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

THE SCROLL 229another evidence of the characteristic attitude of the whole convention.This was the closing social event of the convention and everyonewent home, commenting upon the good time had.ROBERT J. HAMP, Butler, '14.ONE OF MANY CONVENTION "BUNCHES"One of the ends which our national conventions promote is thedevelopment of a friendly spirit betwieen Phis from all parts of thecountry and no convention did more along this line than that at Chi-Uiil)er row—Wadden, South Dakota; Manier, Vanderbilt; Haas, Lafayette; Green,Texas; Bailey, Oregon; Klimenhagen, Minnesota.Lower row—Hall, Vanderbilt; Wilson, Pennsylvania State; Holland, Dickinson;Johnston, Purdue.cago. Coming in, as we did, alone and without friends in Chicago,we found ourselves being naturally drawn into new and happy comradeships.To Brothers Hall of Vanderbilt and Wilson of Pennsylvania Statebelongs the credit of bringing our particular crowd of men together.They were the captains; we the privates. The fellows were recruitedfrom every section of the country, from Oregon in the West to Pennsylvaniain the East, and, although the membership varied from timeto time, our numbers and popularity grew with every day of theconvention.When the regular business ended, our work began, and we filled theintervals with song, story, and fellowship. In our midst, we hadsuch clever reconteurs as Wilson and Johnston, such delightful