boys are enthusiastic and workingfor the good of Phi Delta Theta. Out

Among the Phis.of four men in onr Junior class we puton three for Commencement. Fromfive in Senior class we will get fourspeakers, nine being the number fromentire class. There are two literarysocieties in college in both of whichPhi Delta Theta rules. Since my stayin college she has never failed to carryan election her own way.We are anxiously awaiting Commencementto hold our convention.I believe this already has been explainedin your columns. All loyalPhis are invited to attend.Send the SCROLL promptly, its arrivalalways produces bright faces andhappy hearts. Our chapter sendsbrotherly greetings to all.Yours in the Bond,JOE CALLAWAY.Mississippi Alpha.UNIVERSITY OP Miss , April 26th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Our number has been diminished bythe departure of Bro. Barker, beingcaused by a slight disagreement betweenhim and the faculty. We werevery sorry to see him go, for he hastoiled in Phi Delta Theta's cause longand earnestly and the vacant place heleft is one tiiat will be noted for sometime, and one that will be hard to fill.We hope success may attend himwherever he goes. Bro. McClurg paidus a short visit a week or two ago.He is now publishing a paper, theVaiden Nucleus, in connection withhis law practice.The Delta Gammas at this place saythey are really ashamed of our boysbecause they don't show any dispositionto associate -with said D. G.s.Now the members of our chapter areabout as bashful as boys generally getto be, and to make a bashful youthtruly miserable is to place him wherehe will be the object of some attention,and as the majority of our boys don'tseem to pine much for such happiness,they prefer to stay at home. I thinkthey show very bad taste, for the D.G.s are all that is amiable, lovely,loveable, &c., &c.We are really glad to khow that ourFraternity is at last incorporated, andwe hope to take stevis soon to have itdone in this state. I don't knowwhat we would do without the SCKOLL.it is truly a welcomed visitor, and itscoming is ahvays anxiously awaited.173With best wishes for all Phis, I remain.Yours in Phi Delta Theta,C. S. STEWART.Texas Alpha.TEHUACANA, Texas, April 2Cth, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :As there is nothing of special importanceto report this month, I willjust fill up with "local dots." Thechapter is as lively as ever, and theboys are enthusiastic over their successduring the year. ...Bro. John Erwinis the longest man in Texas Alpha,and Bro. M. Craig Johnson is thewidest. "Three feet make a yard,"says Davies, but Black says, "TwoBlack feet make a yard." ...Bro.Herring's duster has a hole in it andhe keeps it patched with flowers, andI believe a D. G. furnishes them. ,,,We received a letter from Bro. S, B.Cantey, of Fort Worth, a few daysago. He is a member of Ala. Beta.His kind words encouraged us to workharder. ...Bros. Drane and Gillespiewere on the invalid list a few daysago, but hope they are better by thistime. ...Bro. Robert Hallum can befound at Hallum & McKinney's drugstore.April number of SCROLL at handand like the remarks on changes, bythe Editor, very much. Let us holdfast to the "old land marks."Yours in the Bond,J. W. PEARSON.AMONG THE PHIS.Bro. S. D. Smith, Ga. Gamma, is attendingmedical lectures at the Universityof Md, He expects to go toAtlanta, Ga., soon, and has promisedto work up the "boys" to organize analumni chapter there.Bro. John D. Hunt, Ky. .Alpha, "57,was Valedictorian of his class, andafter leaving college held many placesof trust under the state. He is nowCircuit Judge in the Lexington (Ky.)District.The following has been culled fromt\\& Indianapolis Journal: "The manyfriends of Professor D. C, Brown, ofIrvington, will be sui-inised to learnof his marriage to Miss .Vnna Rudy, ather liome at I'aris, III. The wedding,conducted by President O. A, Burgess,was a quiet one, attended only by theimmediate relatives. Mrs. Brown, a

174 Among the Phis,former student of Butler, has manyfriends in the city, who will gladly welcomeher arrival among us. She wasthe recipient of many useful and valuablepresents. Mr. and Mrs. Brownwill make their residence at Irvington,'^Prof. Brown is an alumnus ofour Ind. Gamma. We tender congratulations.'^ XBro. Thomas J. Prior, Ohio Epsilon,was recently admitted to the bar. Hehas put out his shingle at Newark,Ohio, where he will be pleased to seeany Phi who may pass through.Bro. Alva Fitzpatrick, Ala. Alpha,'80, is engaged in the study of law inthe office of the Attorney General ofthe state, at Montgomery. He wasthe delegate of his chapter to the Indianapolisconvention.Bro. Hardy, Ga. Beta, '75, is apromising young lawyer of Corsicana,Texas. He was married lately toMiss Felicia Peck of Fairfield, Texas,daughter of one of the most influentialmen of the place.Bro. J. A. Storey, Texas Alpha, '78,is a charter member and successful businessman of Galveston, Texas. Hewears a Phi pin and Phi shirt studswith pleasure to himself and honor toTexas Alpha.Bro. A. W. Woods, Ind. Beta, '59,Judge of Supreme Court, is one of themost successful politicians in Indiana.The salary of 13ro. David Swing, D.D., LL. D., Ohio Alpha, '52, the greatChicago evangelist, has been raisedfrom seven to ten thousand dollars ayear.Bro. J. G. Smalley, Ind. Alpha, '83,will attend the Cincinnati MedicalCollege next year. A good opportunityfor him and Bros. Hawley andWhite to form a Cincinnati Alumnichapter in miniature.Bro. John McCoy, Texas Alpha, wasvisited lately at his home, Dallas, Tex.,by Bro. Frank Drane, who found himas enthusiastic as ever.Bro. W. E. Chisholm, Ala. Alpha,'84, is farming near Montgomery, Ala.His chapter misses him, but his departurehas proven a glorious accessionto Ala. Alpha alumni.Bro. Emmit Tompkins, Ohio Gamma,recently distinguished himself bymaking a three hours speech on amurder case, in the Court of CommonPleas at Athens, Ohio.Bro. Alston Ellis, Ph. D., Ohio Alpha,'67, recently delivered an argumentagainst school-book legislationbefore the Senate Committee on Schoolsand Colleges. The committee reportedagainst the passage of the bill.Bro. Thomas Moore Paschal, Ky.Alpha, '66, is a Circuit Judge at SanAntonio, Texas.Bro. E. H. Conger, Ills. Delta, isState Treasurer of Iowa, and hisbrother. Rev. E. L. Conger, of thesame chapter is general agent forLombard University. He has an unabatedenthusiasm for the fraternity,though out of college for twenty years.He is an ornament to the fraternity.Bro. E. K. Smoot, Va. Epsilon, isengaged in business in Richmond, Va.Bro. Chas. H. Chalkley, M. D., Va.Delta, is resident physician at the cityalms house, Richmond, Va. In March1880, he graduated at the Va. MedicalCollege, was Valedictorian of his class,was the recipient of the prize for PrizeThesis. Thus, as always. Phis are atthe head.N. Y. Alpha, '75. "The exceedinglywell written account of the life andservices of Earl Beaconsfield publishedin the Journal, was the work of W. O.Bates, telegraph editor. Not a paperanywhere, east or west, contained asgood an article on the subject as thatprepared by Mr. Bates."—Ind. Sat.Review.'^Bro. P. W. Search, in addition tohis numerous other duties, is superintendinga large summer excursiontaking in all leading points of Canadaand the east. Do Phis have 30 percent, off, Bro. Search ?VRev. Bro. S. E. Smith, Pa. Beta,'76, now of Macomb, III., was recentlymarried in Gettysburg, Pa., to MissFannie J. Musselman. Bro. S. was acharter member of Pa. Beta and wasmarried on its sixth birthday. Thechapter sent complemints and somesilver presents. The happy couple willmake their home in Illinois.Bro. W. G. Ballantine, Ind. Beta,'69, formerly a Professor in the Ind.State Univ., is now Professor of Greekin Oberlin College, Ohio.Bro. St. John Boyle, Ky. Alpha, '66,a leading lawyer of Louisville, was atone time Receiver of Lou. and Chi.Short Line R. R.Bro. Alex. P. Humphrey, Ky. Alpha,'66, has just retired from thechancery court bench. For a young

man he has run the most brilliantcourse of any man in the state.Bro. J. R. Crawford, Ills." Gamma,'83, is Editor of the New Concord Enterprise.It is one of the neatest papersin Northern Ohio. Bro. C isstill an enthusiastic Phi and intendsto visit some of the Illinois and Indianachapters this spring.Bro. Otis .lones. Ills. Delta, is inChicago, filling a responsible positionunder the Ruttan Ventilating Co.Bro. Wm. Savage, Va. Delta, isstudying medicine in Phila., Pa.Bro. G. H. Hunger, Texas Alpha,'79, is studying in St. Louis. He expectsto go to Colorado when throughto seek his fortune.Bro. W. H. Cowan, Texas Alpha,has just finished one course of lecturesin Nashville and is now practicingmedicine in Texas. He expects to returnand graduate.Bro. Fred. Jelliff, Ills. Delta, is wellknown in Knox co.. Ills., as one ofthe most popular teachers. He is inthe High School at Galesburg.Bro, Geo, W. Plack, Pa. Alpha, '78,is still at the Union Theological Seminary,New York City, and sends kindestregards to all his Phi Brothers.Bro. Wm. K. Hill, Pa. Beta, '79,first honor man, is linguistic professorin the best academy in Armstrong Co.,PaBro. W. N. Gordon. W. D., Va.Delta, is practicing with Dr. McGuirein Richmond, Va.Bro. J. S. Mooring, Va. Beta, is inbusiness in Louisville, Ky.Bro. E. Junius Edwards, III. Delta,is a Loan and Real Estate agent inGalesburg, III. He is one of the solidPhis.Bro. Wm. Lovell Yerkes, Ky. Alpha,'66, has spent several years in Europestudying the ancient and modern languages,lie has now a flourishingschool at Paris, Ky.Among The Greeks. 17!AMONG THE GREEKS.Kappa Alpha Theta (ladies) has establisheda chapter at Sage College,Ithaca, N. Y.A new Greek letter Fraternity, FhiEpsilon, has been established by theMedics at Columbia, Wis.The followiii.s has been taken fromthe Chicago Times of April 2iul : "PresidentJolin Bascom, of the WisconsinState University, at Madison, is to deliverthe oration before the 42nd annualconvention of the Beta Theta Pifraternity, to be held at Chicago thelast week in August; and Judge WilburStone, LL. D., of Buffalo, N. Y.,will read the poem. Th^ Hon. JohnHerron, of Cincinnati, will preside aspresident-elect."Phi Kappa Psi has entered HobartCollege, Geneva, N. Y. The initiationtook place on Friday evening,April 29th.The Phi Gamma Delta claims Hon.Will Cumback and Dr. Sims, Pres.Syracuse University, as honored members,while the Beta Theta Pi says thatboth these belonged to their Deltachapter.In the catalogue of Psi UpsilonGreek letters and astronomical signsfollow every name. The editor in thepreface says that on application, theywill be explained to any member ofthe fraternity. So it seems that PsiU.'s themselves do not understand thehieroglyphics, but they no doubt indicatethe date of initiation and chapteroffices.The Si^ma Chi made its debut inApril, at Gettysburg, Pa. It is a neatlyprinted magazine of 28 pages, bimonthly,appears between gray covers,and is the usual price of fraternitypublications, one dollar yier annum.Though the first number falls short ofthe forty pages iiromised in the circularto their alumni, the editors will nodoubt hereafter make good any deficiency.The general tone of the newjournal is fair and manly. It is underthe control of the chapter at Penna.College. Success to the managementof the enteriirise.The Mystic Seven at U. of Va. hasdiscarded the badge it has used 44years, and adopted a jeweled monogram,formed by placing the letter "E"over "M."The Beta Theta Pi is still edited byJohn I. Covington of Cincinnati, 0.,and is kept sub / osa. It has the samenumber of pages as the SCROLL, thepages being slightly larger, but the typelarger also. It has adopted this yearour plan of having chapter reports, butthe whole is arranged in a very haphazardway. Its editorials are verygood, but in noticing other Fraternitiesit continues its accustomed unfairness.At their last Assembly, the Delta

