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

THE SCROLL 1251852THE SHIELD BADGETo the left is a woodcut of a badee which was made in 1849, which was owned byFounder Ardivan W. Rodgers. Ohio Alpha, '51, and which now belongs to his nephew,Charles S. Rogers, Iowa Alpha, *9\.In the middle is a woodcut of a badge which was made in 1852 and which belongsto Rev. E. P. Shields, D.D., Ohio Alpha, *54.To the right is a zinc etching facsimile of a woodcut on the cover of the first editionof the Catalogue, which was engpraved under the direction of the editor. FounderRobert Morrison, Ohio Alpha, '51, from a badge sent to him by Indiana Alpha in 1860.On November 23, 1911, Brother Rogers sent me a large photographof the badge, and below it on the same card he had carefullytraced the outline of the shield, giving its exact size. The half tonewhich appears herewith was made from the photograph and is ofthe same size as the photograph.THE SHIELD AND SWORD BADGETo the left is a woodcut of the first badge ever made with a sword attached to theshield. It was presented to General John C. Black, Indiana Beta, '62, at the time ofthe formal installation of the Chicago chapter, on January 11, 1866.In the middle and to the right are woodcut facsimiles of woodcuts of badges inthe price list of L. G, Burgess Son & Company, fraternity jewelers, Albany, N. Y.,issued in 1880, which price list designated one badge as "large" and the other as"small."From the photograph was also made a wood cut but it was madethe actual size of the badge, The wood cut appears herewith togetherwith wood cuts of five later-made badges, reproduced from the History.These six wood cuts will also appear in the Manual.WALTER B. PALMER.