1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 243chief joys. It is an association for maintaining warm friendships amongthose who have subscribed to its Bond, and for rendering mutual encouragementand assistance, in a world where there is keen competition, and of timesmuch cause for discouragement.As one of the six founders, I have naturally taken a strong personal interestin this history. I have followed the work from its inception, and I canbear witness to the accuracy of the exhaustive array of facts regarding theestablishment and early development of the Fraternity. It is truly remarkablethat, after a lapse of more than half a century, so many interesting andimportant details should still be preserved.GRAVE OF ROBERT THOMPSON DRAKE, LEBANON, OHIO.From "The History of Phi Delta Theta."The author of this book has displayed untiring energy; his researcheshave been painstaking and thorough; his task has been accomplished regardlessof the immense labor involved. It is a boon to a great man to havefound a competent biographer. So, too, it is a boon to Phi Delta Theta tohave secured Brother Walter B. Palmer as its historian.We would do well to keep in mind the value of this work. It will acquaintall who read it with the origin ofour Order and our cherished traditions. Itwill be a reminder of the many distinguished men whom we may call"Brothers." This book is not for entertainment alone, but it will cement amuch closer union of our members than otherwise would exist. It is of permanentvalue, and it will be a great incentive for making our Brotherhoodstronger even than it is at this lime.