1/6 Among the Greeks.Phi decided to place chapters at Harvard,Johns Hopkins and the U, ofPa., -with a light and airy disregard ofanv possible difficulties in the way.The "D. F.s" died at the last mentionedplace in not very pious repute,their many escapades gaining for themthe name of Diabalou Philoi {Friendsof the I)ey\\).~Beta Theta Pi.The Beta Theta /"z states that of therivals to the Betas at O. W. U. theChi Phis stand first and Sigma Chislast.Delta Beta Phi recently sent to eachof the non-fraternity men at Columbiaa circular requesting them to coiiperatein organizing a chapter of that Fraternity,but the scheme failed.But a few months since Chi Phi'sUpsilon chapter at Hobart deserted toKappa Alpha (northern), and now 3more of its chapters are in extremis.The Rhc at Lafayette began the yearwith 12 men, and now has 6 only ; Xiat Cornell has but 5, all Seniors, withno prospect of increase ; and Iota hasbut 2, and is announced, by the Fraternity'sorgan, as virtually dead.Alpha Tau Omega's Congress metat Macon, Ga., in Dee. The principallegislation seems to have been the provisionfor organizing state associationsand for appointing one chapter in eachstate as special propagator of the Fraternity.The next Congress meets inWashington, D. G.Two of Delta Tau Delta's chapterspreparebyhectograph monthly "Chronicles"giving news, personals, etc., anddistribute them among their alumniand sister chapters. Our own chapterswould find this method to be excellentfor keeping up the interest of correspondentmembers.Three Fraternities, Sigma Alpha Epsilon,Kappa Alpha and Alpha TauOmega, all similar in being entirelysouthern, and of nearly the same size,have within a year and a half startedjournals. The Sigma Alpha EpsilonRecord and Kappa Alpha Journal,found their Fraternities were too smallto sustain organs, and the Alpha TauOmega Palm, in its second number, appealsfor financial aid in the words ofCsesar, "Help us, Cash-us. or we perish."Delta Tau Delta's song book committeehave collected about 75 songsand propose issuing the book in June.The Alpha Tau Omega Palm saysthat a generous member of anotherFraternity, last year offered to helpplace an Alpha Tau Omega chapter ina northern university. The offer wasaccepted, and the chapter instituted,but it has not succeeded well enoughyet for the Paltn to announce where itis, as the men are dissatisfied becausethe Fraternity has no northern chapters.It is probable that the personwho so very graciously proffered to assistAlpha Tau Omega, is Mr. Wm. R.Baird, a Beta, (he has facetiously beencalled "the Conkling of Beta ThetaPi,") and that the University (?) hewanted Alpha Tau Omega to enter is"St, Lawrence University." N. Y., anobscure institution, with less than .50students of both sexes. Beta ThetaPi got a chapter there when it capturedAlnha .Sigma Chi. but has never consideredsaid chapter much of a prize,and ever since has been very solicitousto have a rival for it. Mr. Baird lastyear tried to get Phi Delta Theta togrant a charter to a number of studentsof the institution whose applicationhe forwarded and after failingwith us, he tried Phi Kappa Psi andothers.The Crescent of Delta Tau Delta andthe Alpha Tau Omeg;a Palm, both haveit that Kapiia Siarma has organized atVanderbilt U. This a mistake. KappaSigma, as well as Sigma Alpha Epsilon,has been dead there for two years,and one of the ex-members of the formeris now a Phi, The report thatKappa Alpha (southern) is about toorganize there is also unfounded. PhiDelta Theta there holds undisputedsway.My Latest and Best Song."GATHERTNCTFRRNS."HANDSOME LITHOGRAPH!FOUR PAGES OF MUSIC!TWO CHORUSES!BROTHER : When you look upon thepicture of the black-eyed damsel withwhom I "gathered ferns," you will wish,from the bottom of your heart, you hadbeen in my place. It will make yourmouth water. Send for it! Gaze at it!It will teach you how !All for 40 cents, with picture of the girlthrown in.WEST LIBERTY, OHIO.P. W. SEARCH,Supt. Public Schools,

npoOvjaoi iv 01 AiXra fifjra.VOL. V. GETTYSBURG, PA., JUNE, 1881. No. 9,STRANGERS ONCE, BROTHERS NOW.AN ANNIVERSARY ODE.Strangers once, but brothers now, imagingMayhap that true devotion Damon showedFor Pythias who, condemned to die, had stretchedBeyond its time stern Dionysius' wordOf stay to sentence 'bout to fall, and soGave chance for Damon's proof of friendship vowed,—Thus hearts fraternal give a throb of loveFraternal at this hour.Or it may beThat old story, found on page of sacredWrit, that tells of David, brave as ruddy,Gen'rous as brave, and strong love of earnestJonathan, both known to both only whenThe early morn of life had passed and fresh.Vigorous blood of manhood strong coursed thro''The veins with healthful power to all the frame,—It may be this recall of story oldFinds echoing chord in hearts that beat as oneUnder a shield, of strength well-tried, and swordThat friends protects while pointed 'gainst the wrong.Strangers once, brothers now we come.Greeting each in each's own Phi home. 'From hearth-stones far, the guiding starHas brought us under Theta's dome.Though once unknown, by kith or name.The love that binds is all one same.From hearth-stones far, the guiding starHas brought to us Phi Delta's fame.Let hearts and hands be joined to-night.This birth-day eve of Beta bright.Since from afar, the guiding starHas brought us to our chapter's light.Be this glad day the carrier-doveTo tell glad news of us above.Since from afar, the guiding starBrings true Phi Delta Theta love.May 5th, 1881.PHIKIA.

178 Phi Patriotism.PHI PATRIOTISM.BY REV. J. C. JACOBY, A. M., PA, BETA,America's patriotic men have all been men of large hearts and genuinemerit. The same thing is true of every age and nation of theworld. It is true of both national and ecclesiastical patriotism. Andif these are'established facts in both church and state then, as a naturalconsequence, we have reason to look for the same principle within thePhi Delta Theta circle. Phi Delta Theta certainly has her share oflarge hearted men—men of genuine worth and merit—men whosehearts are all aglow with love for her and her general interests.But while this is so, there is another conspicuous characteristic inthe history of the world's great men, which, to some extent at least, islacking in our ranks. It is the zeal which, to them, became the propellingpower to move them onward in the proper use of these characteristics,and, finally, to gain the admiration of the world in theprovince of true greatness.Much of our Phi patriotism is of a temporary and, perhaps, of aspasmodic character. That is to say our patriotism lacks perpetuity.Our Phis are generally active and zealous enough while in college,and while they are moved along by the tidal wave and influenceof college life; and they even display some times what Paulcalls a "zeal without knowledge,'' but no sooner has college life cometo a close, and they are released from her classic walls to guide theirown canoe in the ocean of life, over its tossing waves and through itsbeating storms, than their patriotic spirit pines away and dies. "Itdieth and wasteth away, yea it giveth up the ghost and where is it ?Who can tell ? where is it ?"This was not the character of the patriotism possessed by such menas Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and many more. There was nothingtemporary or spasmodic about their patriotism. They imbibedthe proper spirit from their fathers, and moved by it they becamegreat and useful men and gave to our country an impetus that hasmoved it onward to its present national greatness.To compare our "Phi boys" to Washington and his cotemporaries ;and our fraternity with America in its primitive state ; and our spiritof devotion and patriotism to that of the patriotic men of the past,would seem a very foolish comparison. And yet apply the same generalprinciple, and infuse into the hearts of many more Phis the samespirit which characterized those men, and which characterizes some of"j6.

Duty of Alumni Phis. 179our noble Phis now, and you will look in wonder at the marked changewhich another decade will produce in the history of our fraternity.And why can we not conceive of such a state of things ? Not tothe same extent to be sure : but the same principle, so far as it applies,certainly ought to be carried into execution. Let us put away allspasmodic outbreaks of love and zeal, and let us have a manifestationof something more lasting, something higher and nobler to move usonward in our fraternal work. Let us endeavor to infuse more of thespirit of our noble Bond into the hearts of all our "boys," and as theygrow up to become our "men" Phi Patriotism will not only be inscribedupon their foreheads, but deep down in their large hearts willbe found a vein which will well-up and send forth the spirit of truepatriotism as never failing fountains of water. In them the spirit thatonce moved them to march under her glorious banner will never fail,nor vanish away; and their genuine worth and merit will manifestitself in whatever avocation in life they may be employed. And ournoble fraternity will grow in influence and numbers and real worth,and obtain many crowns of victory over which to rejoice.GAILY PHI TROUBADORS.A RE.MINISCE.NCE OF THE WOOSTER CONVENTION.Gaily Phi TroubadorsGaily MustachioSang to gaping hoodlum.Twangs his guitar,As they rode slowly byAs we go journeyingHome from Jerusalem.Home in the car.Brakeman winks to ConductorBrakeman and Conductor"Awful jolly bum !Join the merry lay.Ball club or Sunday SchoolThus we go gliding onReturning home !"Singing all the way.DUTY OP ALUMNI PHIS.DEAR BRO. EDITOR :It has been suggested that a few remarks on "The Duty of AlumniPhis" would be in order. To talk about another man's duty is to runthe risk of being called arrogant, and it is only when I talk with thosewho are brothers in a fraternity of "kindred spirits" that I venture todiscuss the subject of Duty. What I say is onl\' suggestive, and notpreceptive.Where there is no binding law, conduct should be governed by asense of duty. This is the great rule of action for our alumni. Thissense of duty, this moral obligation, must first be nourished and culti-

