1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

78 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for NOVEMBER, 1964HARD WORKING COMMITTEE On Constitution and General Statutes shown in one of many sessions. From left,clockwise: George W. Sugden, Mankato Alumni aub; James C. Carr, Georgia Alpba; Kenlon P. Johnsoft, IdahoAlpha; Joseph Moore, Maryland Alpha; John Rick II, Missouri Gamma; John B. Kemp III, Colorado Alpha; GeorgeE. Housser, P.P.G.C.; H. Deibert Frieze, Oklahoma Alpha; and William C. Whitlow, Mu East Province president,who served as chairman of this important committee.Focal point of all delegates and visitors was thehuge mural map showing the location of allchapters in the United States and Canada, alongwith pictures of the Founders and other Fraternityinsignia.Hanging from the ceiling were the three barand six star azure and argent banners of # A 9.Although most of the early arrivals were registeredin advance, the Wednesday morninghours brought bus loads of Phis from the airportand automobile loads of brothers who haddriven to Pasadena from far away places to theregistration desk which was established in thecenter of the hotel lobby and which functionedeffiectively under the management of Miss EvaHudson, office manager, and Mrs. CharlesRumpler, secretary, from Oxford. They wereably assisted by Mrs. Robert J. Miller, Mrs.Frank E. Fawcett, Mrs. Hayward S. Biggers,Julie and Debbie Biggers, and Kathy Brown,and by employees of the Pasadena Chamber ofCommerce.Also assisting in the registration of the ladiesin attendance were Mrs. Fred Hoar, Mrs. StanleyBrown, Mrs. J. S. Stoddard, and other membersof the Ladies Entertainment Committee, allwives of Phis in the Los Angeles area.At about 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning,Ed Love (Washburn '43), president of Mu WestProvince and official organist for the Convention,began playing the organ which had beeninstalled in the ballroom for the Conventionand groups of delegates began to take their assignedseats, most of them anticipating theirfirst participation in a # A 9 general convention;a few looking forward to a repeating ofopening convention ceremonies which they hadexperienced many times previously.By eleven o'clock, the hour set for the formalopening of the 55th General Convention, thehall was filled with delegates, alternates, officers,visitors and lady guests who were permitted inthe hall for the opening session. At 11:03, ExecutiveSecretary Robert J. Miller (New Mexico'50), gaveled the Convention to order.The opening minutes of the Conventionwere impressive ones as the distinguished pastand present members of the General Councilwere introduced to the assembly, each of theleaders being escorted down the center aisle ofthe hall by the undergraduate delegate of hischapter who formally introduced the distln'^guished brother. This parade of celebrated Phisculminated with the presentation to the Conventionof Judge Sam Phillips McKenzie(Georgia '45) of Atlanta, president of the GeneralCouncil for the 1962-1964 biennium, whoimmediately took over the gavel which hewielded until the closing session.Among the past presidents present for theopening session were Dean Hoffman (Dickinson'02), P.G.C., 1936-1938; O. J. Tallman (Lafayette'24), P.G.C., 1946-1948; Emmett Junge (Nebraska'26), P.G.C., 1948-1950; George E. Housser(McGill '06), P.G.C., 1950-1952; Howard L.Stuart (Penn State '20), P.G.C., 1958-1960; Dr.Clem E. Bininger (Centre '31), P.G.C., 1960-1962. George Banta, Jr. (Wabash '14), P.G.C.,