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

2 66 THE SCROLL.home on Friday. In all, five sessions were held, each ofwhich was interesting and helpful and productive of muchthat will be of permanent benefit to the province. Perfectharmony reigned and the business was conducted with anunanimity that was pleasing to see. During the conventionrepresentatives of seventeen chapters were in attendance, allof them manly, earnest fellows who thought only of the goodof the fraternity, and who sacrificed personal pleasure to thebusiness for which they were delegated. There was practicallyno absenteeism and the roll shows few if any cases oftardiness. Every chapter has reason to be proud of its delegateand the province and fraternity at large can well complimentitself upon the personnel of those who shared in thedeliberations of the convention.Bro. A. M. McCrillis, H. G. C, reached Burlington onTuesday afternoon from Providence and was a faithful attendantupon the sessions of the convention. Because of hiswide and varied experience in convention matters, his presencewas particularly helpful in shaping the trend bf the businessof the sessions. His counsel *as greatly appreciated bythe chair who, because of inexperience, was frequentlyobliged to turn to him for direction in the course of the convention.Mrs. McCrillis was also present and again displayedher enthusiasm for and loyalty to the fraternity.There were many other visiting members, the total registrationbeing seventy-four, though this hardly gives the realnumber that were present at various times during the fourdays. Most of these were from the New England chapters,though Quebec Alpha registered nine active and graduatemembers. The petitioners from the University of Torontowere represented by five of their members, all good fellowswho shared in the festivities as far as possible and apparentlyhad an enjoyable time. They deported themselves in agentlemanly manner in every way and showed the making ofworthy brothers if given the opportunity.Much important business was transacted during the conventionand everyone felt greatly benefited by the interchangeof views and experiences for which abundant opportunity wasgiven. The chapter house question was freely discussed andit was the unanimous opinion of those present that everyeffort should be taken to get all the chapters in houses oftheir own. The responsibility attendant upon such a conditionof affairs was carefully considered and measures weretaken with regard to more stringent house rules. Petitions