180 From the Old Dominion.vated in the college chapters, and it thus becomes the duty of thechapters to make of its members such faithful Phis that neither yearsnor changes can altar their devotion, or abate their interest. Thechapters must throw the gage and furnish the recruits; loyalty amongthe alumni, among the veterans, as it were, will be the support andthe backing of those in the front.But we have active as well as passive duties. The best postedamong us are apt to be the most enthusiastic; therefore let us keepabreast of the fraternity's progress. (Take the SCROLL.) When theboys are in need, let us help them out. An occasional resort to thepocket will be a gentle and effective hint that our faith and love havenot all gone to seed. In a word, the duty of us all is Fidelity, (PhiDelity); fidelity to a cause that brought the happiest hours and thegreatest triumphs of our college days; fidelity to a cause that showedus true friendship, that "mysterious cement of the soul;'' fidelity to acause that makes us all seekers after mental, moral and social improvement.H. u. B.PROM THE OLD DOMINION.EDITOR OF SCROLL.My Dear Brother: In response to your kind request that I shouldwrite you a letter for the June number of the SCROLL, I send you thefollowing somewhat disconnected remarks, I hope they may not findtheir way to the waste basket, that "bug-bear" and horror of all newspapercorrespondents.It has been my misfortune since I left college (in the year 1878) tomeet with but very few of my brothers in the Bond of Phi DeltaTheta. I was beginning, consequently, to lose much of my interest inthe Fraternity, until I subscribed for the SCROLL, the reading of whichhas revived my zeal and interest in behalf of the welfare and prosperityof the noble order of Phi Delta Theta, to a very great extent. I nowoften wish I was back at college and could meet with my brothersonce more in our hall and enjoy a talk with them. I take pleasure inreading the SCROLL, especially the personals. I like to know whatmy friends and brothers are doing, where they are, and how they aregetting on. I would say to every member of our fraternity, subscribefor the SCROLL. I am exceedingly glad that the next convention ofthe fraternity meets in Richmond, Virginia. Although the time ofthe meeting is still far off, yet I am beginning to look forward to itwith many pleasant anticipations. It will indeed do my heart good tomeet so many of those who are bound to me by the solemn pledge to

Articles of Incorporation.l8isupport and uphold the grand principles set forth in the gloriousBond of Phi Delta Theta. Be assured that in coming to our Stateyou will meet with a hearty "old Virginia welcome." I hope the conventionwill be a glorious success. It will help the cause of our fraternityin the South much, and give it an influence here that nothingelse could.I must necessarily make this letter brief. With kindest regards foryourself and a warm greeting to all Phis, I am.Fraternally yours in the Bond,J. WM. BOYD, Va. Delta.BUCHANAN, Va., May 30th, 1881.ARTICLES OP INCORPORATION.The undersigned Alston Ellis, Scott Bonham, M. F. Parrish, Cyrus Huling andR. B. Carter, citizens of the State of Ohio, have associated ourselves together toform a corporation under the laws of Ohio in such case made and provided, and incompliance with said laws do hereby subscribe and acknowledge the followingarticles of incorporation:That is to say,1. The name of such corporation shall be the PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY.2. The place where the principal business of said incorporation shall be transactedis MIAMI UNIVERSITY AT OXFORD, OHIO.3. The object and purpose of said incorporation is LITERARY IMPROVEMENTAND SOCIAL CULTURE.4. This organization is not for profit and has no capital stock.In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Columbus, O.,this I2th day of March, A. D. i88i.ALSTON ELLIS,ScoTT BONHAM,M. F. PARRISH,CYRUS HULING,R. B. CARTER.The State of Ohio, Franklin County, SS.:Before the undersigned authority, a Notary public within and for the county ofFranklin and State of Ohio, personally came the above named Alston Ellis, ScottBonham, M. F. Parrish, Cyrus Huling and R. B. Carter, who severally acknowledgedthat they did sign the foregoing articles of incorporation of the Phi DeltaTheta Fraternity and that the same is their voluntary act and deed.In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my Notary'sseal at Columbus, Ohio, this 12th day of March, A. D. 1881.[SEAL.]J- '•^- WILLIAMS,Notary Public.The State of Ohio, Franklin County, SS..I, Harvey Cashalt, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, which is a court ofrecord, within and for said county and State aforesaid, do hereby certify thatJ. A. Williams is an acting Notary Public in and for said county, duly com-

182 Illinois State Convention.missioned and sworn. That all his official acts as such are entitled to full faithand credit. That the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is true and genuine,and that the foregoing instrument is executed according to the laws of Ohio.Witness my hand and seal of said Court this I2th day of March, A. D. iSSi.[SEAL.]HARVEY CASHALT, Clerk.BY JNO. J. JOYCE, Deputy.United States of America, Ohio, Office, of the Secretary of State :I, Charles Townsend, Secretary of State of the State of Ohio, do hereby certifythat the foregoing is a true copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Phi DeltaTheta Fraternity filed in this office on the 12th day of March, A. D. 1881, andRecorded in Volume 21, Page 127, of the Records of Incorporation.In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my sealof office, at Columbus, the 14th day of March, A. D. 1881.CHARLES TOWNSEND,Secretary of State.Minutes of the Meeting of the Incorporators of the Phi Delta ThetaFraternity.COLUMBUS, OHIO, March 12th, 1881.Alston Ellis, Scott Bonham, M. F. Parrish, Cyrus Huhng and R. B. Carter,having taken our articles of Incorporation for the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity metin the parlor of the American House to complete the organization according to thestatute in such cases provided. On motion, Bro. Alston Ellis was made chairmanof the meeting and M. F. Parrish secretary. On motion of Bro. Huling the Boardof Trustees was made to consist of nine members, and the secretary was authorizedto cast the ballot in favor of the following persons : Pres., Geo. Banta ; Secretary,H. L. Van Nostrand; Treasurer, C. J, Reddig; Historian, Walter B. Palmer,members of the General Council, and Scott Bonham, O. Delta ; M. F. Parrish, O.Epsilon ; Alston Ellis, O. Alpha ; W. D. Shipman, O. Eta ; Will F. Harn, O. Zeta.After some informal discussion of the Fraternity's interests and the best meansof conserving them, the meeting adjourned sine die.ALSTON ELLIS, Pres.M. F. PARRISH, Sec'y.ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION.GALESBURG, III., May 31, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :The first State reunion of the Phi Delta Thetas of Illinois, was called to order at9.30 A. M., in the parlors of Brown's Hotel, Galesburg, by the State President,Bro. W. R. Worrall. Bro. J. Y. Ewart, 111. Zeta, lead in prayer. Committeeswere then appointed by the President on Credentials, on Visiting Delegates, onReports to the Newspapers, on Permanent Organization, and to draft a constitution.Gratifying reports were received from all the chapters in the State. Aftersome very interesting remarks from Bros. Summers, Gamma Province President,Ewart, 111, Zeta, and G. W. Prince, Beta Alumni, regrets were read from severalAlumni members. On motion a committee was appointed to draw up a series ofresolutions thanking Bro. R. A, D. Willbanks, 111. Beta, as a partial recognition ofhis many good deeds and well wishes in behalf of the Fraternity. The order of

Illinois State Convention. 183business was brought before the convention by a committee appointed for thepurpose. Committees were appointed on time and place of holding next reunion,on new chapters, on deceased members, on special resolutions, on fraternal relations,and on lost archives. The last committee, consisting of Bros. Worrall andBrooks, of Alpha Alumni, and Pierson of Zeta, was appointed to act in conjunctionwith like committees from the different states, and the National committee.The report of the committee on constitution was accepted, and, after amendment,adopted. A resolution offered by Bro. Perry, Alpha Alumni, giving to visitingdelegates all the rights and privileges of official delegates, except that of voting,was adopted. On motion the executive council, consisting of the ist three Stateofficers, was empowered to tax the chapters per capita for the current expenses.By invitation the convention, on Friday morning. May 27, visited Knox College,and Lombard University. The convention during its session, by invitation, assistedZeta chapter in initiating a new member, Bro. John Baker. The report of thecommittee on a literary programme for the next reunion was adopted. By request,Bro. Perry, Alpha Alumni, gave several recitations, which served to amuse andedify the convention. On motion Bro. Foster very gracefully thanked Bro, Perryfor the entertainment he had given the association. The report of the committeeon deceased members was accepted and adopted. The following officers wereelected for the ensuing two years: Pres., Wm. R. Worrall, Chicago; / Vice Pres.,James Allen FuIIinwider, Heyworth ; 2 Vice Pres., Thomas H. Simmons, Bloomington;Sec, Wm. H. Chambers, Galesburg; Ass't Sec, M. W, Pinckney, MountMorris; Marshal, Lewis A. McDaniel, Decatur; Ass't Marshal, Ed. S. Carr,Galesburg. On motion the Epsilon chapter was instructed to appoint a committeeof four to act in conjunction with the executive council to make arrangements fornext reunion. On motion thanks were extended to Mrs. E. Junius Edwards, tothe citizens of Galesburg, and the resident chapters for the many favors receivedat their hands. A committee on incorporation was appointed with Bro. C. O.Perry, Chicago, as chairman. Bro. Worrall gave a very interesting history of theFraternity relating especially to the State work in Illinois,On motion the first Illinois State Convention of the Phi Delta Theta adjournedto meet in Bloomington the last Thursday and Friday in .May, 1883. .Much otherbusiness was transacted, but space forbids its mention. The following, however,were the official delegates:Gamma chapter, two delegates; Delta chapter, L. Swart, '82, J. Edwards, '82;Epsilon chapter, L. A. McDaniel, '84, L, H. Hadley, '84; Zeta chapter, M, W.Pinckney, '81, E. .A, Ray, '81, Ed. S. Carr, '82 ; Alpha Alumni, O, C, Foster, 111.Alpha, '62, Otis Jones, 111. Delta, '70, H. H, Ring, III. Delta, 70, F L. Brooks,Ind, Epsilon, '78, C. O. Perry, Ind. Eta, '69, E. T. Johnson, Ohio Zeta, 78 ; BetaAlumni, E. Junius Edwards, 111. Delta, '75, G. W, Prince, 111. Delta, '77, JohnKennedy, Zeta, '83. Ex-ofificio delegates, M, C. Summers, Province Pres.; W. R.Worrall, State Pres.; J. A. FuIIinwider, ist \'ice Pres.; W. H. Chambers, StaleSecretary. Very truly yours in the Bond, Wm. H. CHAMBERS,State Sec.The Kappa Kappa Gammas of Franklin, Indiana, celebrated their secondanniversary on the 19th of May. Thirty-five couples partook of their delightfulbanquet, including representatives from their sister chapters of the State. Threefourths of the gentlemen present were Phis, and the response to the toast of Welcomeand to Phi Delta Theta were answered by Phis.

