1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

268 THE SCROLL—Palladium Supplement—January, 1954
structed not to editorialize or propagandize, but simply
to state the case with complete objectivity.
At this juncture, the meeting was recessed at
5:45 P.M., Monday, August 24, to re-convene at
8:10 P.M. with all brothers previously reported in
attendance, joined by Brother John J. Tigert,
P.P.G.C, Chairman of the Survey Commission, and
Brother Levering Tyson, member of the Survey
Commission.
22. The first order of business for the evening
session was a report by the Editor of the Fraternity
Magazines, Hayward S. Biggers. It was noted in
Brother Biggers' report that the year 1953 marks the
50th year of continuous publication by the George
Banta Publishing Company x>f THE SCROLL and
Palladium of A 9, in recognition of which it was
moved by 'Wright, seconded by Herrick and unanimously
approved, that there be spread across the
minutes of this meeting official cognizance of the
long,, faithful and uninterrupted services of the
Banta Publishing Company to «I>A9.
23. It having come to the attention of the Executive
Secretary that Kansas Beta had illegally, if unwittingly,
initiated one of its Phikeias who had not
qualified scholastically for such initiation, and that
such illegal initiation was due to a misrepresentation
of the situation to Kansas Beta involving the
transmittal of a fraudulent telegram, it was moved
by Wright, seconded by Gardner and passed unanimously
that Secretary Beam be instructed to probe
into the matter as promptly and fully as possible
and report his findings to the General Council
within a period of 60 days.
The President of the General Council heard a
motion for adjournment, which was duly seconded
and passed unanimously, with the result that the
meeting adjourned at 10:12 P.M. to be re-convened
at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 25 with all brothers
entitled to remain answering the roll call.
24. The Executive Secretary presented for the inspection
of the General Council his agreement with
the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, for
the 50th (1954) General Convention to be held on
the days of September i, 2, 3, 4, 1954. The General
Council was unanimous in its approval of the agreement
which had been entered into with the hotel.
25. Consideration was given to the first rough
draft of a Convention program prepared by Beam
following which many helpful suggestions were
offered by the General Council for the improvement
and "streamlining" of the program.
26. The Executive Secretary, the Alumni Secretary
and the Editor of the Magazines were directed to
collaborate in the preparation of advance publicity
for the convention.
27. The General Council heard a letter from
H. L. Stuart, President of Gamma Province, recommending
the removal of the probation which had
previously been imposed upon Pennsylvania Epsilon.
It was moved by Herrick, seconded by Wilterding,
and passed unanimously, that probation should be
removed effective September 1, 1953. It was further
ordered that the Executive Secretary transmit a
letter to Brother Stuart officially announcing the
removal of probation and making it clear that this
action has been taken on his cognizance and that
he should continue to carefully supervise the activities
of this chapter.
28. The members of .the General Headquarters
Secretarial staff presented a detailed "State of the
Chapters" report drawn up as of August 20, 1953.
This report was well received by the General Council
and resulted in a substantial amount of careful
probing into the weakness of certain chapters in
all important functions of chapter life including
scholarship, finances, etc. In expressing a desire to
be as personally helpful as possible in correcting
some of the unsatisfactory situations revealed in the
"State of the Chapters" report, the General Council
requested the Executive Secretary to classify certain
of these chapters according to the geographical regions
in which they are located and refer them to
the members of the General Council according to the
geographical location of the latter for whatever
personal attention these brothers may be able to
give.
29. The General Council reviewed the list of
chapter delinquencies prepared by the General
Headquarters Secretarial staff as of August 22, 1953.
After granting leniency in certain cases where letters
of explanation have been transmitted to General
Headquarters, the General Council directed that
the Executive Secretary proceed to dispose of all
other delinquencies as his judgment may dictate, invoking
wherever necessary. Section 103 under Title
V of the General Statutes wherein it states:
"Each chapter shall, through its proper officers,
make and forward promptly to the General
Officer requesting it, all reports, remittances . . .
and answer all inquiries by return mail. Failure
to do so within five days after receipt shall subject
an offending chapter to such discipline as
the General Council may determine, including
such fines as the General Council may see fit to
levy."
30. There then came the submission of petitions
for the revocation of the charters of Massachusetts
Alpha and Massachusetts Beta as drafted by the
members of the General Council, with the advice of
Brothers Housser and Tallman, following which the
petitions were accepted by unanimous consent and
the signatures of the members of the General Council
affixed thereto in official recognition of their
validity.
At this point in the proceedings, the meeting was
recessed at 12:25 P.M. on Tuesday, August 25, to reconvene
at 2:15 P.M. the same day.
31. Upon hearing certain disconcerting reports
concerning the failure of Maryland Alpha to conscientiously
carry out the terms of the constructive
operating program which had been installed by the
Executive Secretary and the President of Delta Province
in the Spring of 1952, it was pioved by Wright,
seconded by Wilterding and passed unanimously
that Maryland Alpha be placed on probation forthwith
and that the chapter be so notified by the Executive
Secretary. It was further ordered that the
members of the General Headquarters Secretarial
staff, in collaboration with the President of Delta
Province, renew their efforts to re-enforce the constructive
operating program during Maryland