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

270 THE SCROLL—Palladium Supplement—January, 1954
to select a committee of his own choosing to work
with him:
a. In the gathering, collating, and assembling of
the material for the re-writing job,
b. For the preparation of the manuscript (the
literary effort), and
c. The submission of the completed effort to the
1956 General Convention, it being Brother
Housser's further conviction that the monumental
job involved could not possibly be
completed before that time.
In concluding this important agendum. Brother
Housser announced that he would request of Secretary
Beam that a general letter which he (Housser)
was presently drafting be multigraphed and transmitted
promptly to all active chapters, alumni clubs
and General Officers asking for suggestions with respect
to revising and re-writing the Constitution
and General Statutes.
42. The Executive Secretary submitted a schedule
of suggested General Headquarters chapter visitations
for the first semester of the 1953-54 collegiate
year which schedule was approved by unanimous
• action of the General Council.
43. Upon motion of Gardner, seconded by Wilterding,
a set of written recommendations with
respect to chapter visitations as prepared by Brother
Gardner was unanimously approved by the General
Council.
44. It was moved by Wright, seconded by Wilterding
and passed unanimously that the Editor of
THE SCROLL be instructed to make use of any and
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undergraduates, except that of utmost secrecy,
which, in accordance with long established law and
policy of the Fraternity, will continue to be published
in The Palladium.
The President declared the meeting recessed at
5:45 P.M. on Tuesday, August 25 upon motion duly
made and seconded, after which the meeting reconvened
at 8:15 P.M., the General Council constituting
itself the Board of Trustees to transact such
legal matters as were before the Fraternity at this
time.
45. The petition for the re-instatement of Edward
Alexander, who was expelled by Kentucky Alpha-
Delta in 1927, was heard, and after having observed
that all necessary documentation in connection with
this case was in the hands of the Executive Secretary
and in good order, the Board of Trustees approved
the re-instatement of the petitioner, one
member of the Board not voting.
46. The Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed
the dismissal from North Carolina Gamma of David
Porterfield Adams, Jr., Bond #330, under the terms
of Section 179, Title VII of the General Statutes.
47. The Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed
the dismissal from North Carolina Gamma of
George Emmet Nickels, II. Bond #339, under the
terms of Section ' 179, Title VII of the General
Statutes.
48. The Board of Trustees unanimously confirmed
the dismissal from North Carolina Gamma of Fred
Herbert Sides, Jr., Bond #120, under the terms of
Section 179. Title VII of the General Statutes.
49. The Board of Trustees unanimously rejected
the petition of Pennsylvania Epsilon for the reinstatement
of Samuel Gilkeson, Bond #602.
50. The Board of Trustees, upon observing that
all necessary documentation was in the hands of the
Executive Secretary and in good order, unanimously
granted special dispensation to 'Wisconsin Beta for
the initiation of Robert Olen, a former member of
Theta Phi, the local fraternity which preceded
re-establishment of * A 9 at Lawrence College.
There being no further business to be transacted
by the Board of Trustees, the meeting was declared
adjourned at 9:45 P.M. on Tuesday, August 25.
The meeting of the General Council re-convened
at 9:15 A.M. on Wednesday, August 26, with all members
in attendance.
51. The first order of business was a continuation
of the discussion with respect to the visitation
recommendations and techniques presented by
Brother Gardner and previously adopted by the
General Council. Many helpful suggestions were
offered the Executive Secretary by the General
Council including plans for more flexibility in the
visitation schedules. It was unanimously agreed,
however, that, in the last analysis, it should remain
the prerogative of the Executive Secretary to
make the decision as to which active chapters should
be visited, at what time, and by what members of
the General Headquarters staff.
The meeting was then recessed at 12:23 P.M. to
re-convene at 2:00 P.M.
52. The Executive Secretary was requested to read
the report of the Scholarship Commissioner, Donald
M. DuShane, in order that some preliminary thinking
and discussion might be possible in advance of
the time that Brother DuShane would be present for
a personal presentation of his report and his recommendations.
In deference to the Scholarship Commissioner,
however, definite actions with respect to
his recommendations were postponed until his
arrival.
In view of the gravity of the scholastic situation
among certain chapters, the General Council unanimously
agreed, upon motion of Wright, seconded
by Wilterding, that the General Council be called
back into special session at a time during the General
Officers Conference which would be mutually
convenient to the General Council, to the Scholarship
Commissioner, and to the various Province
Presidents who had chapters directly concerned.
53. The Survey Commission, having met in the
Library and General Headquarters Building
throughout the day, and having completed its
agenda, was asked to sit with the General Council
for the purpose of being notified of the intention of
the General Council to file petitions for the revocation
of the charters of Massachusetts Alpha and Massachusetts
Beta.
Brother Housser, P.P.G.C, asked for the floor to
explain to the Survey Commission procedural matters
with respect to Section 22 under Article VI of the
Constitution.
The Survey Commission was then excused from
the meeting at 4:45 P.M. in order that the General
Council might proceed with its regular agenda.
54. It was moved by Wright, duly seconded, and
passed unanimously, that since it appears to be the