184 From Gamma Province President.PROM GAMMA PROVINCE PRESIDENT.GALESBURG, III., May 30, 1881.To THE CHAPTERS OF GAMMA PROVINCE :We have now closed the year in which we began our existence as a Province,and it is fitting that we should reflect a little on what has been accomphshed.Every chapter has improved in condition, and can look back with pride on its partin the brief history of Gamma Province. But there is room for activity yet, plentyof it. I look forward to great prosperity next year, but all our steps must be wellconsidered, and each must do his part with promptness. Let each chapter try toclose this year's records in good shape, and count up the men who will return nextfall. Then let those men get together and carefully lay their plans to speedilystart the machinery when the next collegiate year opens.Next September I shall send to each chapter a long letter of greeting, and ofinstructions as to our work for next year ; besides a complete review of our historyand condition at that time.I wish to be in correspondence with each Reporter this summer, and all willplease notice that my future address will be 21—218 State St., Chicago. Any onewho wishes to communicate with me on any matter of fraternity interest will receiveprompt attention. I hope to do a great deal this summer that is out of theregular routine—to look after odds and ends, as it were. By the way, there issomething in this line that could be done by the chapter officers—working up theircatalogue lists, canvassing for the SCROLL, preparing histories, and in a generalway getting ready for a busy and prosperous year. The State officers will havesome duties to attend to also.But one chapter is delinquent in the Province, and I believe that will be paidup within a few days.The first State Convention in Gamma Province, that of Illinois, has been an undoubtedsuccess, in every respect. Next year the other states will all follow herexample.I must, in closing, congratulate all upon our past success and present prospects.Let us not relax our efforts in the least, but with "Upward and Onward" for ourmotto, continue to work steadily and hard, with our eyes constantly fixed on alarge delegation and a proud record to show at Richmond, as our goal.Hoping that all Phis will have a pleasant vacation, and return to their workrefreshed and strengthened, I now bid you a brief farewell, through the SCROLL.My letter correspondence will of course continue as busily as ever.In the Bond,MILO C. SUMMERS.A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER.ATHENS, O,, Jan. 11, 1881.M. F. TROXELL, Gettysburg, Pa.My Dear Brother Yours of the 8th just reached me, and the spiritmoves me to answer you "immejantly." No—I have never lectured.I have never worked myself up to such a cruel frame of mind as to inflictan audience with a lecture. But still I have often thought if I

A Characteristic Letter. 185could corner some fellow I didn't like very well, I would load him withchains and read him some production of mine. That is, provided Icould corner him, which I probably could accomplish if he was a smallman and had a bad cough, I would scorn to attempt such an outrageon a large, healthy individual, on account of my respect for his physicaldevelopment, and because of my extreme fanaticism on the subjectof self-preservation. But if somebody else would just corner, and getthe chains on him, and I could get in one page of manuscript, thenhe'd be fixed were he as "huge as high Olympus."Another obstacle in the way is, that I have never attained any greatnotoriety before the general public. As yet I have not fasted fortydays, nor had nine wives, nor gone up in a balloon and had the thing"bust" when up 1,000 feet, nor slid over Niagara to dodge my washwoman, nor walked across the crater of Vesuvius wrapped in the foldsof the star spangled banner, nor been sued for breach of promise, norblown at the gates of Jericho with a ram's horn; in short, and in fact,I have not done, attempted, or been guilty of any of those things whichare (apparently) so essential in giving a man popularity as a lecturer.Now, if a fellow could stand successfully on his own foundation, (inmy case No. lo's), and the public would generously accord him theiraudience and approval, without requiring him to be more than anordinary human being—that is, one who has always attended to hisown business, and been a plain every day fellow—-why then, keepingin mind the conditions herein before mentioned as aforesaid, theremight be some attraction in the platform.But enough on this. The family and I are reasonably well. Theboy still has the colic occasionally, and gives me the exquisite pleasureof traversing the floor at the dead hour of midnight in the garb of a(Thost, lullabying in unison, but not in harmony, with the deliciousstrains of his well-developed vocal organs. But he's a nice boy for allthat, and I think a great deal of him on account of my "respect for hisfather." I shall watch his coming years with paternal anxiety, andwith the hope that his budding powers may be well directed and applied; so that when he shall have attained the period of vigorous manhood,he may be "a lord to a lord, a man to a man; stuffed with honorablevirtues," and hedged about with all the elements of a highlyrefined nature and irreproachable character. These things will givehim happiness, honor, "troops of friends," a well-spent life, and agolden end.Thanking you for your kind words and manifestations of fraternalrerrard, and hoping that I may again hear from you, I am,"" ' Yours in the Bond, EMMETT TOMPKINS.

i86Editorial.mE4SGBeLcIi.^POBLISHF.DMO.VTHLT DURING THE COLLEGE TEAKSubscitption price $1.00 per annum.15 cents each,Extra copiesM. F. TROXELL, Editor and Manager,H. H. "WEBER, Assistant.W\ communications, to be published should bein the hands of theKditor not Jater tlian tiie tint day of Ihe month in which they shouldaiipc-ar.GETTYSBURG, PA., JUNE, 1881,The Year'sWork.The college year of 1880-81 is aboutto be assigned its place with those thathave gone before it, in the silent roomof the Past. Wliat has been done duringthe year that has been right cannotnow be perverted, the wrong canscarcely more be righted, the work ofthe year certainly cannot be undone.And what have we to say of Phi DeltaTheta ?In summing up the year's historywe say without hesitation that we arehighly gratified with the fraternity'sprogress and the present condition ofthe chapters. The fraternity has madeprogress not so much in the foundingof new chapters, though four charters,active and alumni, have been granted ;the greatest progress, and the most real,has been made in following the policythat we so strongly urged last year,viz., that this year should be spent inbuilding up and strengthening ourweak chapters. That this has beendone may be certified to by the heartymanner with which Phis sprang to thework at the very beginning of theyear, in September last; a little later.by the best convention in the fraternity'shistory, by the earnest supportof and interest in the SCROLL, by thecondition of our finances, by the hardwork of the S. G. C. and the ProvincePresidents, by tlie re-founding of chapterswell-nigh dead, by the state conventionsnow being held in differentquarters, by the regularity and promptnessof most of the Eeporters, and,lastly, by the number, and subject matter,of the reports themselves given inthis last issue of the SCROLL for thepresent scholastic year; all of whichmay be submitted as evidence of progressas real as we trust it will be lastingin good results to the fraternity.The policy of tlie convention hasbeen thus far well carried out. Letthere be no abatement of that earnestnessand zeal that has characterizedthe work of the present year. Let usmake good the foundation and thestructure must be firm.Brothers of '81!Perhaps a hundred and more of Phiswill this year cease to be active membersof their chapters, and will go outinto the busy world. To these wewant to say a word.Dear Brother of '81, as you stand atalma maters door, ready to go out fromyour institution and your chapter,what memories will you carry withyou that will gladden your heart in futureyears ? Will tlie dear old Bondbe forgotten ? Will the meetings andthe greetings in the chapter room havebeen of none effect toward the shapingof your course in life ? Will the associationsand influences of the fraternity,the rubbing of mind with mind,the union of heart with heart, thefaith between brother and brother, willthese be lost to you in years to come ?Can you say that Phi Delta Theta hasdone nothing for you during yourhome-life within her sacred walls 'iIf in reflecting upon these questionsyou are led to a conclusion that thefraternity has been a help to you, weshall be satisfied ; otherwise, not, forthen we know that the true idea andimport of our Bond has failed, fromyour manner of using it, to impress

you w ith our great aim. The relationsbetween you and your fraternity aremutual, and the influence and benefitsare designed to be retroactive. AsEmerson somewhere has it, and wewould here limit the meaning to ourown brotherhood,"Thou knowe?t not what argumentTViy life to thy brother's creed hath lent.All are needed by each one;Nothing is fair or good alone."Then, fraters of '81, remember thatthose you leave behind you will not beminus of your influence, nor will theyforget you ; and do not, in turn, forgetthem as you move about in the world,neither do you forget the value of theteachings of the fraternity whose nameyou bear.Expelled.The most solemn moment in thehistory of a chapter is tiiat when abrother stands before it for sentenceof expulsion to be pronounced. Hehas signed the same Bond with us, hasgrown into the chapter's life, hasshared our joys and sorrows, has beenin our counsels and plans. It is not alight thing to thus send forth forever,with no hope of being reinstated, amember of the fraternal household.Yet the solemn ceremony must sometimesbe performed. Justice reignswith love and mercy—tuust reign forthe well-being of the many, though afew should perish.We have been pained to notice anumber of expulsions during the presentyear, in different chapters. It isa sad chronicle, but it is our swornduty to keep unsullied the white ofour standard, as it is our duty also tobe true to the blue. These expulsionsmust have been part of that purifyingand strengthening policy which ourchapters have nobly been pursuing.Let them, while they come as sad experiences,also act as instruments ofpaution and warning in the selectionEditorial. 187of new characters to fill their places.Be sure of securing true, honest, manlymen, and expulsions will never benecessary.Good-bye to '80-'Sl.Till we meet again.Xext number October 5th, 1881.Our Eeporters and contributors willplease have all matter for next numberin our hands by September 21st next.Address the Editor during Summereither at Gettysburg, or at Xewville,Pa. ; the Asst. Editor at .31 PattersonAv., Baltimore, Md.hear from Phis.Always glad toTo the Reporters who have done sowell for us and borne so patiently withus during the year, we must now sayfarewell. We do it regretfully forthey have been, for the most part, apunctual and worthy corps of helpers.AVe commend their example to thosewho will succeed them.We desire the names of Reporters tobe sent us by each Reporter himself atthe very earliest moment possible inSeptember next. This applies to e-.ierychapter, whether the Reporter holdsover or not. With name, also reportnumber of active members, so that wemay know how many copies of SCROLLwill be needed. Be very prompt inthis matter.The Treasurer (wlio usually has aword for somebody you know) remindsus of the catalogue tax due Oct. 1st.The necessity for a new catalogue willbe apparent to anyone who will exam--ine casually the "78 book, called a catalogue.There ought to be no hesitationwith regard to the payment of thecatalogue fund.While on this financial jiaragraphwe will just give a gentle reminder as

188 Editorial.to when the SCROLL tax is due. It's ^ report iu the Sigma Chi for June,the 10th day of September, and don't fj-om their chapter at Oxford, Miss.,you forget it.puts j^ ^j^us sweetly : "The feeling ofMore gently still, in the softest of friendship between Sigma Chi and Phiwhispers, we want to tell each Brother j^^y^.^ tlieta is very warm. In collegeSenior, as he casts up his accounts, to politics they are always on the sameadd one dollar, to pay for his SCROLL side working for their mutual good,next year. This will cause him to en- Tj^jg chapter of Phi Delta Theta wasjoy commencement much more, and established only a year or two ago,will cheer us all up wonderfully. and in so short a time stands betterWe have not done much to improve than some established twenty yearsour Directory for some time, because ago. They are as intelligent and niceof reasons sufficiently known to those a !»* of boys as can be found anymostinterested. Several new chapters where. We would be glad to hear ofare ready to be placed in it, and we the same feeling existing betweentrust that all things will be so adjusted Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Thetaas that we may have it complete in our throughout the whole country." Andfirst issue of next year. Gamma Prov- why not ?ince has been the greatest sufferer in Phi Delta Theta has had an activethe matter, but then Gamma Province membership during the year '80-'81 ofcan afford a little suffering, having over five hundred,been so very healthy for some sixmonths or so.HERB AND THERE.Illinois has a wide-awake state sec-Our statistician has broken looseagain and finds that our Grecian territorycan boast two cities of Athens,also two Bloomingtons. We excel oldEngland in Universities, having two^'Oxfords to her one, while we haveIndiana Delta held its 21st anniver- j,iso two Trinities and three Wesleyansary. May 27th, in the Baptist church Universities. Our list of chaptersof Franklin. Four orations and mu- embraces two State Colleges and eightsic. Banquet afterwards. state Universities. A brief glanceBurlington and Xew England Phis through our Directory will discoverlook out 1 Bro. W. D. E. Scott, Pa. B., all these to the eyes of those interestedand a fellow Seminarian, will go on a in statistics of this sort,land and water journey to the White Tj^g (jamma boys at Mercer Univer-•Mountains this summer. They will gity, Georgia, have organized a literstopat Burlington en route. ary society called the "Theta JollyJust received from President of Club," which meets every two weeks.Gamma Province: "Iowa Alpha has generallyat the house of some one of thebeen revived, and the man who did it fairer sex. Its members are Phis andwas Bro. E. J. .Edwards, of Galesburg, their lady friends in the city of Macon,acting for me. Five of the best men The regular order of exercises consistsin Iowa Wesleyan were initiated, of select readings, speeches, music,making seven Phis there now. G. &c. The Gamma is by far the bestCowles is Reporter. Next year we fraternity at Mercer, the Phis havingwill start about even with Beta Theta received more honors than any otherPi, in members, but ahead in quality." fraternity in the same length of time.Congratulations all around !

