1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 103Letters from chapters in the May SCROLL show that Fo'unders' Day wascelebrated by the following chapters:Kansas Alpha . . . Pennsylvania DeltaNebraska Alpha . . . Pennsylvania ThetaNorth Carolina BetaVirginia GammaPennsylvania BetaWisconsin AlphaChapter letters and alumni club,letters show that the day was celebrated bya chapter "and an ^limini club at each of'the following places:Colorado Alpha and DenverMaine Alpha and WatervilleGeorgia Delta and AtlantaMissouri Gamma and St, LouisIdaho Alpha and MoscowNew York Delta and New YorkIllinois Alpha and Beta and Chicago Ohio Gamma and AthensIllinois Delta and Zeta and Galesburg Ohio Eta and ClevelandIndiana Gamma and Indianapolis Ohio Theta and CincinnatiIowa Alpha and Mt. PleasantPennsylvania Gamma and PittsburghKentucky Epsilon and Lexington Tennessee Alpha and NashvilleLouisiana Alpha and New Orleans Washington Alpha and SeattleLetters from-alumni clubs show that the day was celebrated by the followingalumni clubs:BirminghamPortlandLos AngelesSt. JosephDes MoinesWashingtonOmahaIt appears that, so far as reported, the day was observed by 26 chaptersand 25 alumni clubs. Doubtless the day was observed by other chapters, butmention of it was overlooked by reporters who wrote chapter letters a monthor more after Founders' Day, It is probable also that some celebrations byalumni clubs were not reported. We hope that Alumni Day on October 15 willbe widely observed by chapters and clubs.Some time ago burglars entered the residence of Theodore J, Hewitt, Nebraska,'03, of Portland, Ore,, and among other articles taken was his fraternitybadge, a medium sized pin, sword attached, set with opals and a chipdiamond and inscribed on the back, "T. j. Hewitt, U. of N, 1903." At the sametime his Phi Delta Phi badge was also taken. If any one should find any traceof either of his badges. Brother Hewitt will be greatly obliged to the finder ifhe would write to him about it.Since the publication of an article concerning Knox College in the May,1912 SCROLL IJ has been called to our attention that Columbia University conferredthe degree of LL. D. upon Abraham Lincoln in 1861. The article stated:"No other college can claim equal distinction," and as between the two institutions,we would state that the only comparison in distinction meant was ofpriority in time..* * * * *Emory has a unique society, called D. V. S., so secret that its members arenot allowed to speak its name. It is composed 0/ seven members in eachsenior class, chosen in recognition of their having distinguished themselvesin classroom work, in the literary societies, in intercollegiate debating, oncollege publications or on athletic teams. D. V. S. was founded in 1902, andhas had 84 members in the classes from 1902 to 1913 inclusive. Fourteen, oran average of more than one a-year, are Phis, n^nely: G. A. Myers, '02, Allanta;T. J. Armistead, '03, Atlanta; T. B. Cavanaugh, '03, Savannah; C. H.Richardson, Jr., '04, Macon; O. E. Rayne, '05, Seattle, Wash.; F, W. Cox,'06, Amarillo, Texas; E, E. King, '06, Nashville, Tenn.; K. H. McGregor, '07,Americus; R, M. Arnold, '08, New York, N. Y.; W. C. Smith, '08, Dawson;C. T. Stovall, '08, Vienna; G. W. Wight, '10, Cairo; J. F. Benton, '11, Monticello;H. J. Pearce, Jr., '13, Gainesville.