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

70 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for November, 1953
New Province President
JOHN M. GRUBB, California '51
A tireless worker for California Alpha as an undergraduate.
Brother Grubb, new president of Omicron
Province North, held practically every chapter office,
including that of president as a Senior. During this
last year he also served as vice-president of the
California I.F.C. and as delegate to the Undergraduate
section of the N.l.C. in New York.'His major
was Real Estate and he now operates his own office
in Oakland.
socialize fraternities than to socialize medicine,"
he said. All left the banquet hall
knowing that fraternities which follow, their
objectives and ideals will prosper at Miami
under Brother Millett's administration.
As indicated earlier, the General Council
had been in session for three full days prior
to the opening of the officers' conference.
This group composed of Brothers Ward,
Wilterding, Herrick, Wright, and Gardner,
disposed of an enormous agenda of 66
items. Complete minutes of these meetings
will appear iri the Palladium Supplement to
thfe January SCROLL, but a few of the interesting
actions may be summarized bdefly:
General Council Actions
Took drastic action against chapters
habitually "below the line" in scholarship.
including the imposing of social probation
on the worst offenders. . . . Again named
the L. G. Balfour Company sole official
jeweler to the Fraternity on presentation of
a contract containing no price changes over
last year. . . . Voted to purchase from
Ihling Bros., official outfitters to * A ©, one
complete set of paraphernalia which will
be held in storage and from which replace-'
ments and new orders from the chapters
can be met more speedily Put into
motion machinery which, it is hdped, will
lead to the establishment of a "Lou Gehrig
Award" in baseball, as suggested by Chads
O. Skinner, Ohio Wesleyan '27. ... Instructed
the Executive Secretary to deal
with chapter delinquencies in accordance
with Section 103 under Title V of the General
Statutes, which makes the offending
chapters subject to such discipline as the
General Council may determine, including
the levying of fines. . . . Emphasized that
the General Council will insist on a rigid
interpretation of the Code with respect to
the ^Uegal pledge training, particularly use
of the paddle. The Code states that "No
chapter of $ A © shall indulge in any physical
abuse or undignified treatment of its
pledges or members." . . . Made it clear that
any chapters permitting their members to
join outlaw fraternities such as 0 N E or
K B $ are in direct violation of the Constitution
and are subject to suspension for
whatever period of time may be necessary to
correct the situation.
In addition to these and dozens of other
items, the Council devoted many, many
hours to careful and studied consideration
of the Williams and Amherst cases.
In attendance at the conference were five
newly appointed officers of