ALPHA PROVINCE.Vermont Alplia.ST. JEA.V CHBYSOSTOM, P, Q ,May 24th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :We are prospering finely. As brothersin the Phi Delta Theta, we "loveone another" more and more, and thefriendships formed now will be lasting.Our prospects are very fine, and weexpect to be the strongest society inthe U. V. M. in one or two years. Asour success so far has been somewhatremarkable we mean to make the futuresomewhat more remarkable. Weare going to work for Phi Delta Theta,and make her proud of Vt. Alpha, andVt. Alpha will be proud of her.We are always glad to hear fromother chapters, and consider it a treatwhen the secretary reads letters frombrothers abroad. We would like tohave the other chapters find us morecorrespondents. It gives us new lifeto hear from them. Don't be afraidof us. In the Bond,REPORTER VT. ALPHA.Pennsylvania Beta.PENNSYLVANIACOLLEGE,Gettysburg, Pa., June 7th, 1881.DEAR BROS. :Although our chapter failed to berepresented in the last issue of tlieSCROLL, we have yet been wide awaketo tiie best interests of the fraternity.Since our last report we have passedthrough times of sunshine and rain.We have added another member toour li.st, Bro. Edward Hoshauer, anoble Phi, with a high class standingand weighing only 200 lbs.—a healthybaby. We celebrated our sixth anniversarylast month, on which occasionwe had the pleasure of having Bros. S.E. Smith, 3rd honor man of '70, nowof Macomb, Ills., with us. Bros.Trump, Rupp and Strock, correspondingmembers of our chapter, and Bros.Weaver and Kleinhenn of Pa. Epsilon,recently visited us. Glad to see them.Come soon again.With pain we communicate the expulsionfrom the fraternity of Mr.James Barclay Johnson. He was expelledfor wilful violation of the Bond.Chapter Correspondence. 189The chapters will take notice. Sincethis sore trial we have been workingharmoniouslv and successfully.Bro. C. ]\i, Eyster, '81, has taken3rd honor. Bro. Withers, the onlyother Phi in '81, would liave taken4th honor had he studied German,which is optional at onr institution.Our prospects for the future aregood. We look toward vacation witiipleasure, hoping to be thereby fittedfor better work for Phi Delta Thetanext year. For a brief space we mustnow^ say farewell. A happy summerto all Phis. In the Bond,REPORTER.Pennsylvania Gamma.WASHINGTON, PA., .May 28, IScl,DEAR SCROLL :Since our last report Penna. Gammahas cause for rejoicing.This term the Literary societies electcontestants for next Marcii's contest ;one society chose all Phis, McClellanfor Debate ; Grosser for Orator ; andHimes for Essay ; the other societyelected our President, Denman, fordebate. So next Marcli we expect tohave a Piii Contest and we now inviteour brothers to this literary feast.The other five fraternities did not justlike it, but we had the best men andthey were elected.Brothers McDowell and Barton getcommencement speeclies, being in tliehalf of the class which received liigliestgrades.Thursday evening our boys had exultantlooks, for three new men wereabout to become Phis under the newConstitution. Two are Freshmen, andare sons of the well known Rev. Irwin,the other is a member of class of "8.5,and we now call liim Bro. .strickler.After tlie ceremonies were over, weadjourned to a feast of good thingsprepared for us. A song or two andwe separated, joyous that our chapterwas strengtlieiied by three noble brotiiers.Our "haiiter was glad to see threeold Pliis shaking hands and encouragingus, Brownler, Laiigtitte and Anderson.We liope tliey will comeoften.Our boys will separate the last ofJune, and expect to re;issemble in thefall term, beginning August the 31st.Your Reporter lays down his pen

190 Chapter Correspondence.with regrets that the SCROLL will bemissed for a couple of months, andthat he must be separated from hisworthy brothers.Address for the Summer,Ohio.Jewett,Yours in the Bond,J. L. HiNES.Penna. Delta.MEADVILLE, PA., May 24th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :We again make our appearance onyour pages and perhaps for tlie lasttime, as far as the present Reporter isconcerned. Such a position in a chapterhas many pleasant features connectedwith it, of which only the incumbentknows, and it may not be outof place to express here the heartyappreciation of its bestowal. In lookingback over the life of our chapterduring the last year, we have justcause of pride and satisfaction in viewof its progress and development. Butonly during the present spring termhas Pa. Delta appeared most conspicuous.We look with pleasure at thesuccess of the boys in literary attainments,and know that the chaptermakes itself felt in college circles.Members from the chapter occupiedthe principal positions in the selectperformance of Philo Franklin LiterarySociety, viz. : Rose, Thayer andSouthworth being Orator, Essayist,and Declaimer, respectively. We canalso chronicle, with mucfi gratification,the honor which Bro. Comptonhas conferred on himself and no lesson the chapter in taking the substantialEssay prize of the above namedSociety. Xow of course, we do notwish to appear as boasters in suchmatters, but in writing these thingsthat have transpired, we only desireto inform the fraternity of our healthycondition.We know that it is always withgladness that the fraternity notices theentrance of a new member into ourgreat brotherhood, and we had thepleasure during the month of May ofushering in Bro, O, H, Powers, a manmuch sought by other fraternities andworthy in every respect of the honorconferred on him.We are loth to close our last reportof the year of the chapter's affairs, butwe know that we are leaving our Deltain a healthy, prosperous condition,and we trust that coming years willbe as prosperous as the one now closing.Yours in the Bond,J. A. VANCE.Pennsylvania Epsilon.DICKINSON COLLEGE, Oarli.'slePa,,EDITOR SCROLL : June 3rd, i88iPerhaps we owe to the SCROLL anapology for not furnishing a reportfrom our chapter for May. However,we can assure you that the delay wasfrom no lack of interest, but, for certainreasons, intentional. We wereinformed about that time that wewould be published among the delinquentchapters and, under the circumstances,we wished to wait until wecould give an explanation. The factsare these: We are back for a verysmall amount on dues. We have receivedno charter and, owing to thisfact, some members refused to pay;others expressed a preference not toagitate the matter and await the newcharters. Thus we have been driftingalong in this matter.In other respects, we have been moresuccessful, and have been putting forthevery effort to lead some new menfrom the gloomy paths of Barbarisminto those illuminated by the influenceof Phi Delta Theta. We have threepromising men iu tow. The other fraternitieshave contested the groundstubbornly with us, but our efforts arelikely to be crowned with success.We would not have yon believe thatour path has altogether been, or islikely to be, strewn with roses, yet webelieve that our young chapter, likethe young tree, will "root the fasterfor shaking."Two of our boys visited Gettysburgon decoration day and returned highlypleased with the reception they metwith at the hands of the Phis of thatplace. The Reporter was not so fortunateas to be one of the number, buthe infers from thir report that theywere treated just handsomely. Weshall all desire to go next time.In the Bond,J. MARVIN COLAW.BETA PROVINCE.Ohio Beta.DELAWARE, Ohio, May 9th, 1881.ED. SCROLL :There is not much to report fromthe Ohio Beta this time. A largenumber of new students came at the

eginning of the term, but very fewfraternity men were among them—none that we thought best to invite.Since our last report we have initiatedBro. G. W. Ozias, and by so doing we"left" about five other fraternitiesthat had expressed a de.sire to performthe same operation for him.Bro. Bonham has been elected editorof the College Transcript for nextyear, and we all feel confident that hewill honor the fraternity and himselfin tiuit responsible position.Brothers Woodinansee, Fulton andBrown were present at the reorganizationof the chapter at Wooster, andbrought us glowing reports of tentrue, worthy and enthusiastic men inthat chapter who, they were confident,would sustain the former high reputationof Phi Delta Theta at Wooster,and insure us a firm hold in one of theleading institutions of the state.In a game of base ball a few daysago, we overcame the Betas to thetune of 19 to 11, and are persuadedthat we can do a better thing nexttime.AVe have thirteen men, are in goodspirits, and have bright hopes for thefuture.With greetings to all, we are,Yours in the Bond,T. H. MCCONICA.Ohio Gamma.ATHENS, Ohio, June 6th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :In taking a retrospective view of theyear we can say with mingled feelingsof joy and pride that we have madeprogress, both in the accession of somevaluable material to our chapter andin the cultivation of feelings of broth­Chapter Correspondence. 191erly love and friendship. In taking aprospective view our feelings of joyand pride are mixed with the alloy ofsadness. Our small family will not allgather around the altar of fraternallove, next fall, when the Ides of Septemberhave come. Three of our numberwill be mis.sed, and their placeswhere they were wont to sit in ourhall will be silent and empty.Brothers Thos. A. Jones, Frank J.Sternberger and John F. Laird willgraduate this year. Bro. Jones willreceive the degree of A. B., Bro. Sternbergerand Bro. L. will receive the degreeof B. S.We extend the right hand of fellowshipand fidelity to all our Phi brothersin a hearty good-bye, wishing themall a pleasant vacation, and hoping thework we shall leave for them to doshall be done well and thereby aid thegrand and glorious cause of the noblebrotherhood.All communications should be sentto John Welch, Jr., Athens, Ohio.Yours in the Bond,J. F. LAIRD.Indiana Delta.FRANKLIN, InJ., June 1st. '81.EDITOR SCROLL :Two events are recorded in the historyof our chajiter since our last report.1. Bro. Elmer Israel was initiated.\pril llth. Bro. Israel, althouglia mere boy, is quite an accomplishedviolinist, and has led the city orchestraat prominent entertainments duringthe year. He is also a close student,and Prof. Hall says he will be the finestGreek scholar in his class. 2, Ourbanquet, May 27th, was a success andwe had a good time. By eight o'clockthe Baptist church was crowded withthe beauty and intelligence of the cityand our visitors. After invocation byRev. C. C, Edwards, pastor of theFirst M, E. Church of Madison, Ind.,and an alumnus of the Delta, fourorations were delivered by Bros, Kemp,Barker, White and the Reporter. Goodmusic was furnished at proper intervalsduring the exercises. At theirclose each Phi, assisted by a "fair one"(and some by two of them), wended hisway to the banquet hall, where thecravings of the material man were satisfied,and at the same time toastswere given on appropriate subjects byProf. Hall, Bro. Foster of the Ind.Beta alumni, and our own boys.Among the visitors were the P. G. C.with his new and accomplished wife,and Bro. J. C. Xorris with—well, Bro.Xorris, the ex-secretary of our Fraternity.Everybody seemed to have agood time, including Bro. Xorris.And now before we lay down theReporter's pen, we want to say thatthis has been a prosperous j^ear for theInd. Delta. Tlie signs of progress areabroad in our fraternity and we hailthem with delight, and with renewedvigor struggle on to do our duty asmanly Phis. We are prouder thanever before of the shield and dagger.To the SCROLL and all its readers wesay good-bye, and may you have a

