1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAFebruary, 1931other schools, as trustees, and so itscarcely can be expected that thesenine schools, which in reality havebeen producing Phi graduates fortwelve years or less, would have manyPhis on their boards. Of the remainingones, probably two dozen are taxsupportedinstitutions which quite generallyhave much smaller boards thanthe private colleges. So much for theforty-one Phi-less boards. It is to beanticipated that in time those collegesand universities with young 4 A ©chapters will undoubtedly draw upontheir alumni for similar services.Of the fifty-six institutions in whichmembers of the fraternity were at thetime of the survey serving on theboards, the number ran from one—on each of twenty-three boards—toeleven each on the boards of Vanderbiltand Sewanee. All honor to theState of Tennessee!Were there to be an "honor roll"of those institutions which have calledsix or more Phis to such service, itwould be composed as follows: Hanover,7; Iowa Wesleyan, 6; Ohio Wesleyan,9; Lafayette, 6; Allegheny, 9;Vanderbih, 11; Sewanee, 11; Southwestern,6. The State of Pennsylvaniahas twenty-six Phi trustees distributedamong eight schools; Indianaclaims twenty-four trustees on sixboards; Tennessee has placed twentytwotrustees on its two boards; andOhio has honored seventeen Phis withmembership on five boards.Incomplete evidence indicated thatin numerous cases members of the fraternityare serving as presidents oftheir boards. For instance, at a recentdate, of the six Indiana college boardshaving Phi members four were headedby Phi board presidents. There aremany records of long service in office,although complete data could not beobtained on that point. For instanceagain, the five Phis now on the Franklinboard of trustees have a combinedtotal service of eighty-nine years; theseven Phis on the Hanover board havea total service of 122 years. If there[340]are better records they are omittedthrough ignorance of them.The complete list of Phi trustees insofaras they could be ascertained, isas follows:Alabama: Daniel Pratt, '85; RobertE. Steiner, Jr., '06.Alabama Polytechnic: John J. Flowers,'00.California: Gov. C. C. Young, '92;George I. Cochran, California (at LosAngeles), '86; Edward A. Dickson,California (at Los Angeles), '01.California (at Los Angeles) : sameas above.Georgia: Marcus P. McWhorter,'09.Emory: Lorenzo N. Dantzler, Mississippi,'85; Lee W. Branch, '91;Norman C. Miller, '93; Isaac C. Jenkins,'96; Harry Y. McCord, Jr., '09.Mercer: Hugh M. Willet, '78; EdwinS. Davis, '93; Frank S. Burney,'98; Abraham B. Conger, '11; WalterP. Binns, '18.Georgia Tech: Gilbert M. Stout, '07.Chicago: Ernest E. Quantrell, '05.Knox: Charles C. George, '85;Thomas H. Blodgett, '90; Fred Ewing,'03; Kellogg D. McClelland, '05.Lombard: L. Ward Brigham, '86;Harry A. Blount, '92.Illinois : George A. Barr, '93; MerleJ. Trees, '04.Indiana: James W. Fesler, Franklin-Indiana,'87.Wabash: Theodore H. Ristine, '65;Samuel C. Stimson, '70; Russell T.Byers, '98; Will H. Hays, '00; FrankG Davidson, '14.Butler: Hilton U. Brown, '80; ClarenceLaR. Goodwin, Butler-Indiana,'82; Hugh T. Miller, '88.Franklin: Henry Eitel, '74; GraftonJohnson, '87; Arthur A. Alexander,'90; Elba Branigan, '92; Rev. FrederickG Kenney, '99.Hanover: James E. Taggart, '79;Amos W. Butler, Hanover-Indiana,'81; Jasper W. LaGrange, '86; CharlesS. Dibler, '95; Michael E. Garber, '00;Donald DuShane, '06; Rev. Jean S.Milner, George Tech-Purdue, '15.