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

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for November, 1953 69
M.G.C. Frank S. Wright, Moderator; Jack
E. Shepman, chapter organization; Sam P.
McKenzie, rushing; Roland Galvin, pledge
training; William H. Mitchell, public relations;
and Edward J. Walz, extracurricular
activities.
MORE SUCCESSFUL CHAPTER TECHNIQUES:
T.G.C. John H. Wilterding, Moderator;
Robert R. Downing, chapter finances;
Donald M. DuShane, scholarship; Dr. Clem
E. Bininger, spiritual values, and Hayward
S. Biggers, Ritual.
This last panel brought the conference
to an impressive close Saturday noon as the
officers passed the grip from one to another
around the room to the accompaniment of
Phi songs.
Scholarship Session
In addition to the regularly scheduled
panels listed above, an impromptu session
was called by the province presidents for
Friday night, at which time they discussed
for several hours a possible change in
$A0's constitutional membership clause.
At the same time the General Council was
meeting with Scholarship Commissioner
Qon DuShane, who presented a full and
detailed report on the Fraternity's scholarship
standing. Brother DuShane was given
the 100 per cent co-operation of the General
Council and in all cases his recommendations—restrictive
or curative—were ordered
in force immediately. During this session
eight province presidents were called in at
various times to join in the discussion of
chapters low in scholarship, and in many
instances they were given specific instructions
on how to proceed to bring about
improyement in given situations.
While it might seem from the foregoing
that business was the order of the day—
and night—the conference had its entertaining
moments also. None in attendance
will soon forget the delightful social hour,
held Thursday evening at Shadowy Hills,
the lovely home of Paul and Mary Beam.
This party preceded the conference banquet
at Whitelaw Reid Hall, an affair which all
enjoyed thoroughly. Dr. Paul R. Hawley
was in rare form as toastmaster and the
speaker of the evening was Dr. John D.
Millett, DePauw '33, new president of
Miami University.
Brother Millett gave an interesting and
inspiring speech on the responsibilities of a
college president toward fraternities, in
which he made patently clear his great
understanding of this highly important
phase of college and university life. He is
for fraternities and believes in them as a
great social force in group living. He does
not believe in a controlled membership for
fraternities. "There is no more reason to
THE BANQUET
View of banquet, one of high lights of the Officers' Conference, looking toward speakers' table.