19: Chapter Correspondence.happy vacation and return in the fall,each to his place, for greater andgrander work next year.Fraternally in the Bond,J. B. THOMAS.IndianaEpsilon.HANOYER, Ind., June 1st, 1881.EDITOR SCROLL :Our term and college j'ear closes onthe 16th, and the boys are beginningto think seriously of going home, ofmothers, sweethearts, and other associationsconnected with the home circle.We initiated another noble youth—L. V. Crauens—into the mysteriesof Grecian brotlierhood last Mondaynight, after wliieli we regaled ourselveson cake and ice cream, furnishedby the lady friends of Phi Delta Theta.Bro. H. C. Montgomery of '80, principalof Seymour (Ind.) High School,was present with us, and in a responseto the toast "Phi Delta Theta in thePast" he showed that his zeal for theorder has not abated : Once a Phi alwaysa Phi.In looking back over our history forthe past year we can surely congratulateourselves on our success ; we havesecured more men in proportion to thenumber with which we started outthan any opposing Frat,, and in qualitythey are the equals of any.Our boys are mostly those who havebut limited means, and our bills aresometimes slow in being paid ; howeverwe think we can get square thefirst term next year.My address during the summer willbe Creswell, Jefferson Co., Ind. Wishingall Phis a pleasant vacation, asalso the best of success in all things, Iremain, as always.Yours in the Bond,W. M. AMSDEN.GAMMA PROVINCE.Illinois Gamma.MONMOUTH, III., Juue 2d, '81.EDITOR SCROLL :After a silence of several years, occasionedby a bitter opposition to fraternitiesof our college, I write to letthe Phi Delta Theta world know that111. Gamma is still in the land of theit necessary for five of their number tograduate at Chicago University, insteadof serving as a warning onlymade Plii Delta Theta more prosperous.We have at present 13 men andprospects for more.For several years this chapter hadbut one member, but has grown to thepresent size in the past two years.We are running sub rosa, with achapter of "inseparable companions,"(a ladies' fraternity), under the samebush. Yours in the Bond,REPORTER III. GAMMA.X. B.—Anyone desiring to correspondwith me, not already knowingmy name, can obtain necessary informationfrom our Brother Editor.R.niinois Delta.GALESBURG, Hi., May 21st, '81.DEAR SCROLL :I have not much to report but willsend what I have. We are in themidst of the convention and our enthusiasmis boiling over. Our committeebadges attract much attention,especially from the envious DeltaTaus.Since our last report we have initiatedanother barb into the light ofGrecian culture, viz., Bro. Jay Edwards,from Knoxville, Maison Co.,Iowa. The Deltas tried hard to gethim but failed and were cross about it.We have another man promised fornext term. The Deltas are tryinghard to catch him but we have coveredhim pretty well with Phi ribbons.Yours in the Bond,L. SWART.Illinois Epsilon.BLOOMINGTON, HI., May 28th, 1881.EDITOR SCROLL :The delegates from this chapter tothe state convention held at Galesburg,May 26th and 27th, were Bros. L. A.McDaniel, L. H. Hadley and your Reporter.We were very agreeably surprisedin finding the arrangements socomplete and the Illinois Phis so enthusiastic.Galesburg is noted for itspretty ladies and our delegates havenothing to say in the way of detractionfrom that reputation, but have agreat deal to say towards augmentingthe attractive fame of the ladies wholiving. Opposition to fraternities, asis generally the case, has but acceleratedthe growth of "Greeks" in Monmouth.A war inaugurated againstattended our banquet.Phi Kappa Psi last year, which madeIn short, theconvention was a decided success, andI suppose the Secretary will inform

Chapteryou in detail as soon as he recoversfrom the effects of the banquet andhop.Epsilon now has 25 names upon herroll, and the boys are as harmoniousin regard to building up the chapteras the directors of a bank are in theiropinion that they run a bank for themoney that is in it.We expect to refit and furnish a hallby the opening of the next school year.We shall try to make our chapter thebanner one at the Richmond convention.With the best wishes for the successof all Phis, I am,Yours in the Bond,J. A. FULLINWIDER.Missouri Alpha.COLUMBIA, MO., May 28th, '81.DEAR SCROLL :Your appearance this (May) issuewas hailed with delight by the constituentsof Mo. Alpha. We havespiked two good and substantial boyssince my last report, and will try tobring them under the effulgent rays ofFhi Delta Theta before we take ourdeparture for our several homes. Someof our boys have gone already, and bythe 3rd of next month we will all dolikewise. Brown and Sloan led theirclasses in Latin and Greek, and Chemistry,respectively, and will take theprizes in those departments. I exceedinglyregret that I am compelled toannounce to the Phi world the factthat Mo. will have no reunion andconvention as was reported in lastnumber of SCROLL, but I can safelysay it was no fault of Mo. Alpha.Causes of failure I cannot expatiateon, but would refer you to Reporter ofMo. Beta. During vacation my addresswill be Clarksville, Pike Co.,Mo. Xext session of Mo. Universitybegins 2nd Monday in September, 1881.Wishing the Phi Delta Thetas in generala pleasant and prosperous vacationand many returns with the nextterm, I am fraternally,Yours in the Bond,JIM R. PHARR.Wisconsin Alpha.UNIV. OF WISCONSIN,JIadi?on, Wis,, June 1st, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :This is the last letter that you willreceive from me as Reporter of Wiscon-Correspondence.193.sin Alpha. After June •21st, addressall Wis. Alpha letters to Charles A.Foster, Madison, Wis."Our boys" may be found at the followingplaces in Wisconsin during thesummer vacation : '81: C. A. Foster,H. F. Mason and W. X. Merriam,Madison, Dan S. McArthur, La Crosse;'82 : O. J. Frost, Almond, Joe Hallam,Mineral Point, D. F. Simpson, Waupun,J. F. Tourtellotte, West Salem ;'83: H. H, Beaser, Ashland; '84:Clen. Dodge, Madison, John D. Dunwiddie,Monroe, John W. Blakey,ShuUsburg, Chas. M. Hall, Hudson,Bert. Park, Steven's Point.Our first move next term will be togo into a new and larger hall, and thenwe'll snap our fingers at the otherfrats., and work our way to be the acknowledged"top of the heap" andthere we'll stay.Trusting to see you at Richmond, Iam, as always,Yours in the Bond,DAN S. MCXVRTHUR.Michigan Beta.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,Lansing, Mich., May .SOth, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Our boys have just returned from avacation of a week, and feel fresh andstrong for the work of the coming term.Commencement will be Aug. 16. Fourmen will graduate from our chapter.The class of '81 is a strong one and weare well represented in it. Bro. Holmeshas the office of president, while Bro.Hubbert is class poet. The Phis marchright to the front in this college.We expect Bro. Bailey to return thisterm, and sincerely hope that his healthmay remain good so that he can completehis course.Our chapter was well entertainedand bountifully feasted on the eveningof May 7th, by the Union Literary Society.A good programme was presented,followed by a supper, speeches,&c. We are glad to cultivate the goodfeeling which exists between us, especiallyin so apiiropriate a manner.Before I lay down the pen as Reporterof Mich. B., I would like to requestthat if any brother in the Fraternityknows of any of our membersbeingin Detroit, he would inform meas soon as convenient.Yours in the Bond,J. M. HOLLINGSWORTH.

194 Chapter Correspondencr.DELTA PROVINCE.Virginia Beta.UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, June 1st, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :As this is the last issue of the session'80-'81, and as it is desirable thatall chapters should report at this time,we send this communication to try toconvey an idea as to how successfulPhi Delta Theta has been at the Universityof Virginia this session.Va. B, opened ttiis year with thelargest membership of any frat. here,and has maintained that standard duringthe entire session.Quite a number of onr members wereinitiated at other chapters, only fourbeing initiated here this session. Ourmembership is as follows :J. W. G. Blackstone. (Va. A.), Va.,G. D. Blakey, Va., H. AV. Bowers,Cal., Lyman Chalkley, (Va. D.), Va,,H, W. Davis, (Mo. B.), Mo., J. W.Fletcher, Va., B. S. Gaitskill, Ky., H,C. Gilbert, Tenn. A,). Ala,, Wm.Grahan, Va., V. M. Harris, Mo,, MalcomJackson, (Ind. E.), Ind., J. A.Lancaster, Va,, W. L. I>ewis, Ky., A.W. PattCLSoii, Va,, J. H. Pendleton,Va.. J. B. PoyntE, (Ky. A.), Ky,,Hugh Reid, (Ky. A.), Ky., GeorgeShanklin, Ky., Geo. B, Thomas, Ky.As we stated in last SCROLL we willget five and probably six degrees, agreater number than any other fraternitywill get. Two will take B. S.,two A. B., one A. M., and one M, D.We do not close until about July 4th.As we draw quite a large percentageof our membership from our southernchapters, we would like to say to themto be extremely careful in tlieir choiceof men, as one or two undesirable menfrom other chapters would do more towardsbreaking up the chapter herethan twenty good ones would do goodtowards building it up.With a kind farewell for a short seasonto all Phis, Va. Beta sends thelast report for the year '80-'81.In the Bond, REPORTER.Virginia Delta.900 W. FRANKLIN ST., Richmond, Va.,May 29th. 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Having failed to send my report lastmonth, I could write quite a long onethis time, but I will try to rememberthat "brevity is the soul of wit" asyou are anxious to have a letter fromeach chapter. We were very sorry forour chapter to be in the "delinquentlist" as it has never happened before,but we are now "O. K." with the T.G. C. We are very glad that BrotherReddig is working so earnestly on ourfinances, and hope he will meet withsubstantial responses.I am glad to be able to score twonew honors won by Delta boys. Bro.George Bryan bore off, over some dozencompetitors, "The Steele Medal,"awarded by the faculty to the bestreader in College. Brother Bryanwould almost certainly have gainedthe debater's medal in the PhilologianSociety, but for the desertion of theBetas. In the Mu Sigma Rho society,last Friday night, Bro. George B.Taylor, Jr., was awarded the best debater'smedal. We will also stand agood chance for another medal, asthree of our boys will try for it. Wehave four men who are applying fordegrees, and altogether this promisesto be the best year in the history ofour chapter, so far as honors are concerned.I am sorry to say that Bro. Savageis not studying medicine in Philadelphia,as stated in your last month's"personals," but is quite sick at hishome in this city.We expect to close the session witha banquet, at which we hope to havethe pleasure of seeing all our cityalumni and also the brothers of Va.Gamma. Our chapter ends the yearin a very prosperous condition, and Ithink our prospects for next year aregood. Our boys have begun alreadyto talk and think about the Conventionof '82, and next session will beginto work to make it a grand success.We want to have every Virginia Phipresent, but as all of our chapters inthis State are young, we hope the delegationsfrom other States will be verylarge. The summer months should beones, not of leisure, but of hard enthnsiasticwork, for every Phi; workin the way of letter writing and seekinggood men.In the Bond,REPORTER.Tennessee Alpha.VANDERBILT UNIYEESITY,Nashville, Tenn., May 1, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :I have been requested to furnish thereport of Tennessee Alpha for the last

Chapter Correspondence. 195number of the SCROLL for 1881. A founder's oratorical medal from oneyear ago my active membership with of the literary societies. He was presentedby his Phi admirers with ait ceased. Up to tiiat time it hadpassed through many trying seasons. huge basket bouquet made entirely ofThe faculty had often attempted to white and blue flowers. Bros. Fletcherput a glass bomb under it to blow it to and Jackson, who supported one sidepieces. But their efforts failed, and of the commencement moot court case,the chapter withstood it all. At the gained the decision against two outsiders.Bro. Rose was class speaker,commencement a year ago I predictedthat owing to the action of the trusteesthen the chapter would have a appointed to a •'t300 fellowship, andor Valedictorian, and besides, he wassafe, undisturbed existence thereafter. will next year be tutor of history andThe trustees decided that the faculty English literature. Bro. Maddin receivedB. s.; Bros. Rose and McMill,could not compel any one to declarewhether he belonged to a Fraternity M. A. ; and Bros. Jackson, Goodpasture,Sniedes and Flemming, B. L.or not, that they could not punish anyone for belonging to a Fraternity unlessthey had direct proof, and evenBro. Gardner delivered a masterly orationbefore the Alumni Associattoii.went so far as to say that the fact thatBro. Fletcher was elected Alumnia student's name was appended to anorator for next year, A Phi has filledtills position every year since the Associationwas organized, and it willarticle in a number of the SCROLL,which they accidently found, professingto give a report of a chapter here,no doubt always be filled by one. Imight mention that Bro. Howell wonwas not sufficient evidence to convictsecond prize in a bicycle race a fewhim. Under this decision it seemed days since.that the chapter had little to apprehend,and I am glad to say that it hasnot been at all disturbed. Althoughthe Phis are generally known as Phis,and it is bruited about that they runtilings in the University, not a wordhas been .said this year by tlie facultyabout Fraternities.Xow I will tell what the chapterhas done this year. It has met fortnightly,and part of the time weekly.It sent its delegate to the Convention.It is now square with the TreasurerG. C. It steadily increased in numbersuntil the active membership atthe close of the year reached about 30.Having no rivals, and having no troubleto procure any man wanted, it hassecured only the flower of the University.The only disagreeable thing thathappened during tiie whole year wasthe expulsion a short time since of T.A. Atchison of tiie Vanderbilt, andM. S. Roberts of the Xormal College.As distasteful as such action was itwill not affect, in the slightest, theprosperity of the cliapter.I mention imly a few of the honorsPhi boys won this year. .Vt the XormalCollege, Bro. Greiggs received theprize medal for oratory, and Bro.Wolfe the graduates' medal forscholarshii>. At the A'anderbilt, Bro.Patterson was first contestant for theFriday evening, May 27, was theoccasion toward which, during thewliole year, all members had eagerlylooked forward, namely, the sixth annualconimencciiient reunion and banquetof the chapter. We met at 10 P.M., after attending a lecture byBeecher, and we disbanded betweenone and two A. .M, There was anelaborate four paged iirogramnie oftoasts, tastefully printed in wliite andblue. Tiie ahiiiiiii members presentwere Bros. Gardner, '78, ot St. Louis,Mo, ; Dortch, '79, ot Somerville ; Ivie,'71». of Shelbvville ; Barrs, '79, of S;uiford,Fla. ; "West, '80, of Xashville ;Palmer, '80, of Xashville ; Hamilton,'78, (Mo. B.), of Xashville; and Gaskill,'72, (Ga. .v.), of Chattauoga, andone of tlie Ga. Phi pioneers. Bros.Bryant, '80, and Campbell, '80, bothof whom have been fellows or tutorsin the University the past year, werepresent also, and if they represent theopinion of the faculty about the chapterit is highly favorable. Bro. Gardnerwas master of cereinonies, butbefore the programme was commencedhe was presented by Bro. Dortch, inbehalf of the chapter, w-itli a goldheaded cane bearing the inscription,"Presented by Phi Delta Theta to P.W. Gardner, 1881." The toast speecheswere rendered in admirable style, and

196 Chapter Correspondence.at times the applause was tremendous.Bro. Hamilton's speech on Our PhiProgeny was loudly cheered. The enthusiasmof all reached a very highpitch when an impromptu toast wasproposed to the health of Miss BeatriceMcGuire, the best friend of thePhis among the ladies of Xashville,and of whom too much could not besaid in praise. Particularly fine wasBro. Fletcher's response to Farewell.While the beautifully chosen wordsfell from his lips the pathos of separationaffected the boys to sadness, whilethe encouragement for the future inspiredthem at the same time withnew resolves.The morning after the banquetabc*lit half of the chapter left forhome; the other half were at thedepot to see them off. Though outwardlyeveryone was lively, the partingbrought a pang to many a Phiheart. "Three cheers for the Phis !"yelled the brothers on tlie slowly movingtrain; "Hurrah for the Phis 1"responded those behind, who watchedand waved them out of sight. Such,Brothers of tlie Fraternity, is the recordof Tennessee Alpha for the year.The grand old chapter feels proud ofits past and hopeful of its future.In the Bond,W. B. P.EPSILON PROVINCE.South Carolina Alpha.WOFFORD COLLEGE,Spartansburg, S. C. May 31, '81.DEAR BROTHERS :We are now cramming for examinations,which are not far off.Since my last, Bros. Cannon andKing have left college on account ofbad health, and now "our band is fewbut tried and true."The Soph, exhibition took place onthe 27th, and our chapter was representedby Bros. Ellerbe and F. Pegues,who right nobly upheld our honor.During the past session our brothershave taken a decided stand in everyway in college, and I think that theycan congratulate themselves upon theirsuccess.I hope that our chapter will have aReporter next year, who will be morepunctual and attend to his duty .betterthan I have.Yours in the Bond,A. G. REMBERT.Georgia Alpha.UNIV. OP GEORFIA,Athens, Ga,, May 7th, 1881.DEAR PHIS :The dale of the First Georgia StateReunion and Decennial Celebration, isfixed for July 14th and 15th, 1881. Iguess you have already received an officialnotice of it.The Ga. Alpha has again been calledupon to perform the sad and unpleasantduty of expelling a member. Mr. J.P. Scales, initiated last October, wasexpelled from the Fraternity on lastWednesday afternoon at a call meetingof the Georgia Alpha. The Fraternitywill please take notice, especiallythe Georgia chapters. Justhere let me suggest that it is of thehighest importance to guard well andclosely our standard of initiation. Thelaws of our institution are very rigorouson the subject of cheating on examinations,and Mr. Scales was foundguilty of this offense, expelled fromhis class, and of course it would be inviolation of our Bond to retain him.Yours Fraternally in Bond,C. J. HOOD.Georgia Beta.EMORY COLLEGE,Oxford, Ga., May 29th. 1881,DEAR SCROLL :I have both good and bad news foryour columns this month, but the goodoutnumbers the bad. In my last communicationI mentioned the death ofour youngest and most beloved member; now we must chronicle an expulsion.Mr. J. B. Stewart, of the Freshmanclass, was duly expelled by ourchapter last week, after a short butfair trial, for violation of the Bond.Of course we must chronicle this. Thestandard of the Ga. Beta is high, andwhen our members will not come up toit, we do not believe in retaining themamong us as a lifelong disgrace to ourname.Our good news is the unusual healthand vigor of our chapter as well as oursuccess in the college and literary societies.We have taken in no newmembers, but are working hard in everyother interest of Phi Delta Theta.To show you that we are not dead Imay say that, although we are by nomeans rich, we have paid all our assessmentsand have made over $100worth of improvements in our hall thisyear. In this we have been greatly

aided by Prof. Mcintosh, to whom wedesire to return our siii'^erest thanks.Our organ is a great advantage to us.In the literary societies our men boreoff the palm for the best debates in therecent public contests, and Bro. Carneywas unanimously elected Anniversarianfor the Few Society for nextOctober. Bro. Morgan Callaway, Jr.,carried off second honor in the graduatingclass, over which we are particularlyelated as he had much opposition.On the 9th of June our chapter willhave an anniversary. Dr. Means haswritten us a poem expressly for thatoccasion; a talented Senior has preparedUS an address; our Historianhas also prepared something, and withplenty of refreshments we hope to havean enjoyable time. We cordially inviteall Phis to partake in this as wellas in our commencement banquet, tobe given 29th of June, and at whichour Phi girls, ever so loyal to us, willform a prominent feature.Yours in the Bond,K_C. MERRY.Georgia Gamma.MERCER UNIVERSITY,Macon. Ga,, .May 30th, 1881.DEAR BROTHERS :Again I will beg you to lend a brother'sear to the report of Ga. Gamma.The monotonous sea of college life hasbeen disturbed by but few ripples sincemy last monthly report, thereforeplease excuse the dullness of this one.We welcomed the arrival of the MaySCROLL only a few days since, andawait the last coining of this welcomevisitor, during this collegiate year.The only two Phis in the Seniorclass received speaker's places as wasexpected. Xo other honors have beendirectly won by our boys this month,except that Bro. Xunnally, the Anniversarianof the Phi Delta (literary)society, made a splendid speech to anappreciative audience on last Fridaynight.We expect to give a gold medal anda piece of music—Archery Galop—tothe best and second best lady archer,respectively. The prizes will be deliveredat the banquet and reunion withwhich we expect to celebrate our anniversary.The club that was organizedto oppose us had its last meetinga month ago while ours is still "booming."Chapter Correspondence. 197Last week we enjoyed the companyof Bro. Thos. S. Meek, a former memberof the Tenn. Alpha, who is nowtraveling for the Southwestern PublishingHouse, Xashville, Tenn. Hewas in our midst several days. Wealso expected a visit from Bro. Barrslast week, but were sadly dis-appointed—andso was a pretty young ladywho lives in Macon, her brother w-asat the depot to meet our brother. Xowour brothers of Epsilon Province canunderstand why we have more visitsfrom our Pres. than they. We are alwaysglad to welcome the advent ofany Phis among us.Our commencement -will be thefourth Wednesday in June, and thefall session begins the fourth Wednesdayin September. We all hope theJune SCROLL will reach us before weleave for our homes. The Reporter'shome is Fort Valley, Ga., where hewill be glad to hear from his brotherPhis, during the summer holidays.With this report I bid the SCROLLa long and affectionate farewell. If Ihave failed to discharge my duty as areporter, it is now too late to makeamends, for my term of oftice is almostout. I, therefore, ask that all errorsI may have committed may be forgotten,and wishing that my successormay better fill the responsible positionwhich I have so imperfectly filled forthe past year, will close this, my lastreport to the SCROLL, with sincerewishes for the future welfare of ourbeloved fraternity.With fraternal love for every Phi, Iam, in the Bond,JOHN P. Ross.Alabama Alpha.A. &, M. COLLEGE,Auburn, Ala., June 2d, '81.ED. SCROLL :Our reporter, Bro. Joe Callaway, beingheavily pressed with his final examinations,has requested me to writeup a report for Ala. Alpha.Relative to commencement honorswe outshine the Alpha Taus—"Blackfeet,"as we call them—and also the"Barbs." Last month Bro. Callawaystated how we stood in Senior andJunior classes, and it is reserved forme to tell how we rule things in theSophomore. In this class we havenine. Twelve speakers were appointedto declaim at commencement, and ofthis number I am proud to say six are

198 Chapter Correspondence.Phis, two are Alpha Taus and four"Barbs."The writer of "Too Progressive" in^Nlarch SCROLL, seems to know his business—weagree with him, every time."Hit the Mark" in same number wasgood—we agree tolerably well withhim. Our first aim in selecting a manis—well, its hard to say what the firstrequisite of a Phi is ; but he must bea social fellow, or not be a Phi, hemust have good sense, or not be.a Phi,he must be a gentleman—that is themain thing—or else no man can eversign the Bond. We have always managedto "spike" the right sort of men.We are all earnest and enthusiastic•workers for our noble order.Ccnvention is now engaging the attentionof our boys ; it's hard for ourladies' men to stay away from theirfair S. T. P.'s, but they will not forsakePhi Delta Theta for anything.S, T. P. is a ladies' fraternity—wish Icould tell you of it, but have now writtenmore than I intended.The address of Bro. J. Callaway isSnowdoun, Montgomery county, Alabama.Should any desire to correspondwith him during the summer hewill take pleasure in answering Phicommunications,—though he is lazyabout other things. Write to him,boys.Once more we tender to each andevery Phi a warm and hearty welcometo our Convention, which will assembleTliursday, June 30th, at 10 A. M.,and will adjourn Friday, July 1st, at6 P, M., closing with a grand ball andbanquet Friday night.Wishing you a happy vacation andhoping that next session our order mayaccomplish more—though this one hasbeen blessed with many victories—Isubscribe myself, with the kindest regardsof Alpha boys,Yours in the Bond,BENJ. F. ELMOKE.Mississippi Alpha.UNIT, OF MISS., May 26th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL:Since my last report our number hasbeen reduced to sixteen by the departureof Bros. Hill and Ganong, butthey will be with us again commencementand return to school next session.Bro. Simrall intends leaving ina few days, as soon as his law examinationis over. He seems ambitiousto be the first of his class to take partin a case, and astound some judge andjury with his eloquence.We celebrated our fourth anniversaryat our last meeting, and on thatoccasion were treated to an excellentspeech by Bro. Simrall.Don't you think something could bedone with our jeweler ? He has beennear seven weeks filling an order forme, and the badge hasn't arrived yet.I hear of complaints from elsewhereand from these judge that the gentlemenneed stirring up with a very sharpstick. I think our orders should befilled in a reasonable length of time.Some ot our Delta Gamma sistersfrom Ohio are here on a visit, andsome of the boys are considerably excitedin regard to the matter, and haveplanned a big "rush." I trust the fairones may be favorably impressed withour southern land and people.My address for tlie summer will beAmite City, Louisiana.With love to all Phis, I remain.Yours in the Bond,C. S. STEWART.Texas Alpha.TEHUACANA, Texas, May 26th, 1881.DEAR SCROLL :Texas Alpha is looking forward toher reunion with a great deal of interest.As the time draws nearer, we areconvinced more and more of the tactthat during commencement is no timefor a reunion of Phis. We are all students,or have been, and every oneknows how pressed for time we arejust before commencement. Xeverthelesswe are trying to do the best wecan.This will be our last report for thisterm. This leaves Texas Alpha ingood condition, out of debt, and witha good memberiship. How many cansay this ? We hope all delinquentchapters will strive to pay up. If weare to do anytliing let us do it promptly,otherwise we may fail.We cannot give anything in regardto our reunion at present, except thatseveral have said they would be onhand.Delta Gamma still flourishes andwill do much for the advancement ofPhidom. Long live the SCROLL andthe "Tie that binds our hearts together."Yours in the Bond,JOHN WILHELM PEARSON.

AMONG THE PHIS.Hon. Geo. A. Bicknell, Ind. Alpha,s been appointed a member of thelireme Court Commission, of Ind.Hon. R. R, Hitt, Indiana Alpha, isst Assistant Secretary of State.Judge D. D. Banta was invited todress the Alumni Association ofdiana University but declined.Hon. .Tohn C. Duncan, Ind. Gamma,,s of late been acting Judge of theiperior Court of Maison county, Ind.Bro. Amos W, Butler, our 1st Asst.c'y at the Convention, has had ofte an addition to his many honoraryiles and is now dubbed Father.Our genial Bro. Frank E. Hunters lately closed a successful term of3rk in the High Schools of Washingn,Indiana, of which Bro. Bob. Dunnis Principal.Bro. Ira McConnell, Ind. Beta, '7.3,Surveyor for Montgomery County,d.Bro. D. H. Ellison, Ind. Alpha, '78,ill no doubt in June be elected Supt.the Public Schools of Lawrencelunty, Ind.Bro. Tanner, Va, Delta, althou.gh aarried man, is still attending theeetings of the Delta as regularly ase active members.Bro. Fred. Jelliff, Ills. Delta, is welllown in Knox Co., 111., as one of theost popular teachers. He is in theigh School at Galesburg.Bro. R. C. Mitchell, Ind. Beta, '61,lits the Duluth (Minn.l Tribune.Bro. Jay Hastings, Ills. Delta, is aipular lawyer at Galesburg.Bro. H. R. Thompson, Ind. Beta,0, is Professor of Chemistry in WashCollege, and it is said he is theost able man in the facultv.Bro. Fred. C. Willson, Ills. Delta,rmerly principal of the Wyomingnrthside School, was recently mar-;d to an accomplished lady of Wyning.Bro. Conway R. Sands, Va. Delta,studying Law in Richmond, XA.Bro. L. L. Bristow, Va. Beta, isacticing Law at Cincinnati, Ohio.Bro. Sam. Rogers, Ind. .llpha, '78,^s purchased a half interest in one ofe largest dry goods stores in Bloomgton,Ind.Bro. F. J. Stanley, Ind. Beta, '73,preaching in Golden, Colorado.Bro. F. G. Strock, Penna. Beta, "S."),a student at St. Timothy's, St.Among the Phis. 199Thomas, Pa. He paid his chapter avisit lately and the Beta boys were allglad to see him.Bro. L. L. Todd, Ind Beta, '7.5. isdealing in Agricultural Implements inGalva, Ills.Bro. Geo. W. Stevens, Ala. Alpha,'80, is engaged in the Drug and Leatherbusiness at Rock Mills, Randolph Co.,Ind. Bro. S, took the Gold medal forthe best essay on Geology last June.Bro. A. Gwyn Foster. Ind. Alpha,'7K. recently paid his chapter a visit.Bro. Frank, J. .\nnis, Mich. Beta,'4.5, has resi.gned his Professorship ofChemistry in Colorado .AgriculturalCollege, and is studying law in theUniversity of Michigan.Bro. Langfitte, Penna. Gamma, Til.is reading law in Pittsburg, Pa. Heis a successful student.Bro. T. H. Ristine, lud. Beta, '(M,is a prominent lawyer of Crawfiirdsville,Ind. He was elected state Senatorlast fall.Bro. Wallace Palmer, Ind. Alpha,has secured a position as an instructorin the State Reform School of Indiana.Bro. R. E. Scott, Va. Delta, aftertwo years teaching, is attending theLaw lectures atRicliraond College, "\'a.Bro. Thos. R. Phister, XA. Beta, isstudying Law in his father's office inMaysville, Ky,Bro. A. A. Crane, Mich. Beta, '45,is partner in a Real Estate and Lawfirm at Gaylord, Mich.Bro. Brownler, Penna. Gamma, is arising physician of West Alexander,He is still an ardent Phi.Bro. H. L. Martin, Ala. Alpha, '80,after a study of seven months was lastMarch admitted to the bar from HenryCounty, Ala, He was the Honor manof his class.Bro. S. W. Bradfute, Ind. Alpha, isEditor of the Weekly Telephone. Heis succeeding well and expects to enlargehis paper to double its presentsize. Bro. B. has made quite a startin journalism, being the youngest editorin Indiana. Success to him.Bro. H. A. Kelley, Ohio E., '79, hasreturned to his home, Kelley's Island,O., after a year's work at Harvard.Xext year he will spend iu Europeantravel, and while we wish him bonvoyage we also hope that he will lethis many brothers on this side thewater hear from him through our columns.

200 Among the Greeks.AMONG THE GREEKS.Kappa Kappa Gamma (ladies) hasgone into Buchtel.The late astronomer. Prof. Watson,is claimed by both Beta Theta Pi andPsi LTpsilon.Beta Theta Pi sometime since enteredMadison Univ., by absorbing the"Adelphia."The Rutgers chapter of Beta ThetaPi has not been able to get a man thisyear.Kappa Kappa Gamma and KappaAlpha Theta a.-e both trying to enterX. W. University, Evanston, Ills.Delta Gamma will enter IndianaState U. next fall. Two Delta Gammaswill establish there and also atAsbury University.It is rumored that Phi Kappa Psiwill make a strong effort to establisha chapter at Butler University, Ind.Sigma Chi has still a lingering hopeof establishing a chapter at FranklinCollege, Ind.Kappa Kappa Gamma started achapter at Simcerian college last yearwith 18 members. Kappa Alpha Thetaalso founded a chapter there last Februarywith 6 members.The following has been clipped fromthe Bloomington Telephone -"Last Friday afternoon the inhabitantsof the Bee Hive building werealarmed by accumulating smoke,which, upon short examination, seemedto be issuing from the Sigma ChiHall. As there was no key to be had,and it was feared that soon the fieryflames would follow, a'man was dispatchedto the window, which was unceremoniouslysmashed, and the sacredabode of fraternal brotherhood wasthrown open to the unwashed, thewriter being one of them. The firewas—well it was smoke escaping froma flue in an adjoining room."Beta Theta Pi now has the Yale beein its bonnet.On May 18, at Masonic Temple,Xew York, 104 Alpha Delta Phis assistedin reinaugurating their Columbiachapter which suspended 40 yearsago.Phi Gamma Delta comes out at Williamswith 15 members who haverented a chapter house. This frat.contradicts the report that it has enteredWittenberg, saying that it refusedan application for charter fromthere.A route agent on the Penn. R. R.was recently arrested for robbing themail of a Chi Phi pin. What did hewant with it ?The Star and Crescent says that theitem in the Chi Phi Quarterly, that"Alpha Delta Phi is trying to get afooting in Ohio Wesleyan University,"is a very remarkable statement.Kappa Alpha Theta so amendedtheir constitution at their last conventionthat no Preps can be admitted asmembers. Beta Theta Pi ditto. PreparatoryDepartments will not beabolished, however.Delta Upsilon (anti secret) has enteredHarvard, and is trying to reviveits original chapter at Williams,founded in 1834, and suspended in1864, and to which Pres. Garfield belongs.Delta Phi has revived its Harvardchapter, established in 1845, and suspendedin 18-51, and is looking withlonging eyes toward U. of Pa. andJohns Hopkins.Phi Gamma Delta's Centre chapter,established in 1856, and suspended in1868, has been revived. The Alleghenychapter has handsomely fittedup a hall, with a badge of the Fraternity,15 feet long, as the ceiling centerpiece.The chapter at Ind. Asburyhas "collided" with the Beta ThetaPi chapter there, and there is "bloodon the moon." A Phi Gam is said tobe working at Wooster. The publicationof a song book is being consideredby the Fraternity.Delta Kappa Epsilon is suspected ofhaving entered Minn. U.My Latest and Best Song,"GATHERliVG FERNS.'HANDSOME LITHOGRAPH!FOUR PAGES OF MUSIC!TWO CHORUSES!BROTHER : When you look upon thepicture of the black-eyed damsel withwhom I "gathered ferns," you will wish,from the bottom of your heart, you hadbeen in my place. It will make yourmouth water. Send for it! Gaze at it!It will teach you how !All for 40 cents, with picture of the girlthrown in. P. W. SEARCH,Supt. Public Schools,WEST LIBERTY, OHIO.